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were nearly all made at Locke, and the species starred were all taken at that 

 place, unless special mention is made to the contrary. 



I have also received great assistance from Mr. A. W. Butler, of Brookville, 

 Indiana. I have not only profited from his excellent " Birds of Indiana " (one of 

 our most complete and most admirably arranged list of birds), but he has kindly 

 reviewed my list and offered most valuable suggestions, has loaned me books and 

 papers, and has given me very valuable assistance in the preparation of the 

 bibliography. 



I have profited much from the accurate lists of Michigan birds prepared by Dr. 

 Morris Gibbs of Kalamazoo, Michigan, from his many valuable articles in the sev- 

 eral ornithological papers, and additions, corrections and suggestions given me in 

 the preparation of this list. Dr. Gibbs has also helped me very much in the pre- 

 paration of the bibliography. 



The kindness of Professor J. A. Allen, and Drs. Elliott Coues, C. Hart Merriam, 

 A. K. Fisher and Robert Ridgway in reviewing a preliminary list, and suggesting 

 important changes is most heartily appreciated. I have also received very great aid 

 from the valuable manuals of Drs. Coues, Ridgway and Jordan, the excellent 

 treatises of Samuels and Davie, and the other American works that treat of birds. 

 I have been materially aided by my many students, especially Mr. C. B. Cook, 

 A. B. Cook and L. Whitney Watkins, and by the many correspondents whose names 

 appear in the text, especially Messrs. A. H. Boies, Hudson; Jerome Trombley, 

 Petersburg; Stewart E. White, Grand Rapids; J. W. Simmons, Owosso; Robt. H. Wol- 

 cott, Grand Rapids; O. B. Warren, Palmer; N. A. Eddy, Bay City; W. A. Oldfield, Fort 

 Sanilac; James Satterlee, Greenville; J. B. Steere, Ann Arbor; W. C. Brownwell, Mor- 

 rice; J. B. Purdy. Plymouth; F. M. Falconer, Hillsdale; E. E. Brewster, 

 Iron Mountain; Ludwig Kumlein, Milton, Wisconsin; E. L. Moseley, Sandusky, 

 Ohio; H. Nehrling, custodian city museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; C. S. Osborn, 

 Sault Ste. Marie; M. L. Leach, Traverse City; Dudley E. Waters, Grand Rapids; 

 E. W. Durfee, Houghton, and L. S. Foster, New York City. 



The admirable illustrations were received through the kindness of Messrs. Estes 

 & Lauriat, and are the same that are used by Dr. Coues to illustrate his valuable 

 manual of North American Birds. The illustration for the European Sparrow was 

 received through the courtesy of Dr. Edwin Willits of the Departvient of 

 Agriculture. 



I have adopted the arrangement of the American Ornithological Union, and so 

 give, after the serial number of each species, the number of the species as it occurs 

 in the Union list. I have also appended in parenthesis, the number of the species 

 as given in Coues' Key and Check List. This is for the convenience of beginners, 

 who have or should have this valuable manual. 



These numbers will prove of great convenience in correspondence and in making 

 exchanges. Although I strongly recommend every student of birds and every 

 would be student to procure Coues' Key to the Birds of North America, I have 

 not used his arrangement or nomenclature, as they are not what he would use 

 were he preparing his work today; but as I have given his numbers, there would 

 be no difficulty in using this list and his invaluable book, which I regard as near 

 perfection as any work of the kind which I have ever seen in any line of science. 

 This list will enable any student to correct Coues' nomenclature according to the 

 accepted nomenclature of the Ornithological Union, which was prepared by a com- 



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