space and light for the housing- of these collections. The 

 building known as the Thomson Auditorium, situated on the 

 southwest corner of Rutledge Ave., and Calhoun St., has 

 been selected as admirably suited to the purpose. 



It is splendidly located in an attractive portion of the city, 

 readily accessible from all points by the two trolley lines 

 passing it, surrounded by a public park, and readily con- 

 vertible at comparatively small expense to the uses and 

 needs of a public museum. 



With every prospect of favorable action on the part of 

 City Council, it only remains for the general public to de- 

 monstrate the sincerity of its approval of the plan by liberal 

 contributions to the expense of removing and installing the 

 collections. For this purpose six thousand dollars must be 

 raised by popular subscription. Contributions of any 

 amount will be received and acknowledged by the director 

 of the Museum. 



riARCH BJRDS 



The following birds have been reported by members of 

 the Natural History Society for the month of March, 19C6 

 The list is classified according to Coues' " Synopsis of the 

 Birds of South Carolina " (1868). 



Permanent Residents. — Brown thraser, American robin, 

 mocking bird, catbird, bluebird, tufted titm.ouse, Carolina 

 chicadee, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina wren, long-bill- 

 ed marsh wren, pine warbler, cedarbird, loggerhead shrike, 

 song sparrow, English sparrow, chipping sparrow, cardinal, 

 towhee, red-winged blackbird, meadow-lark, boat-tailed 

 grackle, purple grackle, crow, fish crow, blue-jay, phoebe, 

 kingfisher, flicker, yellow-billed sapsucker, downy wood- 

 pecker, Southern hairy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, 

 pileated woodpecker, red-cockaded woodpecker, red-headed 

 woodpecker, marsh hawk. Cooper's hawk, fish-hawk, sharp- 

 shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk, sparrow hawk, black vul- 



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