108 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



elective fourse, advanced liiiiiiaii i»li\si<)l<»iiT i riiysiolojiv ;>) was offered 

 to the junior and senior women in tlie fall term, and proved ]toi»ular 

 and snccessfnl. It relates mainly to nutrition and supplies a much 

 needed i)reparation tor the study of dietetics. 



UNIVERSITY EXTENSION WOUK. 



As in foi'uier years, the head of the dei)arl incut has done a large 

 am(»unt of jiratuitious educational Avork outside the college proper, 

 nudving several addresses bef<n'e schocds, societies, women's clubs, etc., 

 and answering hundreds of impiiries from all i)arts of the state in re- 

 gard to its w\\(] animal life and its mineral resources. In May a tri]> was 

 made to ^lontmorency county to investigate a rejiort of the nesting of 

 wild pigeons there, but <»nly m(»urning doves were found. For several 

 years rewards of |1,(K)0 to 11.500 have been ottered by \arions societies 

 and individuals for the disc(»very of a genuine nesting of the ])assenger 

 j)ige<»n. but without result. There can be no longer the slighest doubt 

 that this species is e.xtinct. not only in Michigan but everywhere. 



The little bulletin on Common .Michigan i'.irds (Hull. 'M. l)ei)t. I'ub'ir 

 Instruction), mentioned in my last report, [iroved very i>opular and 

 the first editi(»n. IT). 00(1 co])i('s, was soon exhausted. It was republished 

 as a section of "^lichigan Specials Days." by the same department, and 

 distributed freely to teachers as long as the supply lasted. It was also 

 re})rinted in the annual report of the Superintendent of Tublic Instruc- 

 tion f<U' l!)n. but. the <lcnunid still continuing, it is piobable that a new 

 edition will be issued during the ]»resent sunnuer. 



The writer's large work entitled "Michigan Ilird Life." which was re- 

 ported as ready for the printer in my last rejjort, was presented to the 

 State Board of Agriculture in Sei)tend)er and was accepted and ordered 

 printed «s a sj)ecial bulletin of the Department of Zoology. It went to 

 the state i»rinter in December and the first bound copies were received 

 during the last week in June. The edition of 10,000 co])ies is bound 

 partly in cloth, partly in paper. It forms a heavy volume (over -1 

 pounds) of S'2'2 ])ages and 222 illustrations, printed fr<jm new ty])e on 

 good enameline paper which brings out the half-tones well (there ate 

 no colored plates). The cost of the book has been so great that the 

 Board deemed it necessary to restrict its distribution somewhat and 

 have decided that it cannot be supplied f/rafif<. but will be sold at actual 

 cost of printing and binding. This fixes the price at the college at 45 

 cents in paper or 60 cents in cloth, with an extra charge of 35 cents for 

 transportation, which must be prepaid. Ai^plications and money (not 

 stamps) should be sent to Secretary A. ]\I. Brown, East Lansing, not 

 to the author. The book lists and describes 320 species which have been 

 found in Michigan, and contains critical notes on 62 others which have 

 been attributed to the state but which for one reason or another are 

 not admitted. The author has attempted to give a brief but accurate 

 description of the life history of every bird found in the state, com- 

 bining popular and scientific information in such a way as to make it 

 intelligible to the layman as well as useful and satisfactoi'v to the 

 specialist. How nearly this object has been attained time alone can 

 show; the book must speak for itself. 



