vi PREFATOBY NOTE 



of birds, insects, and jDlants which have previously 

 appeared in the publications of the Department 

 of Agriculture and the National Museum, I am 

 indebted to the courtesy of Dr. L. O. Howard, 

 Chief of the Division of Entomology ; Mr. F. V. 

 Coville, Cliief of the Division of Botany ; and Dr. 

 C. Hart Merriam, Chief of the Biological Survey 

 of the Department of Agriculture; and to Mr. 

 F. A. Lucas, Curator of Comparative Anatomy 

 in the National Museum. For the use of cuts 

 previously published in the 'Auk,' the 'Os- 

 prey,' and a report of the Illinois State Labora- 

 tory of Natural History, I am indebted to the 

 courtesy of Dr. J. A. Allen, Mr. Walter A, John- 

 son, and Prof. S. A. Forbes. 



Florence A. Merriam. 



Washington, D. C, June 1, 1897. 



