iv (MCNKKAI. IN TltiiKI criOS. 



— linvc Ix'fii sIihIm'iI rxti'ii.sivi'ly. niiil rcfcpciH-c lias lii-cii liinl at 

 I'Vfi-y slfp hi till- ii(M"(is (if I 111' |iiililir sclmols aiitl tin- lii^rlnT in- 

 stitutions nf li'ainin^. 



Ill llir iiii'|iaiiiti<>n of till' Niiliiiiii's of tliis n']iort i1 will In- 

 oni- main linal ol>ii(t to furnish tlic inalorials for a full and 

 aiTiiralc piitiii-f of the iiativi; |ilanl anil animal lifr of Illinois 

 as it aitiialiv I'xists in our (ii'Ms. womls. ami wati'i-s, ami to 

 liiin^i' most |ii'oniiii('iitly into virw lliosi- jiaits of tin- suhjiMt 

 wliirli liavi' a )iiMuliar educational oi- I'conomic valin'. ICsjiccial- 

 l_v \\i' liavf lioiii'il to furnisli in this si-rii's a solid ami piTnia- 

 iii-nt basis for llii' si inly and l('acliin<i- of tin- natiiial liistory of 

 tliis Stall' ami of its diflVrcnt scitions. Iliiis o|prniiij:' to tin' 

 simli'iit and llii' IrailiiT tlic way to a familiar know li'il;;i> of llif 

 lifi' of liis ni'i^liboriiuod in all lin' ri'lalioiis likriy to iia\i' any 

 im]iortaiit l)oafiii(j,'on |io])ulari'iliirat ion of on thu fi'i'iK'i'alwi'lftin'. 



Classilicatioii and dcsi riiilion iiiiisl furnish the fouiidiit ion of 

 Huch a work; luit to thcsi' will hr added iici-onnts of hahils. of 

 life history, and of i-t'lations to natiiri' in di'tail and at lar<i-t'. 

 as full as till' stale of oni- knowIed{j;e and llie funds at our dis- 

 |iosal will |>i'rmit. 



'{'he volume lii'ii' |ui'senti'il is due to the generous and disin- 

 ti'l-i'sli'd laliois of l)r. KohiTl liidu'way, foiiiicilx of M I . ( 'ariin'!. 

 Illinois, — an ornit holojiisl w hose lonj; and emineiil ser\ iie in I he 

 Sinitiisdiiiuii institution and the Kiiited Stales National Museiiiii 

 seems only to Inrve intensified his interest in the |(roinotion of 

 the study (jf liis ftivorite seieine in his native Stall'. 



Tlie teehnieal .and l)iolos'i«'td I'fU't (to lie tinislii'd in N'olume 

 II.) will he followid in tliat volume by a second paii ilevoled to 

 a full and detailed disriissiun of the lelalioiis of oiii- liinis to 

 nalnrc at lari^c. and es]ii'ii;il!\ tu man. W'iiili' the si'iiind |i;iil 

 will be based ii|ion the |)ri'rci|iii!.;. til wliirh it will form a eeii- 



