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Bird-Lore 



What Bird is This ? 



Field Description. — Length, 5.00 in. Upper parts olive-^reen, streaked with black, rump brighter; crown 

 blackish, ear-coverts chestnut ; a large white patch on the wing coverts; under parts yellow, streaked with 

 black; outer tail feathers with white patches. 



Note. — Each number of Bird-Lore will contain a photograph, from specimens in 

 the American Museum of Natural History, of some widely-distributed, but, in the 

 eastern United States, at least, little-known bird, the name of which will be withheld 

 until the succeeding number of the magazine, it being believed that this method of 

 arousing the student's curiosity will result in impressing the bird's characters on his 

 mind far more strongly than if its name were given with its picture. 



The species figured in April is the American Pipit or Titlark. 



A June Bird Census 



During June birds are more sedentary than in any other month. 

 Domestic cares then prevent them from leaving the vicinity of their nests, 

 and one may find the same individuals day after day. June, therefore, is the 

 best season in which to make a census of the bird population of a given area, 

 and we would suggest to those of Bird-Lore's readers who are so fortu- 

 nate as to be afield in June, that much time could be profitably employed in 

 ascertaining the numbers of birds living within certain limits in their neigh- 

 borhood. Select an area about half a mile square containing, if possible, 

 ground sufficiently varied in character to fairly represent the locality, and 

 then explore it thoroughly, making a list of the species and numbers of indi- 

 viduals seen. The ground should be gone over many times until the 

 observer is assured that practically every bird living in it has been tabulated. 

 The lists of birds secured should be arranged after the classification of the 

 American Ornithologists' Union, and Bird-Lore will be glad to give space 

 to those which seem worthy of publication. 



