EDITORIAL NOTE 



The publication of these Proceedings was begun by the Union at a 

 time when the status of many species of birds in the state was in ques- 

 tion and the right of others to places in the list doubtful; but at a time, 

 too, when such differences of opinion existed that no one member could 

 assume the right, in the absence of conclusive proof, to decide the many 

 problems that presented themselves. Since that time our knowledge 

 of the species found in the state and of their distribution has greatly 

 increased. Much of the knowledge gained has been through the work 

 of field parties sent out by Prof. Bruner of the Department of Entomol- 

 ogy and Ornithology of the University of Nebraska, from funds pro- 

 vided by the state. But there has been also much done along this same 

 line through the personal efforts of numerous members, including Messrs. 

 J. M. Bates, M. A. Carriker, Jr., August Eiche, J. S. Hunter, M. H. Swenk, 

 Wilson Tout, I. S. Trostler, and J. B. Wallace, who have worked in their 

 respective localities, and of others, including Messrs. L. Bruner, Merritt 

 Gary, F. H. Shoemaker, and R. H. Wolcott, who have also undertaken 

 trips at private expense. Certain identifications in the first two Pro- 

 ceedings have been shown to be erroneous and the proper corrections 

 are here made. 



Oregon Junco; I 17, 26; II 75, 93. All refer to Shufeldt's Junco, /. Iiye- 

 uialis connedens Coues. 



Olive-backed Thrush; I 18. Should have been Wood Thrush, H. iiiiis- 

 telimis (Gmel.). 



Pomarlne Jaeger; I 19. Single specimen taken is a Parasitic Jaeger, S. 

 parasiticus { Linn. ) . 



Laughing Gull, Florida Gormorant, Ginnamon Teal, Little Blue Heron; 

 I 19, 20. Erase all. 



Laughing Gull (?); II 68. Undoubtedly Franklin's Gull, L. franklinii 

 Sw. & Rich. 



Little Blue Heron; II 51. Record, based on hearsay, in absence of cor- 

 roborative evidence, cannot stand. 



Meadowlark; I 14, 25; II 32, 59, 72, 81, 92, 99. All references to Meadow- 

 lark should be to Western. 



Pallid Horned Lark; II 54. Should be Desert H. Lark. 



House Wren; I 13, 14, 28; II 30, 58, 93. All references to House Wren 

 should be to Western House Wren, T. a. ac/cats (Baird). 



Pygmy Nuthatch; II 58. Erase. 



Yellow-crowned Night Heron; II 59. No doubt referred to Black-crowned. 



Barred Owl; II 77. Should have been Western Horned Owl, Budo vir- 

 ginianus pallescens Stone. 



