American Ornithology. 



A MöLgatzirve Devoted Wholly to Birds. 



Published monthly by Chas. K. Reed, 75 Thomas St., Worcester, Mass. 

 EDITED BY CHESTER. A. REED. B. S. 



SUBSCRIPTION PRICE in United States, Canada and Mexico, One 

 Dollar yearly in advance. Single copies, ten cents. Vols. I, 11 and 

 111, $1.00 each. Special: — Vols. 1, 11, 111 and subscription for 1904, 

 $3.00. We can supply back numbers at ten cents per copy. 

 Foreign Subscription, $1.25. 



copyright, 1903 by chas. k. reed 



VOL. IV AUGUST. 1904. NO. 8. 



PHOTO CONTEST CLOSES OCTOBER IST. 



Anyone can send in photographs of birds or nests and eggs for this 

 contest. We make the following awards for the best and give 50 cts. 

 each for all others that are available. Copyrighted pictures will be 

 accepted and the Copyright pretected. 



Classl. Adult live birds (wild),— Ist, a $20.00 AI Vista Camera; 

 2nd, a $5.00 pair of bird glasses; 3rd, Color Key to N. A. Birds. 



Class 2. Young Birds. Ist, a $20.00 Graphaphone; 2nd, pair of 

 $5.00 field glasses; 3rd, Color Key to N. A. Birds. 



Class 3. Nests and Eggs, — Ist, a $5.00 pair of Field Glasses; 2nd, 

 "North American Birds Eggs." 



It is with regret that we note that a well known sporting magazine, 

 the official organ of the League of Am. Sportsmen, which purports to 

 be devoted to game protection, should publish, and advertise on its 

 Cover, as a leading article, "A Night in a Pigeon Roost." This is the 

 Story of one of the most cold blooded slaughters of birds that has ever 

 been in print, and while it is well known that such slaughters did take 

 place years ago, and that as a result the Wild Pigeons are nearly ex- 

 tinct today, the Publishing of such facts today, as a story, without a 

 Word of comment will do incalculable härm among the younger gener- 

 ation. 



