Americarv Ornithology. 



A MöLgatzine 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. 1, II and 

 III, $1.00 each. Special: — Vols. I, II, III and subscription for 1904, 

 ;^3.oo. We can supply back numbers at ten cents per copy. 

 FOREIGN Subscription, $1.25. 



COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY CHAS. K. REED 



VOL. IV SEPTEMBER. 1904. NO. 9. 



THREE MONTHS FREE. 



Anyone subscribing for the Bird Magazine now will receive, free, 

 the remaining copies for this year and their subscription will commence 

 with Jan. 1905. 



Anyone sending in two new subscriptions at $1.00 each will be given 

 the Bird Magazine free for onc ycar. Here is a chance to benefit both 

 yourselves and the magazine with practically no effort. 



Only One More Month for the Photo Contest. It closes 



October Ist. 



Prints can be of any size and on any paper except blue print. Any- 

 one can send in one or as many prints as he wishes. They will be 

 judged impartially with due regard to their merit photographically and 

 the dil^culty of obtaining the subject. We make the following awards 

 for the best pictures received and also pay 50 cents each for all others 

 that we can use. 



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." 



