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THE OSPREY. 



THE OSPREY. 



An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted 

 Exclusively to the Interests of 



ORNITHOLOGY. 



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WALTER A. JOHNSON. 

 DR. A. C. MURCHISON. 



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We are g"lad to inform our readers that the 

 appearance of the 2nd volume of Maj. Bendire's 

 Life-Histories will not be long-er delayed, but 

 will be out shortly. This knowledge is 

 greeted with pleasure by the many who have so 

 long- been waiting and looking for the second 

 installment of this great work. 



Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller is now preparing 

 another of her popular lectures on birds, enti- 

 tled "Home Life of Our Birds," illustrated 

 by the stereopticon, one of the illustrations 

 being our "little Redtails." No doubt this will 

 be truly "popular," as are all of Mrs. Miller's 

 lectures. 



On September 15th the season opened for 

 the killing of Prairie Chickens in Illinois. In 

 most portions of the state the hens reared their 

 young very successfully, and they are now 

 reported to be plentiful throughout the state. 

 September 15th also opens the season for all 

 species of water fowl; October 1st being the date 

 for Bob-white and Rufted Grouse. The State 

 Wardens have been doing much work in their 

 effort to suppress illegal killing, 



"Gleanings from Nature" No. 1, a third of a 

 series of papers gleaned from the field work 

 and material in the collection of J. Warren 

 Jacobs, of Waynesburg, Pa., is now being 

 made ready for the press by Mr. Jacobs. The 

 booklet will contain sixteen pages and not 

 less than four illustrations. We understand 

 No. 1 will be for the most part on the oo- 

 logical abnormities of the collection. 



It is found necessary to postpone Chief Po 

 kagon's article until the November number. 



We are greatly gratified by the letters that 

 have come daily with praise and encourage- 

 ment from Smithsonian and other ornitholo- 

 gists whose letters are worth what they say, 

 word for word. 



Mr. Philip J. McCook informs us that his 

 observations mentioned in "General Notes" of 

 September number on the White-Winged and 

 Surf Scoter, were made at Niantic, Ct. As 

 these species seldom leave the salt water and 

 as the name of Mr. McCook's resident city was 

 attached to the note some comment has arisen 

 which the above information will expel. 



We are in receipt of a news-paper published 

 in Greensboro, S. C, containing a two column 

 write-up of Guilford College, which is not far 

 from Greensboro. Much credit is given the 

 curator of the college museum, Prof. T. G. 

 Pierson, who is known to many of our readers 

 as an old time contributor to ornithological 

 publications. Prof. Pierson spends his vaca- 

 tions collecting for the museum, and has lately 

 returned from a successful trip in Florida. 



The Ornithologists of York County, Neb., 

 made an exhibit at their County Fair. 



Literature Received, 



A copy^ of "Park Commissioner's Report for 

 1895," from Mr. D. J. Marsh, president of 

 Board of Park Commissioners, Springfield, 

 Mass. It contains much matter of general in- 

 terest, while the naturalist and ornithologist 

 can find parts of special interest. A list of 

 birds occuring in Forest Park is furnished by 

 Mr. Wni. W. Colburn. 



"Spare the Hawks and Owls" is an article in 

 a recent number of the Waynesburg (Pa.) 

 Independent, by J. Warren Jacobs. Referring 

 to the bounty paid for heads of hawks and 

 owls by the State of Pennsylvania a few years 

 back, Mr. Jacobs says: "If I remember cor- 

 rectly, Greene county contributed to this large 

 list 1,116 hawks and owls, paying out in boun- 

 ties over $550." 



The Iowa Ornithological Association. 



The Second Annual Congress of the Iowa 

 Ornithological Association was held at Mt. 

 Vernon, July 29, 30, 31, President Chas. R. 

 Keys in the chair; ten active members present. 

 After the business meeting the usual program 

 of papers and discussions occupied the time. 



Morton Peck read an interesting paper, "The 

 Affinities of Warblers.." Mr. William Savage 

 of Wilsonville, (honorary member), exhibited 

 paintings of Iowa birds, in colors, two hundred 

 in number. These paintings have occupied the 

 leisure hours of a very busy man — begun twenty 

 years ago. He also gave a paper on "The Hab- 

 its of tl:e Crow." 



The subject of "Bird's Nests was introduced 

 by Frank Shoemaker, and called forth much 

 interesting discussion. 



The next annual meeting will be held at 

 Manchester, Iowa. 



Mrs. Mary L. Raun. 



