12 WILSON ( IIAPTEK, A. A. 



GENERAL COMMITTEES 



The report of the woik accomplished by the Melo- 

 logical Committee, under the direction of Mr. S. Wil- 

 hird Bridgham, occupied six pages of the Janiiary 

 1890, issue of the O. and O. Semi-annual. This 

 report contained interesting and instructive matter 

 relating to the song of the Blue Yellow-backed, or 

 Parul a Warbler (Compsothlypis americana), Towhee 

 ( Pipilo erythrophthalmus) , Pine-woods S p a r r o w 

 (Peucsea seslivalis), American Goldfinch (Spiims 

 tristis), Wood Pewee (Contopus viiens), Kingbird 

 (Tyrannus tyrannus), Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). 

 Chickadee (Parus atricapillus), and several others* 



This Committee luis done excellent work, during 

 its six months existence. More observers are needed 

 to carry on successfully, the study of bird songs and 

 we hope all members who can do so Avill aid Chair- 

 man Bridgham in his work, by sending their name to 

 the President of the Chapter and to Mr. Bridgham. 



We reprint, from the O. and O. Semi-annual, 

 the closing of Mr. Bridgham 's report. 



"The notes of birds vary greatly at different seas- 

 ons and under different circumstances. 



For example; of the seven varieties of the Jay's 

 calk two seem, to be used for a reason very similar to 

 that which prompts a boy to whistle [and with about 

 the same success as far as music is concerned]; two 

 seem to be caressing and colloquial in character; one 

 is a note of warning; one seems to expiess alarm 

 merelv, and the other seems to call others to the 



