editor and publisher, and the circu- 

 lation is given as 2,000 copies. Vol- 

 ume II, with No. 2, Letson Balliet of 

 Des Moines, becomes part owner, 

 operating under the name of Fred R. 

 Stearns & Co. The subscription was 

 raised to 50 cents with No. 6, and E. 

 J. Shaefer, Milwaukee, Wis., became 

 editor and publisher, and with No. 8 

 Fred R. Stearns, associate editor. 

 Filled the unexpired subscriptions of 

 "The Collector," F. E. Lux, Pekin, 111., 

 Dec. 1, 1893, and finally transferred 

 to "The Naturalist," Austin, Texas, 

 In July, 1894. Short articles by C. 

 Barlow, John A. Bryant, William A. 

 Bryan, W. S. Cruzan, James H. Hill, 

 Walton Mitchell, Charles Wallace, 

 Chas. Acey White and others. 



11. American Ornithologist and 

 Exchange. DEVOTED TO THE IN- 

 TERESTS OF ALL COLLECTORS. 

 PAW PAW, ILLINOIS. Published 

 monthly, C. A. Morris, editor and pro- 

 prietor. J. F. Hoffman, associate edi- 

 tor. Terras, $1.00 per year in advance. 

 Imperial 8 vo. 



Vol. I, No. 1, March, 1891, pp. 1-8. 

 Little if any original matter, articles 

 mostly borrowed from exchanges. 



12 American Ornithology. | For 

 the Home and School. 1 EDITED BY 

 C. ALBERT REED. Vol l-f6). | WOR- 

 CESTER, MASS. i CHAS. K. REED, 

 PUBLISHER I 1901-(1906). Med. 8 vo. 



(Temnorarv cover) AMERICAN OR- 

 NITHOLOGY FOR THE HOME AND 

 SCHOOL (selected eng. of bird), PUB- 

 LISHED MONTHLY, CHAS. K. REED, 

 WORCESTER, MASS. Edited by C. 

 Albert Reed. 



5 cts. a copy, 50 cts a year. 



Vol. I, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1901, pp. 

 (i) poem by C. E. Gorden "To a 

 Bluebird," (ii) signature A. M. Eddy, 

 Printer, Albion, N. Y., (iii) title, 

 (v-vii) index, (x) col. pi. Bluebird, pp. 

 1-246 text. 



Each number contains desc, 

 habits and illustrations of from 

 4 to 6 N. A. birds with eggs in full 

 size. The articles are mostly un- 

 signed, the numerous drawings most 

 frequently bear the signature of C. 

 K., or C. A. REED, and many are very 

 artistic. 



Vol. 2, Nos 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1902, pp. 

 1-386 inc. index. 



Subs, increased to 10c a copy, $1 a 

 year. The original object was to pre- 

 sent to the public a complete popular 



account of every bird found in N. A. A 

 new department devoted to the "Chil- 

 dren and Birds" conducted by Mary 

 inazen Arnold, abundant photographs 

 of the living bird from various sources, 

 numerous articles from well known 

 bird men, and 11 colored identification 

 charts appeared during the year. 



Vol. 3, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1903, 

 frontispiece col. fig. Am. Goldfinch, pp. 

 i-xii, title, index and list of illust., pp. 

 1-410. Permanent title unchanged ex- 

 cept "B. S." following editor's name. 

 The temporarv cover changed to in- 

 clude "BIRD MAGAZINE," col. ident. 

 charts 12-23, and a number of col. fig. 

 of birds. 



Vol. 4, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1904, title, 

 pp. 1-335 text, 336-342 index. Ident. 

 chart 24, a check list and habitat map, 

 also numerous photo reproductions 

 and from one to three colored plates 

 to an issue. 



Vol. 5. Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 

 1905, title, pp. 1-308 text, 309- 

 314 index. Colored plates of unequal 

 merit, some remarkably successful. 



Vol. 6, Nos. 1-7, Jan.-.July-Aug., 1906, 

 pp. 1-176. 



According to announcement in June 

 number became bi-monthly with the 

 following issue, which, however, was 

 the last. 



13. The American Osprey. .A 

 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Orni- 

 thology and Oology. Published by W. 

 G. Talmadge, Plymouth, Conn. Terms 

 year, 30. Lg. 12 mo. 



Vol. I, Nos. 1-2, May-June, 1885, pp. 

 1-12, incl. 5 pp. adv. 



Succeeded the "Naturalist's Adver- 

 tiser," failed to get second class 

 rates and transferred to the "Agassiz 

 Journal." Contributors signed with 

 initials: R. W. F(ord), F. G. K(ibbe?). 



14. AMERICAN OSPREY. Paul B. 

 Haskell, Editor and Publisher, Ash- 

 land, Ky. Subscription 25c per year. 

 Post 8vo. 



Vol. I. Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1890, 

 unpp. 4 pp. to issue, with single 

 sheet supplement accompanied No. 7, 

 entitled "American Osprey — Extra," 

 n^ade 50 pages. 



A neat little sheet exclu- 

 sively ornithological, containing 

 short articles by H. F. Andrews, B. S. 

 Bowdish, W. N. Clute, J. V. Crone, A. 

 C. Murchison, L. O. Pindar, Neil P. 

 Posson, C W. Rowley, J. W. P. Smith- 



