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A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection of Birds 



Vol. XI Published Sept. 1, 1909 No. 3 



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The last three numbers of The Journal have been issued 

 under conditions more painful than the members of the Society gen- 

 erally understand. For the past seven months the editor has been 

 practically incapacitated for work. It has happened each time when 

 the March, June and September issues were due that the editor was 

 sick in bed and either could not read proof at all or was forced to do 

 so while bolstered up on pillows. Several members of the society 

 have given loyal help in this time of need. Thanks for important 

 aid should be given to Mr. Arthur H. Norton, Mr. Walter H. Rich, 

 Mr. Louis E. Legge, Jed F. Fanning, Esq., Miss Helen M. Robin- 

 son and others; also to our obliging publisher, Mr. Samuel H. 

 Brown of the Marks Printing House. 



In this issue Mr. Arthur H. Norton begins a valuable series of 

 the republished Ornithological observations of Sylvester B. Beckett, 

 a Portland Ornithologist who flourished upwards of fifty years ago. 

 Many of our citizens will undoubtedly recall this well-known Port- 

 land man and his labors. 



During the past year or more Thr Journal has been rich in 

 the possession of manuscript from Dr. Kendall. We have now used 

 the last line which he has sent us and like Oliver Twist we would 

 be glad to have more. We hope the Doctor may find time to over- 

 haul the pigeon-holes of the Fish Commission in Washington, where 

 it is quite probable that material of permanent value to the 

 Journal may still be discovered. 



The committee on Program has provided some interesting things 

 for the annual meeting for the Friday and Saturday following 

 Thanksgiving. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance of 

 members. 



The Journal was never in better financial condition than nov/. 

 There is money enough to pay all outstanding bills and others to be 

 incurred between now and the date of the annual meeting. 



