J O U RIN A U 



OF- THE 



Maine Ornithological Society. 



OrriCUL PIBLICATION or Tnt NUISL ORSITnOLOOISTS. 



Issued eM'r> quarter on the first nf March. June. September anJ December of each > ear 



Publiiation Office: 97 1-2 txfhange St.. Torlldnd, Maine. 



Editor. VV. H. BROWNSON. Associate Editor. F RANK T. NOBLE. 



Portland. Augusta. 



Price, $1.00 per annum. Sin^clc Copies, 25 Cents. 



Address \N . H. lirowns«)n, Cit\ ituildinK, INtrtland. Me. 



The MaiiK- ( )rMithol<)^ical Society compriso in its ijiii 



leading onnllioloKists and hircl .sliulcnts of Maine. Tht : ,. ..:, 



is constantly increasing and the interest in the society was nev<jr greater 

 than now. If yon are interested in birds and wish to know niore nl)out 

 them yon shonld by all means send in yonr name for memt)crship in this 

 society. The dnes are one dollar a year, and |viyment of this sum en- 

 titles each person elected to meml)crship to the JoiKXAi, free of charge. 

 Application for membership should be made to the Secretary. Mr. J, 

 Merton Swain, Skowhegan, Maine. Mr. Swain is also the treasurer 

 and the annual dues should Ix? paid to him. All persons. Iwth youiiv; 

 and old, are eli>iible to menilK'rship. It is not necessary for one to Ik.- 

 versed in bird lore in order to insure his election to this society. The 

 larger the membership the more can Ik* done in the way of improving 

 the JorKNAi, and increasing its size. Send in your name without fur- 

 ther delay. The society will be glad to welcome you to its meetings, 

 which are held once a year in different cities. The officers of the society 

 are as follows: 



President, Prof. Lksi.ik .\. Lkk. Hrunswick. 

 I'iee President, Dr. H. H. Brock, Portland. 

 Seeretary and Treasurer, J. Mkrton Swain, Skowhegan. 

 Councillors, Cait. H. I.. Spinnky, Seguin : ()k\ \V. k .. .m,. 



Bangor. 

 /editor, \V. H. Hrownson. Portland. 



