THE WILSON BULLETIN. 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study of Living Birds. 

 Official Organ of the Wilson Ornithological Club. 



Edited by LYNDS JONES. 



PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB, AT OBERLIN, OHIO. 



Price in the United States, Canada and Mexico, 50 cents a year, 15 cents a number, post- 

 paid. Price in all countries in the International Postal Union, 65 cents a year. 20 cents 

 a number. Subscriptions may be sent to Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio, or to Mr. Frank L. 

 Burns, Berwyn, Penn. 



EDITORIAL. 



The response to the call for more local lists is highly gratifying. 

 We have in prospect for succeeding numbers several interesting lists 

 from little known localities which will be contributions to our knowl- 

 edge of distribution, of which we stand in need. If this number of 

 the Bulletin reaches any person who lives in some outlying region, 

 or in some region whose bird inhabitants have not received deserved 

 attention, let it be the means of setting you to work compiling such 

 a list. But bear constantly in mind that it is not the length of the 

 list which is of the most importance, but rather the accuracy of 

 the identifications. Be certain of each identification, or else relegate 

 uncertain records to the Hypothetical list. 



While we are earnestly calling for local lists, because sut-h work 

 is usually the work which first attracts bird students, we would not 

 wish to give the impression that the compilation of a local list is 

 the most important work before you in bird study. We have so 

 many times reiterated the importance of life studies that it must be 

 to some "as dry as Niagara." Go over your own experience in try- 

 ing to find in the literature on birds the corroboration of some of 

 your own observations, and then ask yourself how much remains to 

 be done in life studies. Remember that both the editor and Mr. 

 Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Pa., are anxious to supply everybody who 

 will undertake life studies of however little seeming importance with 

 blanks for recording the facts learned. Plan to use several of these 

 blanks the coming spring. 



Unusual field activity during November h;is i-csulted in the finding 

 of several species of birds which have not liitliertu l)eeii recorded in 



