40 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 86 



In entering upon the plan of having the offices of editor and business 

 manager presided over by different individuals and the office of publi- 

 cation transferred to Chicago, 111., while the office of the editor remains 

 at Obei'lin, Ohio, there is certain to be some delay until we become 

 adjusted to the change. We are certain, however, that in the long run 

 the change will work to the great advantage of the ' ' Bulletin ' ' as well as 

 to the Club of which it is the official organ. A little more time must be 

 allowed for getting copy to the printer and for the correction of proofs 

 and their return. But if every contributor will get his copy to the editor 

 by the fifteenth of the month preceding publication the wheels will be 

 seen to run smoothly and each issue will be out on the date set. 



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The "Auk" is entering upon its 31st volume, the "Wilson Bulletin" 

 upon its 26th volume, and "Bird-Lore" and "The Condor" upon their 

 16th. The Wilson Ornithological Club has actually been publishing its 

 own official organ for 22 years, and the present number marks the begin- 

 ning of its 21st volume under its present title. It has witnessed the birth, 

 growth and death of many worthy efforts of local organizations. It is out- 

 ranked in age only by the "Auk" and the "Oologist. " From small be- 

 ginnings it has gone steadily forward until it deserved to rank among the 

 few survivors of a once numerous host. Its future was never brighter. 







The ' ' Bund Deutscher Forscher, ' ' President Georg August Grote, Han- 

 over, Germany, has arranged with the Eev. W. F. Henninger, of New 

 Bremen, Ohio, to publish a book on the North American birds in the Ger- 

 man language, entitled ' ' Ne-Arktisches Vogelleben, ' ' the same to con- 

 tain the life histories of the North American birds, i. e., of all those 

 birds which are found to breed in the ne-arctic region, waifs and siib- 

 speeies to be described and recorded but not to receive an exhaustive 

 treatment. The work is to be illustrated by about 150 colored plates and 

 numerous photographs and to be published in about 35 to 40 parts. The 

 classification used will be that of Dr. A. Eeichenow, in order to be in 

 accord with German investigations. If sufficient subscribers are found 

 after the first part is issued, which will be about June the first, the work 

 will be continued. Such men as Prof. G. Eifrig, Lynds Jones, F. C. 

 Willard, of Tombstone, Ariz., Oscar E. Baynard, of Clearwater, Fla., and 

 Isaac E. Hess, of Philo, 111., will assist Rev. Henninger in the work, be- 

 sides many other noted ornithologists. The work will be authentic in 

 every particular, and should find numerous subscribers in this country 

 as well as in Europe. The price will be one mark and 50 pfennig in 

 Germany, and will come to about 40 cents a part in this country. Sub- 

 scriptions will be received by the president in Hanover, or by Rev. W. F. 

 Henninger, New Bremen, Ohio. Later on the agency for America will 

 be transferred to some German publishing house in America. 



