CONTENTS: 



Notes on the Nest and Eggs of the Mississippi Kite (Ictinia 



mississippiensis ) . 163 



Alexander Wilson. IV. The Making of the American Ornithotogy. 



Frank L. Burns. 165 



October Birds of Wall Lake, South Dakota. Adrian Larson. 186 



June With the Birds of the Washington Coast. Lynds Jones. 189 



The Year 1908 in Southeastern Michigan. P. A. Taverner. 199 



Bird Notes from Middle Western Ohio. W. F. Henninger. 208 



Ohio Records, Lynds Jones. 210 



Editorial. 212 



Field Notes- 

 Nesting of the Prairie Warbler in Ohio, W. F. Henninger, 213. Re- 

 sult of a Hailstorm, Junius Henderson, 213. Golden Eagle at Cadiz, 

 Ohio ; Concerning Passenger Pigeon ; Notes from Cadiz, Ohio, 

 Harry B. McConnell, 214. Loon, near Berwyn, Pa., Frank L,. Burns, 

 215. 



Book Reviews. 216 



Notices of Recent Literature. 218 



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