22 BULLETIN No. 34. 



It is but fair to warn the reader that the honors of editor- 

 ship are not of our seei^in.Li, that it can be but an incident of a 

 not a unbusy life, and that the position is an unfamiliar one; 

 we do know that no magazine can be successfully conducted 

 without an abundance of manuscript to select from when mak- 

 ing up a copy for the printer. It is also necessary in this in- 

 stance that it should be written by bird lovers, or by persons 

 sufficiently observant and in positions to give unbiased state- 

 ments of value to the Ornithological world. We want to hear 

 from the Ornithologists because they are engaged in perfecting 

 the science of bird sand always have something to say. We want 

 to hear from the Oologists because they have dor.e more to 

 popularize the study in the past then any other class, and are a 

 persistant, hardworking and observant body. We want to hear 

 from thf Audubonists because they are now continuing on a 

 higher plane the work the Oologists began, and are very much 

 in earnest. This shall continue to be the neutral ground where 

 all shall meet on equal terms. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



TIic Bittern, edited and published bi-monthly by Glen M. 

 Hawthorn, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a small but neat period- 

 ical. The August number contains articles by Dr. Morris 

 Gibbs. 



The Petra! makes it initial bow at the beginning of the cen- 

 tury. The first number is 16 pages and cover, well edited and 

 presents a very good appearance. It contains articles of vary- 

 ing length and merit by such well-known writer sas James J. 

 Carroll, William L. Kells, Walton S. Mitchell, Ellis F. Hadley, 

 and others. It is edited by John William Martin at Palestine, 

 Oregon. 



American Ornithology, published monthly by Charles K. 

 Keed, Worchester, Mass. is somewhat different from the usual 

 bird magazines. It is proposed to give the life histories of sev- 

 eral species each month. The February number contains the 



