July Horizons. 101 



9; Orchard Oriole, 7; Purple Grackle, 13; American Goldfinch, 2; 

 Vesper Sparrow, 5; Grasshopper Sparrow, 10; Chipping Sparrow, 

 19; Field Sparrow, 8; Song Sparrow, 43; Towhee, 6; Cardinal, 6; 

 Rose-brea&ted Grosbeak, 1; Indigo Bunting, 9; Scarlet Tanager, 

 2; Purple Martin, 7; Barn Swallow, 11; Bank Swallow, 16 Rough- 

 winged Swallow, 7; Red-eyed Vireo, 26; Warbling Vireo, 2; Yel- 

 low-throated Vireo, 6; White-eyed "Vireo, 5; Black and White 

 Warbler, 3; Yellow Warbler, 1; Oven-bird, 8; No. Yellow-throat, 5; 

 American Redstart, 4; Catbird, 14; Brown Thrasher, 2; Carolina 

 Wren, 1; House Wren, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, 16; Carolina Chickadee, 10; Wood Thrush, 6; Robin, 95; 

 Bluebird, 12. Charles H. Rogers. 



INFORMATION WANTED. 



Many times local papers, or even the large dailies, contain 

 notices of the wholesale destruction of birds by severe storms. 

 Only occasionally are such notices found in scientific papers. 

 It is true that one cannot always believe press notices, partic- 

 ularly when they are of a sensational character. Our Weather 

 Bureau is chiefly concerned with meteorology, but it is gratify- 

 ing to notice that reports of observation are accompanied by 

 some mention of the effects of storms upon crops and animals. 

 Such reports may be supposed to be accurate. Everybody 

 believes that weather, whether in the form of a severe storm. 

 or a period of unusual hot, or cold, or wet. or dry weather, 

 has its immediate effect. upon animals as sensitive as birds are 

 to weather. 



The information called for is twofold : First, personal tes- 

 timony of any marked effect of any sort of weather on the 

 birds. Second, clippings, or references to notices in papers 

 net scientifically inclined, of the effects of weather on birds. 

 The editor particularly desires information regarding press 

 notices, or verbal information, concerning the effect of weath- 

 er, in the form of severe storms or heavy winds, upon the Pas- 

 senger Pigeons when they were SO' vastly numerous ; and upon 

 Bob-white and any of the grouse. The object is to gather to- 

 gether as much of such information as possible while it can 

 he obtained. 



