Special Investigation for 1906. . 127 



that a bird answering this description was shot in the fail of 

 1904 near Waverly, O., and so reported to me by Attorney J. 

 A. Douglass, a careful observer of birds in that region, make 

 it advisable to add this bird to my list of Birds of Middle 

 Southern Ohio at least ex hypothesi. 



W. F. Henninger. 



SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FOR 190G. 



Believing that the time has come when we can venture upon 

 a line of investigation not hitherto attempted seriously, your 

 President announces that for the coming year, and longer if 

 necessary to accomplish the ends sought, our line of special 

 investigation will be the breeding habits of some of our birds. 

 This announcement is made at this time and in this general 

 way in preparation for a fuller announcement later, and in 

 preparation for the work of the coming year which we may 

 not have definitely planned yet. It is hoped that every reader 

 of this notice will definitely plan to give as much time as pos- 

 sible to the study of all phases of the breading of our birds, 

 or as many phases as he or she may be able to, in the coming 

 year. Schedules will be mailed to all who are willing to do 

 even a little toward making a final report upon this work valu- 

 able. With everybody contributing a little a great work will 

 be done. If you do not receive one of these schedules before 

 the middle of January, 1906, let the lack be known. For a hint 

 concerning what information is desired consult Bulletin No. 51", 

 page 61 . 



