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The splendid oological collection of the late John Lewis Childs 

 of Floral Park, N. Y., is being' disposed of to the public. Half 

 " Lattin's rates " is said to apply throughout 



Dr. and Mrs. George R. Mayfield of Nashville, spent the month 

 of September in and about Chicago, getting acquainted with the 

 birds of that area. Dr. Mayfield's specialty is the call notes and 

 songs of the warblers. 



The John Burroughs Memorial Association has been launched 

 for the purpose of acquiring and maintaining, for permanent me- 

 morials to the famous author, the properties upon which he spent 

 most of the eighty-four years of his life. 



Mr. Richard C. Harlow of State College, Pa., spent six inter- 

 esting weeks in southern Canada the past summer. He reports 

 good success in collecting, including the finding of some nice sets 

 of the rarer Avarblers. 



By proclamation, the governor of Kentucky has recently set 

 aside " The Old Kentucky Home," at BarstoAvn, Ky., as a perma- 

 nent sanctuary for bird life. It is a finely wooded tract in which 

 is situated the old colonial mansion in which was written the fa- 

 mous song, " My Old Kentucky Home." 



Mr. Herbert L. Stoddard of the Milwaukee Museum, did some 

 intensive field work and collecting in southern Wisconsin during 

 May and June last. A vacation, which came in December, found 

 Mr. Stoddard back in his old tramping grounds among the Indiana 

 Land Dunes of Lake Michigan, where he has made many valuable 

 records in the past. 



In mailing out the usual annual circular letter it has been found 

 that, largely due to the good work of our membership teams, the 

 Club membership now lacks but a few names of reaching the 600 

 mark. The distribution, by states, territories, etc., is as follows; 

 Ala. 2, Alaska 1, Ark. 1, Calif. 19, Canada 14, Colo. 6. Conn. 9, 

 Cuba 2, De) 1, Dist. of Col. 17, Fla. 6, Georgia 7, Idaho 1, 111. 70, 

 Ind. 21, Iowa 51, Kans. 5, Kentucky 8, La. 6, Maine 3, Mass. 18, 

 Md. 6, Mich. 16, Minn. 9, Miss. 3, Mo. 18, Nebr. (Nebr. Orn. Union) 

 53, N. Ver. 14, N. York 31, N. Car. 1, N. Dak. 3, Ohio 69, Okla. 2, 

 Ore. 5, Penna. 18, Porto Rico 1, P. I. 1, R. Island 3, S. Car. 3, 

 S. Dak. 7, Tenn. 18, Porto Rico 1, P. I. 1, R. Island 3, S. Car. 3, 

 Wis. 21, Foreign 5. The Bulletin also has a list of subscribers 

 which includes most of the important libraries and museums in 

 the country. 



The Secretary is interested in keeping our mailing list correct 

 in every way. If your name is misspelled, or your address incom- 

 plete, write him promptly regarding it. 



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