202 THE WILSON BULLETIN— December, 1921 



in this country is ttiat of Mr. Henry K. Coale of Highland Park, 

 111. Mr Coale has for years enjoyed the friendsliip and exchange 

 agreements with some of Japan's best ornithologists. In looking 

 over a part of this collection, the writer noted the firmness of the 

 filling used in these skins and also the brown paper band circling 

 each bird at the breast. The latter one he has put into practice 

 in his own collection and finds it most effective in keeping the 

 wings of large birds close against the body. 



The annual meeting of the Wilson Club will be held at Chi- 

 cago on December 26th and 27th, a cii'cular letter to this effect 

 having been recently sent to all members. We have been accorded 

 the privilege of meeting in the new Field Museum of Natural His- 

 tory and the opening session of the first day has been set at 10 

 a. m. A committee of our Chicago members have our program 

 in hand and a pleasant and profitable time may be expected. 

 Many matters of importance will be brought up and a large at- 

 tendance is desired. 



The matter of enlarging and improving The Wilson Bulletin 

 will be finally disposed of at the coming meeting. A year ago 

 we stepped up from 32 pages to 48, with illustra.tions. The ex- 

 pansion has proven entirely inadequate to the care of the meri- 

 torious material offered for publication and it is desired that we 

 print 64 pages per issue. Associate members have received for 

 their dollar dues, a book of 200 pages, filled with articles of im- 

 portance and current items of interest. This may be properly 

 compared with current scientific books of limited circulation, for 

 which a price of five dollars and more is being asked. All dues 

 go into printing and postage; the considerable amount of time 

 devoted to the work by the officers is done gratuitously and with 

 pleasure, for the advancement of ornithology. 



