THE WILSON BULLETIN 



A Qvja.rtdrlv MaL^aLzlne Devoted to thve Study of Living Birds 

 OfficlBLl OrgBLn of the Wllsorv OrnlthologicaLl Club 



Edited by LYNDS JONES 



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EDITORIAL. 



Readers will be pleased to know that the Collection of Mr. J. War- 

 ren Jacobs which was displayed at the St. Louis Fair and mentioned 

 in the last Bulletin, received from the committee on awards a gold 

 medal as a just recognition of the expense of time and money as well as 

 the discrimination which Mr. Jacobs has put upon his unusually com- 

 plete collection. 



The local papers of Chardon, Ohio, report a flight of some r)0() 

 Passenger Pigeons at that place on October 22.11 is unfortunate that 

 this report was not confirmed in a manner above question. The pre- 

 sence of so many of these once abundant birds is difficult" to account 

 for. No breeding place of any such extent as this would indicate are 

 known, if, indeed, any at all are known. Numerous reports of consid- 

 erable numbers in the Northwest, in South America, and even in for- 

 eign countries where they never lived, have proved to be myths, 



Mr, Frank L. Burns, of Berwyn, Pa., has kindly consented to as- 

 sist the editor in collecting copy for the March Bulletin. Matter in- 

 >tended for publication in that number should reach Mr. Burns before 

 February 1."). 



The editor will be at 5(52:5 Dre.xel Ave., Chicago, III., until July, 

 190"). Requests for back numbers of the Bulletin, or notices that the 

 current number has not been received should be addressed to Mrs. 

 Lyndi? Jones, ICO North Professor St., Oberlin, Ohio, to insure prompt 

 attention. 



We want to inaugurate a campaign for increasing our membership 

 the coming year, to twice its present size. This can be done if every 

 member will either induce some friend to become a member, or send to 

 any one of the officers a list of names of persons who are interested in 

 birds. Will not every member make this a personal matter ? Increas- 

 ed membership means a better grade of work, and a better Bulletin. 



