THE WILSON BULLETIN 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study of Birds. 

 Official Organ of the Wilson Ornithological Club. 



Edited by LYNDS JONES. 



PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB, AT OBERLIN, OHIO. 



Price in the United States. Canada and Mexico, one dollar a year, 30 cents a number, post- 

 paid. Price in all countries in the International Postal Union, $1.25 a year, 40 cents 

 a number. Subscriptions may be sent to Lynds Jones. Oberlin, Ohio, or to Mr. Frank L. 

 Burns. Berwyn. Penn. 



Officers of the Wilson Ornithological Club foe 1912 

 President— W. E. Saunders, London, Ont. 

 Vice-President — B. H. Swales, Grosse Isle, Mich. 

 Secretary— C. W. G, Eifrig, Addison, 111. 

 Treasurer — W. F. Henninger, New Bremen, Oliio. 

 Members of the Executive Council — Lynds Jones, Oberlin, O., Franls 

 L. Burns, Berwyn. Pa :.T. H. Flemming, Toronto. Ont. 



Editorial 



The report of the Secretary of tlie Bird Branding Association 

 at the Cambridge meeting of the A. O. I", emphasized the import- 

 ance of bird branding as a means of determining bird movements. 

 The report clearly showed that the bands worn by the birds in no 

 way imperiled the lite of the bird. We of the T'nited States are far 

 behind Europe in this important line of investigation, but if evry 

 person who can do so will undertake to place bands upon birds 

 when opportunity offers, we shall soon be abreast of the Euro- 

 peans. This is a plea for more banding, and it is addressed to you. 

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The policy of the editor of this Bulletin is to publish only arti- 

 cles of high standard, field notes of interest and value, and reviews 

 which will attempt to give a resumg of the publication reviewed 

 with constructive rather than destructive criticism. That the ed- 

 itor lias failed to realize his high standard goes without saying. 

 It has sometimes been due to a desire to encourage some beginner 

 to better effort, sometimes to good nature or a shrinking from giving 

 pain in a refusal, and many times to a dearth of material such as he 

 ought to have at hand to choose from. He expects to hold more 

 nearly to his ideal, beginning with the 1913 volume. An acceptable 



