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sentative as possible. All contributions will of course receive full credit. 

 Study of variation need not be limited to song sparrows. Variations, 

 including abnormalities, in other birds or their eggs should be recorded 

 and studied. I would recommend a consideration of the material de- 

 scribed in a recent publication by J. Warren Jacobs, entitled Gleavifii^' s 

 frofn Xatiwe. which is a good picec of work and offers opportunities 

 for a good deal of study. 



\i. M Strong, // Mel/en St., Ca}nb)-/d</i', Mass. 



ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. 



HONORARY. 



Robert Kidgway, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. 

 Dr. C. Hart Merriam, United States Agricultural Department, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



ACTIVE. 



Edward J. Court, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. 

 Ned Dearborn, M. S., Durham, N. H. 



ASSOCIATE. 



Thomas D. Keim, Lock-box 84, Bristol, Pa. 



Adverse votes should be sent to the secretary, Mr. W. L. Dawson, 

 Oberlin, O., before April 15. 



INFORMATION WANTED. 



A year ago the editor made an attempt to collect data regarding the 

 migrations of the Robin, Bluebird, Meadowlark and Killdeer. Too 

 little information was received to make any sort of a report possible. The 

 extreme cold of February of the present year no doubt considerably 

 affected these birds, as well as others, and knowledge of their later 

 movements over the whole country would be interesting and valuable. 

 Will not every one who reads this notice send the editor, on a postal 

 card, a brief notice of the arrival of each of these species at his station, 

 at once ? A statement when they became common would also be 

 interesting. 



LvxDs Jones, Oberlin. Ohio. 



