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 OBERLIX, 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, SI. 25 a year, 40 cents 

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

 Bums. Berwyn, Penn. 



Officers of the Wilson Ornithological Club for 1010: 



Presiuent — Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Pa. 



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



Secretary— Benj. T. Gault, Glenn Ellyn. 111. 



Treasurer — W. F. Henninger. New Bremen. Ohio. 



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

 C. Oberholser, Washington, D. C. ; B. H. Swales. Grosse Isle, Mich. 



EDITORIAL. 



So much good material was offered for the present number of 

 the Bulletin that it has been necessary to again defer the paper on 

 FaUones. The delay will result in a much better paper. 



The editor will spend all of August and the first twelve days of 

 September with a group of students on Pelee island as headquar- 

 ters, studying the ecology of the region and investigating the fall 

 migrations of the birds which pass that way. Fi-om the beginning 

 of .July until the middle of September mail should be addressed to 

 hnu at Birmingham. Ohio. Mail will reath him if addressed to 

 Oberlin. but it is likely to be delayed if so addressed, during the 

 time stated. 



If any one needed to be convinced that weather conditions pro- 

 foundly influence the migrations of the birds, particularly the later 

 migrants, he nuist have convincing proof in the weather and mi- 

 grations of the past three months. We ought not to permit such 

 an ocrasion to pass without enquiring into the extent of the influ- 

 ence. If persons who read this note will take the trouble to send 

 to the editor a brief, or more extended note of the conditions which 



