CONTENTS 



The Diary of a New England Ornithologist . By W. F. Hennlnger 1-17 



A Cooperative Bird Census at Washington, D, C. 



By Harry C. Oberholser 18-29 



Remarks on the Mid-May Census 



By W. De Witt Miller and Charles H. Rogers 30-31 



Migration Flights By Frank Smith 32-35 



Notes and News . . • 36-41 



Field Notes 42-48 



Provisional Roll 49-64 



THE \A/ILSOIN BULLETIN 



published quarterly, March, June, September, December, as the organ of 

 the Wilson Ornithological Club and the Nebraska Ornithologists Union, is 

 edited by Dr. Lynds Jones. 



Terms: — $1.00 a year, including postage, strictly in advance. Single num- 

 bers 30 cents. Free to all members not in arrears for dues. 



The Office of Publication is No. 48 South Main St., Oberlin, Ohio. Sub- 

 scriptions may be addressed to Geo. L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio, Business 

 Manager, or to Frank M. Phelps, 212 East 4th St., Elyria, Ohio, Treasurer. 



All articles and communications intended for publication and all books 

 and publications for notice, should be sent to Dr. Lynds Jones, Spear Labora- 

 tory, Oberlin, Ohio, in time to reach Oberlin at least four weeks before the 

 date of the number for which they are intended. 



The Officers of the Wilson Ornithological Club for the year 1917 are: 



President — ^Rev. W. F. Henninger, New Bremen, Ohio. 



Vice-President — George L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio. 



Secretary — Gerard Alan Abbott, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. 



Treasurer— Frank M. Phelps, 212 East 4th St., Elyria, Ohio. 



Business Manager— George L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio. 



Editor Wilson Bulletin — Lynds Jones, Spear Laboratory, Oberlin, Ohio. 



Entered as Second Class Matter, July 13, 1916, at the Postofflce at Oberlin, 

 Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 



