THE WILSON BULLETIN 



A Quarterly Magaizine DeToted to the Study of Living 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 for 1909: 



President- — Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Pa. ' 



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



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. 



The usual spectacle of appearing late is again presented. Indeed, 

 the editor sees little light in the direction of promptness for months 

 to come, since his time belongs to Oberlin College, The editorial 

 work has to take remnants of time, being wholly incidental to reg- 

 ular work. The present number is later than usual, and later than 

 the remaining two numbers for the year are likely to be because the 

 June Number conflicts with the closing weeks of the college year, 

 which are always full. If this tardiness worries the reader half as 

 much as it does the editor he (the editor!)' is very sorry. 



Letters addressed to the editor at Birmingham, Ohio, during Au- 

 gust and September, will reach him more promptly than if ad- 

 dressed to Oberlin. 



W. L. Dawson, our fellow member, has seen his monumental work 

 on the Birds of Washington through the press and has already begun 

 delivery to subscribers. This book resembles his Birds of Ohio in 

 general, but is far better in every particular. He is to be congrat- 

 ulated iipon the completion of what seemed an all but impossible 

 task. 



