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THE WILSON BULLETIN. 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study of Living Birds. 

 Official Organ of the Wilson Ornithological Club. 



Edited by LYNDS JONES. 



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EDITORIAL. 



The June Bulletin will contain a list of the birds of DeKalb 

 county, Georgia, compiled by our fellow member, Robert Windsor 

 Smith. The editor hopes that this will be but the first of several 

 such lists from localities where the birds are not well known. It 

 is only necessary for a local list to give evidence of careful, con- 

 scientious work with the birds for it to find a welcome in this Bul- 

 letin. Such a list is greatly needed for the encouragement of those 

 who are beginning the study of birds in your locality. 



We are pleased to state that the vote to reorganize under the 

 name of The Wilson Ornithological Club was unanimous. It seemed 

 cJear to all that such a move would be a distinct gain in all ways. 

 We still remain a corresponding organization, but can change to 

 one holding annual meetings whenever that may seem feasible. 

 Our work has already been done by correspondence, and the results 

 prove that such a course is both possible and fruitful of results 

 which we have reason to point to with pride. We still place strong 

 emphasis upon the study of living birds, but may be led into the 

 study of specimens to round out a study of some species or com- 

 plete an investigation of a life history. We do not expect to enter 

 the field of the systematist and taxonomist simply because we 

 lack the training and facilities. We do not pose as a society of 

 bird protectors, but we expect to exert all our influence toward a 



