34 The Wilson Bulletin.— No. 42. 



sane policy of protection everywhere and at all times. "While we 

 stand for field study because we believe that here we can do the 

 most good to the cause, we still hold ourselves plastic enough to 

 enter any field of study and investigation which may promise large 

 results in the increase of knowledge. 



The call for a vote upon the proposition to create two new sorts 

 or" members resulted in the adoption of the proposition. Hereafter 

 the membership will consist of Active, Associate, Honorary, and 

 Life members, and Patrons, each of which is defined in the consti- 

 tution. It is believed that the establishment of a permanent mem- 

 bership and a permanent fund resulting from such membership will 

 give to the organization a firmer basis. The Constitution re- 

 quired revision because of the reorganization and is now presented 

 after careful revision. It has been sent to all members, and will 

 be furnished to any others who signify a desire to see it. Its main 

 features have stood the test of ten years of use. Several details 

 made necessary by the changes noted above, have been introduced, 

 but as a whole it is the same Constitution under which we have 

 been working all along. 



Many reports from the country east of the Mississippi River 

 mention the unusual numbers of Robins, Bluebirds and Blackbirds 

 which are spending the winter far north of their usual winter 

 quarters. Even in the Adirondacks considerable numbers of these 

 birds have been found this winter. We trust that this indicates the 

 development of hardier races of these birds, with a strong prob- 

 ability that succeeding winters will show an increasing number 

 of these and other species in the more northern regions. 



Elsewhere attention is called to another proposed Horizon. It 

 becomes clearer as the seasons come and go, that daily horizons 

 made with a definite plan and with conscientious care, are of far 

 greater value to the bird student, and will prove of far greater 

 value in the future comparisons of records, than most persons 

 realize. We feel justified, therefore, in offering incentives and sug- 

 gesting times for making such Horizons. Whenever possible, these 

 Horizons should also be a census for the region covered. These 

 "Censo-Horizons" are the only basis for accurate comparisons be- 

 tween different localities as well as between different times. It 

 becomes clearer as we get farther into bird work, that statements 

 of relative abundance of species based upon general impressions 

 are of doubtful value. Therefore, keep an accurate record of the 

 birds which you see and hear when you are out for study, and never 



