Bit 1 1 el in j\'o. /<V. 13 



Mr. Jones, as general chairman, has outlined the work of these commit- 

 tees in previous Bclletins, so it is not necessary for me to refer to it 

 more extendedly. 



As President of the Chapter, 1 wish to encourage to the fullest extent 

 the active co-operation of the members in the various movements toward 

 the protection of birds, which are now on foot. We can do much by our 

 example and influence. "Bird Day," ''Audubon Societies," etc., all de- 

 serve our earnest and united support. The whole chapter should con- 

 stitute itself a committee on bird protection. 



R. M. Strong. Lake Forest. ///. 



EDITORIAL. 



A photograph from which one of the plates in (.Jlennhi^s from Xature 

 is to be made is at hand. If the picture is an index of the work as a 

 whole, Mr. Jacobs has a rich treat in store for us, in this number (No. i) 

 of the series, which treats of abnormalties of eggs and sets. The plates 

 will illustrate I, abnormal coloration. II, abnormal size. Ill, abnormal 

 size and shape. IV, shape and coloration, size and coloration, size, shape 

 and coloration. 



The Schaller Audubon Society, Schaller, Iowa, Miss J. E. Hamand, 

 Secretary, sends a neat leaflet issued in the interest of the protection of 

 birds. The rapid increase in the membership of these societies for the 

 protection of birds is a gratifying indication of a changing sentiment 

 toward the birds. The mere collector is being rapidly relegated to the 

 back-ground and will soon be a thing of the past. We have far more 

 need of the birds than of their skins. 



Calls for Bulletins i, 2 and 3, long since out of print, have become 

 so numerous and persistent that we have decided to reprint them under 

 one cover, provided sufficient advance subscriptions are received to. pay 

 for the printing. The price per single copy, containing the three Bul- 

 letins, will be 25 cents. Those desiring this reprint should send their 

 request at once to the editor. The money need not be paid until the copy 

 is delivered. 



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