THE OREGON NATURALIST. 15 



N ;.irHWEST ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 



Conducted under the Superyision of its Editor, Arthur L. Pope. 



Owing to the much to be regretted illness of pensible. One branch of this work requiring 



Mr. Pope this month's department was directed your immediate attention is the formation of an 



by the Secretary of the Association. Association Library. Very few of us have tlie 



pecuniary means necessary to purchase even a 



The prospects for accompHshing some solid moderately extensive selection of ornithological 



work this year are very promising. Everyone works. But we can form a good working library 



seems to be taking an interest and the various associatively. As «n ornithological society, copies 



(ommittees have the work of their departments of most government reports will be sent us witli- 



well under way. The Library and Museum out expense. The Association will be on the 



Committee have about as much as the> can free mailmg list of many high class periodicals 



attend to in making provision for and properly and ornithological journals. The reports of 



lecording the specimens, books, and other other clubs will be given lis. Dealers in natu- 



donations which they are constantly receiving, ralist's supplies will mail us their catalogues and 



A report will be made by the cl airman, at the lists. The society has only to provide a suitable 



next monthly meeting o"" the Association^ which and centrally situated location for the safe keep- 



v\ ill include a list of the publications received ing of these possessions, and to regulate their 



since the beginning of the year, and also a list distribution among its members, 

 of all fhe specimens at present owned by the In according with this design, the Library 



society. and Museums committee will shortly issue Rules 



A pamphlet on "A Simple Way to keep Bird and Regulations governing the lending of books 



Skins in Good Condition" is being prepared by to the members. Accompying the rules will be 



the chairman of the committee, Mr. H. T. a catalogue of the publications at present in our 



Bohiman. This will be a description of the possession. 



methods emjiloyed by him in filing away and In addition to the above methods of obtain- 

 boxing the Museum's bird skins. To collectors ing material, a great many publications are in 

 and studenis this report will be of much interest the possession of individual members which, al- 

 and value. though of comparatively little value to them 



During the past month the committee sent personally, would, however, be of considerable 



out the follo\\ing circular: worth, if placed at the disposal of the association. 



I hrnry nnd Mus urn Cnculji- No. I. For example, many of us have back numbers 



To THE Members of the Northwest of ornithological periodicals which are to us o( 



Ornithological Association: — very little use, but, if gathered together and 



At the last annual meeting of the N. O. A., placed on the shelves of our library, the incom- 



a committee of three was created to superintend plete files could frequently be completed, while 



the collection and proper care of whatever useless duplicates could be traded to other clubs, 



ornithological specimens and publications the whose files might thus be perfected by their 



.society may receive either by purchase or dona- addition. We may also have books which 



tion, we prize very little, but which might be of 



From the nature of this work it is needless to assistance to some student working along 



state that the hearty co-operation and untiring special lines. In addition to this there are 



assistance of the friends and members of the scattered over the coast quite extensive libraries, 



club, individually and collectively, are indes- possessed by men formerly engaged ia ornitho- 



