i6 THE OREGO-\' NATURALIST. 



logic '1 work, hut who are now occupied in olher the coimnitlee. This expenditure need lauly 

 pursuits, and consider the books of but little exceed ten cents. 



value. If they can be made to sec by our By this brief outline of our work the < oai 

 progress that we are making rapid yet ^rm slops niitte has intended to introduce itself lo Xoi th- 

 in our work they will, beyond doubt, gladly west Ornithologists. P'urther particuhus le- 

 present the works to our collection. garding our work will be communicated y m as 



There are other ways obtaining books which occasion requires, 



might be mentioned, but enough has been said Hoping, yes, expecting that you will take 



to illustrate the spirit with which this committee this work immediately under your considei a'.ion. 



is working. It only remains for the members we remain, yours in ornithology, 



to give us their enthusiastic co-operation, and (Signed) Herman T. Bohlman, Chairman, 



the succe-ss of the work is beyond question. 46 N. Ninth St., Portlami, O.egon. 



The committee also desires to push with equal (Signed) Geo D Peck 



energy and along the same lines the collection of ' '^^^ liberty St., Salem, Oregon, 

 ornithological specimens-mounted birds, skins. 



, ' (Signed) A. B. Averill, 



nests and eggs. v t> / » 



. r f 11 • • ,, 286 Morrison St., Portland. Oregon. 



As very few of us are collecting systematically > s 



in all of these branches, we frequently obtain the SOCIETY'S NEW quarters. 



specimens which we do not care to preserve. If ^^^ ^^^V council has recently granted tlie use 



these weie forwarded to the association, how- of a number of rooms in Portland's jjeautiful 



ever they would enhance the completeness of our city hall to the scientific socities of the state. 



museum. At least one of these will be obtained by our 



If you are not able to skin a bird, forward it association. 



in the flesh, immediately, with accom])anying Representatives from the various societies held 



notes, to one of ihe members of this committee, a meeting during the past month to make the 



He will proi erly classify, take the required necessary arrangements for fitting up the quar- 



measuremeiits, skin the bird, and will record 'ers. The N. O. A. was represented by us 



in the museum catalogue the name of the col- I'l'esident and Secretary. .A. commit tee was ap- 



lector, place collected, and other data. j^pinted, consisting of the president of each 



In other respects this branch of the work will interested society, to attend to this matter, 



be carried along on the same lines as tlie pre This step will be of much benefit to the 



ceeding. association as our monthly meetings can !)e held 



If a member making a collection of skins, in these apartments. The Library and Museum 

 desires the identification of any specimen in his Committee will have suitable cases and shelves 

 possession, the committee has agreed to classify '"'itle for our specimens and books. The bird 

 thesame, if forwarded to the chairman without ^^'^''^s can be kept in ideal condition in the spa- 

 expense to the association. If too difficult for cious damp proof vaults of this building. Each 

 identification by the committee it will be sent member will be provided with a proper ceitifi- 

 by them to the Division of Ornithology and cale so that we may obtain admittance to the 

 Mammalogy, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 'ooms at any time, by presenting same to the 

 at Washington; whereafter proper identification l*ead janitor of the building. But this will be 

 it will be returned by the committee, and, by ex]jlained more fully later. 



them, to the individual. By this method no one At the above meniioned meeting the ide,\ of, 

 need have in his possession any specimen of the uniting the scientific societies of tlie state or of 

 identification of which he is not positive. The the entire northwest was quite favorably con- 

 only expense he will incur will be that of for- sidered. We might name such a union the 

 warding the specimen to, and receiving it from, "Oregon Association for the Advancement of. 



