388 TENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
Passenger Pigeon. The last named species was supposed 
to be extinct, but recently a few have been recorded. 
We thus have a catalog made up of four distinct cata- 
gories, according to the present status of the several species. 
First, the native wild bird more or less regularly found 
within the state; second, species introduced by the agency 
of man; third, species whose known range lies well outside 
of the state but specimens of which have been taken; 
fourth, species which have become extinct in the state. 
Briefly, then: Native wild birds, Introduced, Accidental, 
Extinct. For the sake of clearness I would advocate fol- 
lowing in the catalog this plan of grouping for the species. 
It would throw into relief our actual working list, empha- 
size the danger of the extinction of several species which 
it is very desirable to retain, and so furnish a basis for 
legislation; and it would more clearly illustrate the effect 
which topography has upon the movements and distribu- 
tion of birds, because the wanderings of the species ac- 
counted accidental must clearly be due to some conditions 
imperfectly understood at present. 
What, then, is involved in the preparation of such a 
catalog? Our first concern will be to determine to whom 
it is addressed. I assume that it is addressed to scientific 
men of all persuasions, and should therefore be strictly ac- 
curate scientifically. Also, that it is addressed to the agri- 
culturalist and horticulturalist of both high and low degree, 
and to the forester, and that it should therefore contain 
information relating to the economic relations of the birds, 
particularly the food habits. And finally, that it is addressed 
to the general public, which includes the casual bird stu- 
dent, the teacher and all who find pleasure in the living 
bird, and that therefore it should be written in plain Eng- 
lish. 
The first and most obvious need of a revision is to bring 
the nomenclature up to date. Of the 298 species on Dr. 
Wheaton’s list the names of 165, or more than half, have 
been changed, and the classification has been turned the 
other end to. The second reason for revising the catalog 
