FAUNAL STUDIES 
of Illinois Wild Lite 
CompreHENsivE studies of two important biological groups, 
the birds and the fishes of this state, are available in the 
series of Final Reports issued by the Strate NaturaL 
History SuRVEY. 
“The Ornithology of Illinois,” by Robert Ridgway, is in 
two volumes, a total! of more than 800 pages of description 
concerning our native birds, with 65 full-page plates either 
of gross views or structural details. The two volumes 
are not sold separately but may be had together for four 
dollars plus postage on a package of eight pounds. They 
may be ordered simply by specifying I:tinors Narurat 
History Survey publication 84. The second edition, 
1913, will be furnished. 
“The Fishes of Illinois,’ by Stephen Alfred Forbes and 
R. E. Richardson, is a one-volume account of the fishes 
in the waters within or under the jurisdiction of the state. 
The second edition of 1920 which is furnished has 136 
pages of introduction, 357 pages of description of species, 
76 figures in the text and 68 colored plates. One hundred 
two distribution maps are supplied in a separate atlas, 
which is not charged for when ordered with the fish book. 
The price of this work is four dollars plus postage on a 
package of six pounds and may be had by ordering 
Ixuurnors Natura History Survey publication 146. Pub- 
lication 265, “‘Annotated List of the Fishes of Illinois,” by 
D. John O'Donnell, issued in August, 1935, will be of 
considerable help in bringing nomenclature to date. Price 
fifty cents. 
Payment must accompany all orders, in the form of United 
States post-office money order made payable to the State 
Treasurer of Illinois, Springfield. Send requests and all re- 
mittances to the Chief, STATE NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY, 
Urbana, Illinois. 
