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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOCY. 



American Ornithology. 



A MAGAZINE DEVOTED WHOLLY 

 TO BIRDS. 



Published monthlv by Chas. K. Reed, 

 75 Thomas Street, Worcester, Mass. 

 Edited by C. Albert Reed. 



SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 



in the United States, Canada and 

 Mexico, fifty cents a year postpaid. 

 Single copies five cents. 



To all countries in the International 

 Postal Union, seventy-five cents a year 

 postpaid. 



ADVERTISING RATES. 



One dollar per inch. Twelve dollars 

 per page. Cash must accompany all 

 orders. 



Copy must be received not later than 

 the loth of preceding month. 



We wish to extend thanks to our 

 friends who have responded to our 

 little prospectus in far greater num- 

 ber than we had expected, and for 

 the good wishes which have come 

 from every side. We shall endeav- 

 or to merit them. 



We shall be glad to receive any 

 short items or notes that you may 

 think would be of interest to our 

 readers. Remember that this mag- 

 azine is for the advancement of our 

 American birds, and we hope our 

 readers will co-operate with us in 

 this work. It is a very interesting 

 study . 



With this number we enclose a 

 block of four subscription blanks. 

 We will send four copies of this 

 magazine each month to the same, 

 or to four different addresses, for 

 $1.50. Here is a chance for a lit- 

 tle missionary work. Just induce 

 your friends to subscribe, or remem- 

 ber them with a subscription for a 

 gift. It will not only benefit your- 



self, but your friends also, for the 

 one who knows the birds at sight is 

 to be congratulated. We know that 

 those who once subscribe will con- 

 tinue with us; hence this offer. It 

 is our only reduction in price and 

 is open to all. 



Short Stories. 



We want short stories or anec- 

 dotes concerning bird-life from all 

 sections of the country, and shall 

 offer each month a cash prize for 

 the most interesting article about 

 birds to contain not more than five 

 hundred words. We will pay three 

 dollars for the most acceptable re- 

 ceived before February ist. 



We also want photographs of 

 birds from life, and will give two 

 dollars for the best that we receive 

 before February ist. These must 

 not be blue-prints; but on black and 

 white paper, so that we can make 

 half-tones from them. With photos 

 kindly send description of how they 

 were obtained. 



All photographs or manuscript 

 submitted in these contests are to 

 become our property, to be used if 

 desired. Even if you do not win 

 the cash prize, what you submit will 

 undoubtedly prove interesting to our 

 readers, and you can try again. 



If any of our readers are in want 

 of a camera, you can get nothing 

 better than a "Poco," advertised 

 elsewhere in this number. We 

 have tried several kinds and use 

 this one entirely now. The pictures 

 for this number were taken with a 

 5x7 of this make. 



