AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 



65 



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. 



Ent;ered at the Post Office at Worcester, Mass. 

 as second-class matter, Jan. 16, igoi. 



A number of subscribers have 

 sent us from fifteen to forty new 

 subscriptions each, besides numer- 

 ous blocks of two, four, eight and 

 ten from others. We are very 

 grateful for what we have received, 

 but we want others to send us 

 more. It is a small town that can- 

 not furnish at least a dozen who 

 are interested in, and want to know 

 the birds, while the hunger cities 

 contain hundreds who would be 

 glad to subscribe if the ma.gazine is 

 brought to their notice. You may 

 say "What good will it do me to 

 secure new subscribers to this mag- 

 azine.'"' Let us see. The price of 

 our publication is very low, yet we 

 offer four subscriptions for ^1.50, 

 a discount of 25 per cent. Aside 



from this you will liave the satis- 

 faction of knowing that you are 

 helping others to gain knowledge 

 concerning our feathered friends 

 and furthermore, we intend to in- 

 crease the si^e of AMERICAN ORNI- 

 THOLOGY (not the price) as soon 

 as subscriptions warrant it. 



Don't be afraid to send in notes 

 in regard to tlie birds which we are 

 to publisli. One person's observa- 

 tions are of just as much value as 

 another's, and yours may be just 

 what we want. Grammatical er- 

 rors, or mistakes in spelling or 

 punctuation, make no difference. 

 What we want is reliable notes. 



Our June number will contain 

 Western Winter Wren, Meadow 

 Lark, American Avocet, Harlequin 

 Duck, and Parula Warbler. Any- 

 thing of special interest in regard to 

 these will be appreciated. 



A word about photographs. Do 

 not send blue prints, as we cannot 

 nse them; prints may be on brown 

 or black and white paper. 



We have awarded the short story 

 prize for February contest to Miss 

 Mary G. Townsend. Her article is 

 entitled "Spring Migration," and 

 will appear in our May number. 



The photo prize goes to Wm. H. 

 Fisher, who sent an e.xcellent photo 

 of the nest and eggs of the Least 

 Tern in situation. This will appear 

 with the article and illustration of 

 the bird in a later number. 



