AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



183 



American Ornithology. 



A MAGAZINE DEVOTED WHOLLY 

 TO BIRDS. 



Published monthly by Chas. K. Reed, 

 75 Thomas Street, Worcester, Mass. 

 Edited by C. Albert Reed. 



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Several of our subscribers have 

 expressed the wish that we continue 

 to announce in advance the birds 

 that will appear in the two following 

 numbers. This we will be glad to 

 do, and we shall endeavor to keep 

 to the schedule, although force of 

 circumstances may cause us to sub- 

 stitute some other bird at times. 

 We hope that you will send in your 

 experiences or observations in re- 

 gard to any of them. Remember 

 that the copy for each month is 

 made up by the loth of the month 

 preceding, so that it will be neces- 

 sary to have your notes here before 

 that time. 



The October number will contain 

 the following birds: Heath Hen, 

 Chimney Swift, White-faced Glossy 

 Ibis, Cal. Purple Finch, American 

 Crow. 



November will have: Black-bel- 

 lied Tree Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, 

 Broad-wing Hawk, American Bit- 

 tern, Indigo Bunting. 



How interesting it is to read an 

 account of an afternoon spent with 

 the birds. 1 have no doubt that 

 every one of our subscribers has had 

 experiences with the birds which 

 would prove very interesting if they 

 would just take a few moments to 

 write about them. Just try it and 

 see. 



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 It is always encouraging to know 

 that your work is appreciated. 

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 ers. There are thousands of per- 

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 knew such a magazine was in exist- 

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 a few of your friends who you be- 

 lieve to be interested in our subject, 

 so that we can send them a sample 

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