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During tins time he has visited both northern and southero Labrador 



Newfoundland, all of the southern provinces of (Canada from Nova Scotia 

 to British Columbia, all the Atlantic and Qulf states from Maine to Louisi- 

 ana, many of the inland states and the Paoifio coast from Ingot Sound to 

 northern Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands. He has made a more or 

 less extensive hold aequaintauee with over 800 different birds and has 

 :uvumulated a large amount of notes, photographs and other material. 

 Which form the basis of his personal Contribution to the work. 



Since he undertook to continue Major Bendire's work on the life Histo- 

 ries of North American Hit-vis he has. with some clerical assistanee. looked 

 through nearly all of the more important ornithological publications which 

 ho could Conveniently reach, and made a bibliographical index to BUOh 

 published notes on life histories as he might eare to use. covering all the 



ss whioh are to be included in the next volume to bo published Much 



further work in this direction still remains to be done, for whioh he is open 



to receive offers of assistanee from competent ornithologists who are willing 



to undertake this work and for which he is willing to pay a reasonable price 

 for the time and labor involved; this work should be done by someone who 

 has aeeess to one or more large libraries 



Major Bendire's tirst volume began with the QalluUB A. 0. b. number 

 289. and his second volume ended with the lotorida\ A 0. I" number 513, 

 including 233 species in the two volumes. Considering the fact that 

 Comparatively little is known about many of the water birds and that many 

 of the ocean wanderers and stragglers need little more than passing men- 

 tion, as American birds, it seems safe to plan on covering all of the tirst 

 LO.H Cheek-l ist, up to where he began, in two volumes. 

 The present plan, which is subject to revision, is to have the tirst volume 

 Cover the Colyiubtdn to the Anatida\ at least as far as the Qeese] as the 

 life histories of many of the Tubinares will be decidedly brief, it may be 

 possible to include all of the Anatid:v in this volume. 



The work of gathering information, material and contributions for the 

 Life Histories has been partially i on a very satisfactory basis. 



As it is impracticable, if not Impossible, for any one man to know and keep 

 in touch with all of the reliable observers and contributors in North Amer- 

 ica, it has seemed best to place this work in the hands of competent leaders 

 in various parts of the country, who are fitted and willing to take charge 

 of the work in their particular sections, to arouse interest among their 

 aoquaintai - otteeting information and material, to secure eontrihu- 

 tior.s from competent and reliable observers and to pass judgment on the 

 accuracy and reliability of whatever they send in for publication. The 

 following well known omith< tlready generously volunteered 



to serve in tins capacity: — 



Kev W, W Perrett for northern Labrador. 



IV d as W Pownsend for southern Labrador 



Ml W L Saunders for Onta: Q tebec 



Mr Arthur H \ for Mti 



