To The Public 



"BIRDS AND ALL NATURE " was established January, 

 1897 as "Birds " and has been a mag-azine of NATURE 

 AND ART since its beginning; therefore it has been 

 urged by many of our subscribers and friends that the 

 name be changed to better express the nature of its con- 

 tents. Hence the change to "NATURE AND ART." 



i^I Tr* Pil A VTC^ -^^^ ^^^ ^*^ materially changed but are improved, 

 v/Ulv 1 l-#/\i^r^ especially by securing as contributors for each de- 



partment well known and able specialists. We 



wish to give our young friends an opportunity to sit at the feet of wise men 

 and women and receive instruction and inspiration. We have eng-aged as 

 writers for Volume VIII (June to December 1900) the following: 



Prof. Lynds Jones, Oberlin College 



Dr. John M. Coulter, University of Chicago 



Dr. David Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University 



Prof. Seth E. Meek, Field Museum, Chicago 



Prof. Chas. C. Adams, Bloomington, Illinois 



Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, All Souls Church, Chicago 



J. F. Steward, Deering Harvester Co. Chicago 



We shall continue to give especial attention to the various phases of 

 NATURE STUDY, adding from time to time some interesting articles on 

 subjects within the realm of the fine and liberal arts. Eight color illustrations 

 is a permanent feature of this magazine. 



A. W. MUMFORD, Publisher, 



203 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. 



