ADVERTISEMENT. 



The following memoir by Capt. Charles Bendire having been published 

 at the joint expense of the Smithsonian fund and of the printing appropriation 

 of the II. S. National Museum, two separate editions are issued, one forming a 

 portion of the series of "Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge," and the 

 other appearing as a Special Bulletin of the U. S. National Museum. 



In accordance with the rule adopted by the Smithsonian Institution, the 

 Avork has been submitted for examination to a commission consisting of Messrs. 

 George N. Lawrence and William Brewster. The memoir, having been reconf- 

 meiided for publication by these gentlemen, is herewith presented as a work of 

 original research, illustrating more particularly the oology and breeding habits 



of North American birds. 



S. P. LANGLKY, 



Secretary. 



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