H^^^ The continuance of the Bulletin beyond the present Volume 

 is necessarily contingent upon the pecuniary support -it receives from the 

 public. We trust that our present patrons will not only all promptly 

 renew their subscriptions, but will use their influence to extend its cir- 

 culq,tion. We hope it will soon be possible to permanently increase the 

 number of pages from twenty-four to thirty-two in each issue. In 

 order to do this a considerable increase to our subscription-list will be 

 necessary, and we therefore appeal strongly to all friends of Ornithology 

 to aid in extending its circulation. This being the only journal in this 

 country devoted exclusively to this subject, it is hoped that our appeal 

 for pecuniary support will meet with a prompt response. 



In order to assist in defraying the expenses of publication, advertising 

 sheets will be issued with future numbers, relating mainly to Natural 

 History, and especially to Ornithology. The attention of dealers in 

 specimens of Natural History and collectors' and taxidermists' materials, 

 and of publishers of works relating to Natural History, is hence called to 

 the Bulletin as a desirable advertising medium. 



