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thread. To make this fjame, twist two pieces of annealed wire, painted 

 brown, into the shape t>f a letter X. About midway from the point 

 of intersection and the end of the arm, bend the wires upward at right 

 angles. Now take the fine hair or thread wire and wind it about the 

 four horizontal arms of the frame until its bottom looks like a spider's 

 web; place the nest in this half -formed basket, bend the upright wires 

 inward or outward as the case requires, and continue winding until 

 the nest is bound firmly. The size of the frame and the wire used in 

 its construction may be varied to suit the nest. 



REFERENCES 



1891. HORNADAY, W. T., Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting, 

 8vo., 362 pp., ills. (Scribners). 1898. ROWLEY, J., The Art of Taxidermy, 

 12mo., 244 pp., ills. (Apple ton.) 



AMEKICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES 



The bird student, particularly if, as so often happens, he be isolated 

 from others of kindred tastes, should, if possible, affiliate himself with 

 one or more of the ornithological societies in this country. In any event, 

 he should aim to secure election to Associate Membership in the Amer- 

 ican Ornithologists' Union, not alone because this is the first step 

 toward becoming a Fellow in this organization, "the highest honor to 

 which an American ornithologist can attain," but also because he will 

 be brought into communication with the leading bird students of this 

 country, who, he may be assured, will never fail to respond to his 

 requests for information or advice. A list of the principal ornithological 

 societies together with one of their official organs is therefore appended. 



American Ornithologists' Union. Founded 1884. This is the lead- 

 ing as well as the largest ornithological organization in the country. 

 Membership is divided into the following classes: Fellows (limited to 

 50, contains* 49), Honorary Fellows (limited to 25, contains 12), 

 Corresponding Fellows (limited to 100, contains 61), Members (limited 

 to 100, contains 79), Associates (unlimited in number, contains 738). 

 All bird students are eligible as candidates for election to associate 

 membership. Annual Congresses are held, usually in November, in 

 Washington, Philadelphia, New York, or Cambridge. 



Official organ, The Auk; free to all members. Address, American 

 Ornithologists' Union, care of the American Museum of Natural 

 History, New York City, N. Y. (For a history of the Union, see J. A. 

 Allen in Bird-Lore, 1899, pp. 143-148.) 



Delaware Valley Ornithological Club. Founded, 1890. Organ, 

 Cassinia, published annually. Address, care of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, Philadelphia, Penna. (For a history of the Club, see S. N. 

 Jlhoads in Bird-Lore, 1902, pp. 57-61.) 



*January, 1911, 



