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VOL. VIII. 



BOSTON, APRIL, 1883. 



No. 4. 



Mississippi Valley Migration. 



As yoxi have so kindly consented to pub- 

 lish the notes and observations made by 

 my fellow laborers, I send herewith a par- 

 tial list of the stations and observers. It 

 is expected that by your next issue the list 

 will be complete and the rest of the names 

 will then be forwarded. In giving the 

 notes the endeavor will be to condense 

 them as much as posssible : for that reason 

 in future in referring to the different sta- 

 tions and observers, the numbers as given 

 below will be used. 



For the benefit of those who are not al- 

 ready acquainted with the work, I will say 

 that our aim is to study in concert and in a 

 thorough and scientific manner the migra- 

 tion of birds in the Mississippi Valley, 

 but the work will necessarily include a 

 large amount of general study of their 

 habits, food, etc. The chief merit claimed 

 for the work is that it is carried on by many 

 observers, all working together toward one 

 common end, and hence each assisting the 

 others to better and fuller results. 



No. 6, Texas, Waxahachie, S. W. Plorer. 

 " 8, Georgia, Rising Pawn, J. T. Parker. 

 " 14, Mississippi, Oxford, Prof. R. B. Fulton. 

 " 12, Mississippi, Jackson, A. G. Gale. 

 " 13, Mississippi, Canton, T. S. Ward. 

 " 15, Tennessee, Dyersburg, H. 8. Pell. 

 " 16, Tennessee, Duck River, J. B. Cathey. 

 " 17, Tennessee, Gardner, A. J. Rooks. 

 " 18, Tennessee, Southside, Dr. T. H. Rye. 

 " 21, Kansas, Manhattan, D. E. Lantz. 

 " 22, Kansas, Manhattan, C. P. Blachly. 

 " 24, Kentucky, Mooleyville, C. B. Wight. 

 " 26, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Prof. F. L. Harvey. 

 " 29, Missouri, Kahoka, W. S. Baker. 

 " 30, Missouri, St. Louis, O. Widmann. 

 *' 31, Missouri, Glasgow, Prof. Trowbridge. 

 " 32, Missouri, Glasgow, T. B. Smith. 

 " 33, Missouri, Kansas City, G. E. Stillwell. 

 " 35, Illinois, Anna. C. W. Butler. 



No. 36, Illinois, Adin, W. D. Hills. 

 " 37, Illinois, Jacksonville, J. E. Hopmann. 

 " 38, Illinois, Liter, Dr. S. Griffin. 

 " 39, IlUnois, Ellsworth, D. Arrowsmith. 

 " 40, Illinois, Osceola, Dr. E. O. Boardman. 

 " 41, Illinois, Polo, H. A. Kline. 

 " 43, Iowa, Grand View, W. A. Lester. 

 " 44, Iowa, Coralville, Mrs. V. S. Williams. 

 " 45, Iowa, Wankon, B. M. Hancock. 

 " 46, Iowa, Douglas, D. H. Vermilya. 

 " 47, Iowa, Mitchell, J. W. Lindley. 

 " 51, Wisconsin, Racine, Dr P. R. Hoy. 

 " 52, Wisconsin, Jefferson, W. W. Cooke. 

 " 53, Wisconsin, West Depere, S. W. Willard, 

 " 54, Wisconsin, Brookville, L. A. Smith. 

 " 57, Minnesota, Hastings, Rev. G. R. Pratt. 

 " 5S, Minnesota, Hutchinson, Wm. Tomlinson. 

 " 60, Minnesota, Elk River, Vernon Bailey. 



It will thus be seen that the stations 

 cover pretty thoroughly all the ground 

 from the Gulf of Mexico to British Ameri- 

 ca. There are, however, still some gaps 

 which I should like to have filled. Ne- 

 braska and Indian Territory lack observers, 

 and it is desirable to have more observers 

 in each of the extreme Southern States. 

 If an}^ of the subscribers of the O. and O. 

 would like to join in the work, drop me a 

 postal and I will send circular of full in- 

 structions. 



Among the reports sent in of Winter 

 birds there are two which deserve special 

 mention as showing the very unequal dis- 

 persion of birds. The first is from No. 30 

 and the other from No's 21 and 22. Here 

 are two places in nearly the same latitude 

 and about 400 miles apart. The records 

 show that the temperature and weather of 

 both were about the same ; yet the bird 

 life is very different. At both stations 

 counts were made, so that we have an exact 

 basis for comparison and are left to the 

 vague terms numerous, common, scarce, 

 &c. The dates are the same, being about 



