Vol. III. APRIL, 1913. No. 3. 



AME^TcAN MIDLAND 

 NATURALIST 



Devoted to Natural History, Primarily 

 that of the Prairie States 



Published by the University of Notre Dame, 

 Notre Dame, Indiana 



J. A. NIEUWLAND, C. S. C, Ph. D., Sc. D., Editor 



CONTENTS 



Midland Witch Hazels /. A. Nicnwland 6i 



Nesting Habits of Our Birds Brother Alphonsus, C. S. C. 65 



The Generic Name of the "White Pine /. A. Nieuwland 68 



Our Birds in the Summer of 1912 Brother Alphonsus, C. S. C. 70 



Seedless Oranges, A Historical Note •, 76 



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