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The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



[Vol. XXXVI 



Under Notes and News occurs a paragraph 

 of peculiar interest to those interested in the 

 minor scientific publications. It appears that 

 even so well established and financed an organ as 

 the Auk is feeling the effects of the high cost of 

 and disturbances in the printing industry and it 

 has had to appeal to sources outside its regular 

 subscription list for the sinews of war. It has 

 been glad to receive a financial donation from the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies, and 

 two of the heaviest papers published in the year 

 were at the expense of Miss Mary Wright and Mr. 

 Prentiss Baldwin. Besides this, for the first time 

 within the memory of the reviewer, the Auk has 

 appeared three months late. It is catching up 

 now and the January number of the present 

 volume was received towards the end of February. 

 However, it is indicative of the times, prices have 

 soared so that with this Canadian Field-Naturalist 

 we are attempting to publish for $1.50, 

 numbers that cost us $3.10. It is evident that 

 this can not continue long. Our subscribers, 

 ignorant of conditions, can hardly be blamed if 

 they think they have a valid cause of complaint 

 against us, but the lowered standard of paper, 

 illustration, mailing and bur general lateness of 

 appearance as well as the regrettable doubling up 

 of numbers has been the result of grim necessity. 

 It is at present up to the general naturalist public 

 of Canada whether the attempt to continue a 

 Natural History publication (^practically the only 

 one in Canada) is to fail or not. This is not a 

 private venture. No one profits in any financial 

 degree by its success, though numbers of us may 

 be substantially responsible if it fails. It is 

 published entirely as a source of publication and 

 information for Canadian naturalists and for the 

 general good. There is no fault in the present 

 condition of the Canadian Field-Naturalist that 

 funds will not repair. More new subscribers are 

 absolutely essential and in the meantime we plead 

 for consideration from the older ones. It is 

 right up to the naturalists of Canada whether they 

 wish to continue a national source of scientific 

 publication or are satisfied to rely upon the 

 courtesy (always freely extended as far as space 

 permits) of foreign publications. 



No. 4, October: — 



Breeding Birds of Warland, Lincoln Co., 

 Montana. By Thomas E. Burleigh. Pp. 552- 

 565. An annotated list of summer birds from a 

 point on the Kootenai River very close to the 

 Southern British Columbia Boundary. It is of 

 suggestive interest to workers in that section. 



Under General Notes occur:— 

 Double-crested Cormorant in Ontario. By 



M. J. Magee, p. 597. The occurrence of six 

 birds Aug. 4 to 21, 1921, near Gargantua, Ont., 

 near eastern end of Lake Superior. 



Note on the Breeding of the Semipalmated 

 Plover in Nova Scotia. By Chas. W. Townsend, 

 M.D. P. 601. Refers to Lewis' report of eggs 

 in Yarmouth Co. and his own record of downy 

 young at Seal Island previously published. Adds 

 a record of birds playing wounded as if with young 

 on shore of BarringtonBay near Coffinscroft, N.S., 

 July 1, 1921. 



Evening Grosbeak in Michigan. By M. J. 

 Magee. P. 604. Reports birds summering at 

 Hulbert, Mich., some forty miles west of Sault 

 Ste. Marie. Also occurrence of adults and im- 

 matures scarcely able to fly, Aug. 24, at Sault Ste. 

 Marie, Mich. It seems that at last we are running 

 down the nesting grounds of this mysterious 

 species. 



Goldfinches and Purple Finches Wintering at 

 Hatley, Stanstead County, Quebec. By H. Mous- 

 ley. P. 606. The title suggests the general 

 tenor of this note but the author calls attention 

 to a little known or unusual taste for salt noted 

 in some birds. Purple Finch, House Sparrow, 

 Mourning Dove and Crow. 



The Philadelphia Vireo in the Province of 

 Quebec. By H. Mousley. P. 607. Calling Mr. 

 Lewis' attention to overlooked records made by 

 himself. It may be said parenthetically here that 

 these records were published after the above 

 manuscript had been prepared and was beyond 

 the writer's control. 



Golden-winged Warbler at Sault Ste. Marie, 

 Mich. By M. J. Magee. P. 607. A sight 

 record of this species near the above place. It 

 is certainly a northern record, too far north to be 

 accepted as it stands and without further details. 



Early Spring Records at Hatley, Stanstead 

 County, Que. By H. Mousley. P. 609. A 

 number of unusually early spring records for the 

 locality. 



Early Bird Banding. By Ernest Thompson 

 Seton. P. 611. Description of early attempts 

 by writer in marking birds with ink spots and 

 small lockets, near Carberry, from 1882 to 1884. 



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