FAUNAL STUDIES 

 of Illinois Wild Life 



Comprehensive studies of two important biological groups, 

 the birds and the fishes of this state, are available in the 

 series of Final Reports issued by the State Natural 

 History Survey. 



"The Ornithology of Illinois," by Robert Ridgway, is in 

 two volumes, a total of more than 800 pages of description 

 concerning our native birds, with 65 full-page plates either 

 of gross views or structural details. The two volumes 

 are not sold separately but may be had together tor four 

 dollars plus postage on a package of eight pounds. They 

 may be ordered simply by specifying Illinois Natural 

 History Survey publication 84. The second edition, 

 1 913, will be furnished. 



"The Fishes of Illinois," by Stephen Alfred Forbes and 

 R. E. Richardson, is a one-volume account of the fishes 

 in the waters within or under the jurisdiction of the state. 

 The second edition of 1920 which is furnished has 136 

 pages of introduction, i,!^-] pages of description of species, 

 76 figures in the text and 68 colored plates. One hundred 

 two distribution maps are supplied in a separate atlas, 

 which is not charged for when ordered with the fish book. 

 The price of this work is four dollars plus postage on a 

 package of six pounds and may be had by ordering 

 Illinois Natural History Survey publication I46. Pub- 

 lication 265, "Annotated List of the Fishes of Illinois," by 

 D. John O'Donnell, issued in August, 1935, will be of 

 considerable help in bringing nomenclature to date. Price 

 fifty cents. 



Payment must accompany all orders, in the form of United 

 States post-office money order made payable to the State 

 Treasurer of Illinois, Springfield. Send requests and all re- 

 mittances to the Chief, State Natural History Survey, 

 Urbana, Illinois. 



