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In this organization let us have no 

 discrimination regarding sex, race or 

 color. 



But let us have one great brother- 

 hood, — remembering that we all belong 

 to the great Brotherhood of man. 



And let us each remember that we as 

 Scientific investigators are but students 

 of the great book of the works of God, 

 the great Creator of all things, and we 

 but His children. What Ave now need 

 most to bring about such an organiza- 

 tion is enthusiasm and earnest work. 



It can be done. Let us go at it, Fel- 

 low-workers in the field of science! We 

 are brothers! Let us recognize our re- 

 lationship and combine together that 

 we may protect ourselves and build 

 each other up, as well do more to en- 

 lighten our fellow men. Let us hear 

 from all. 



Wilfred A. Brotherton, 



Rochester, Mich. 



A Trip to Cobb's Island. 



May 19, 1891. 



Arrived at the island this afternoon. 

 'On the way out from the mainland stop- 

 ped in New Marsh for the afternoon 

 shooting, which Ave found to be very 

 poor. 



Saw a good many Curlew*, but they 

 Avould not decoy. Killed two Gray- 

 back, seventeen Turnstone, three Black- 

 bellied Plover, one Greater-Yellow legs, 

 ten Red-backed Saudpiper and a lot of 

 smaller fry. 



May 20th. . This morning I waited up 

 the beach about tAA r o miles, and put out 

 ■decoys on edge of surf. Bagged a pair 

 t)f Black- bellied Plover and^four Turn- 

 stones, Avhen I had to pack up and 

 make tracks for home on account of a 

 heavy thunder storm. Saw a great 

 many American Oyster-catchers near 

 the upper end of Island, but did not 

 have time to look for their nest then. 



May 21st. Left Cobb's early this 

 morning and sailed down to Smith's Is- 

 land after Great Blue Heron. On the 



way doAvn we passed Mockhorn Island, 

 Avhere there were hundreds of Willet 

 breeding. 



Saw a great many Curlew, and about 

 a dozen Cormorant. 



At Smith's Island there is a large 

 heronry of the Great Blues, but all the 

 nests were in tall dead pines, which (as 

 Ave had no "irons" Avith us,) we were 

 unable to climb. 



There Avere also a great many Fish 

 Hawks! nests on the island. 



• May 22d. As this was to be my last 

 day on the island, and the men had re- 

 ported a few Robin Snipe as having 

 been seen, I took my gun and a dozen 

 tin decoys and Avalked up the beach. 



About a mile up, I stooled out on the 

 edge of the surf, and in a very short 

 time had nineteen fine plump Robin 

 Snipe inside my blind. 



Along with these I bagged about two 

 dozen Plover and smaller birds. After 

 putting up my decoys and game, I Avalk- 

 home through the marsh, and filled my 

 hat with Clapper Rails eggs. 



During my whole trip I saw very few 

 Terns or Gulls of any kind. Also found 

 Yellow Legs very scarce. 



One peculiarity about the island, and 

 a very good one, is the total absence of 

 the English SparroAV. . 



Wm. H. Fisher, 



Balto, Md. 



One of Indiana's New Laws. 



The Ornithologist has won and is hap- 

 py. Indiana has at last got a laAV that 

 if the birds could read, would make 

 them feel very secure. I thought that 

 perhaps the readers of the Oologist 

 would like to hear this law and find 

 how they can get a permit. The folloAV- 

 ing is the law in full : 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As- 

 sembly of the State of Indiana. That it shall be 

 unlawful for any person to kill any wild bird 

 other than a game bird or purchase, offer for 

 sale any such wild bird after it has been killed, 

 or to destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird. 



Sec. 2 For the purpose of this act the follow- 

 ing shall be considered game birds : the Anati- 

 dae. commonly called swans, geese, brant, and 

 river and 'sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly 



