October, 1899 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Frontispicce — Founders of the Amf.rican Ornithologists' Union 142 



The American Ornithologists' Union Illustrated J- A. Allen. .143 



American Bitterns Photographed from nature by E. J. Tabor and F. M. Chapman . . 149 



The Angler's Reveille, Illustrated by E IV. Smith . . ... Henry van Dyke . . 150 



The Prairie Horned Lark. Illustrated Robert IV. Hegner . . 152 



ScREKCH Owl. Photographed from life . . A. L. Princehorn 154 



A Pleasant Acquaintance with a Hummingbird. Illustrated C. F. Hodge . , 155 



A Peculiarity of a Caged Skylark . . . H. M. Collins . . 157 



FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 



On the Ethics of Caging Birds— Letters to the Editor 



Aii/ia Harris Smith . . 158 

 C. F. Hodge 160 



FOR YOUNG OBSERVERS 



Oliver Twist — Catbird Isabella McC. Lemmon . . 163 



NOTES FROM FIELD AND STUDY 166 



Birds and Caterpillars, Caroline G. Sonle ; An Odd Nesting Site, L. H. Schwab. 



BOOK NEWS AND REVIEWS 167 



Mrs. Miller's 'The First Book of Birds;' Knoble's 'Field Key to the Land Birds;' 

 Hodge's 'Suggestions kor the Study of Our Common Birds;' Book News. 



EDITORIALS 



AUDUBON DEPARTMENT ■ • • • ^7° 



Editorial: Illustration, Quills to Avoid ; Audubon's Seal, illubtrated; Report of the 

 Society of the District of Columbia. 



^*5^ Bird- Lore is published on tlie first of the month, at Englewood, New Jersey, where all 

 notices of cha7ige of address, manuscripts intended for publication, books, etc.. for review, and 

 exchanges should be sent. 



PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT 



Bird-Lore for December will contain, among other interesting articles, 'The Story of a Pet Sea 

 Parrot,' by E. W. Nelson; 'A Search for the Reedy Island Crow Roost,' by VVitmer Stone; 'A 

 Large Family,' by Frank M. Chapman, all illustrated. An account of How the Central Park Chicka- 

 dee^ were Tamed by Aime A. Crolius, one of Garrett Newkirk's admirable bird poems for children, 

 etc., and a detailed Statement of the Plans of the Magazine for 1900, including an announcement of 

 special interest to all bird students. 



