11 1(' \'oLiiig OvultliologUt. 



-vv;is my first experience of the kinrl. 



All in all it was a very pleasant pas- 

 time. The dueks seemeJ to be either 

 dazzled and loth to fly when the light 

 is thrown upon tliem, or else they are 

 not tlie least alarmed by its appearance 

 and do not realize their danger until 

 the sharp crack of the gun accompanied 

 witli its murderous missils informs 

 them too forcibly that it is time thev 

 should be moving on. 



Thus have I narrated a pleasant 

 night's hunt which I intend very soon 

 to i'epeat; and I might suggest to some 

 of my gunning friends, under whose 

 notice this article should chance to 

 fall, that if so. situated they try their 

 luck in a little trip of this kind and 

 let us hear from them as regards their 

 experience. A. M. Shields, 



Los Ano-eles, Cal. 



THE NEW ASSOC lAllON, 



ro BE CALLED THE 



Young Ornithologists' 



ASSOCIATION'. 



In our December number, Mr. [,. (). 

 Pindar proposed to from a t;orrespond- 

 ing club, composed of the subscribers 

 of the •' Voung Ornithologist," who shall 

 re[jort from their sections anything of 

 interest which comes under their obser- 

 vations, relating to Ornithology or 

 Oology. Quite a number have respon- 

 ded from different parts of the country, 

 and we ])ublish l)eIo\v a few of the 

 letters : 



"I have read o\er carefully Mr. Pin- 

 dar's proposal in your paper, and think 

 it is a fir.st-rate idea, I will do what I 

 can to aid it by reporting from this vi- 

 cinity. I propose the name of the 

 "Ycjung Ornithologist's Association," 

 or the ''Y. O. A.." as I think it would 

 be a suitable one." H. C. W'akh, 



Needham, Mass. 



••Ill the i)c( embei' tiinnber of the •• N'. 



O." I saw a proposition to start a Nat- 

 ural History Association among the 

 subscribers of your paper, I think it 

 would be a good plan, and if it is de- 

 cided to start one, 1 would be very glad 

 to belong. 'I'here is not much to re- 

 port here in the city, but I think 1 can 

 report quite well for Farmington, Me., 

 wnere 1 spend my summers, and where 

 I have lived until a few years ago. 1 

 am very much inteiestedin biid life." 

 Vours truly, J. B. Richards, 



Fall River, Mass. 



"Noting the suggestion of Mr. Pindar 

 in the Young Ornithologist I say, let us 

 form a club by all means. 1 am sure 

 that there are two or three, at least, in 

 every town who are interested in the 

 subject, and who could form a small 

 club, and elect one to report for them 

 all and send the report in to your paper 

 for publication. I propose to call the 

 association after your paper. " G. E. C, 

 Jersey City, N. J. 



'•I think Mr. Pindar's ideas are splen- 

 did. Let us have a corresponding club 

 by all means. 1 will attempt to give 

 notes from this place." R. A. Green. 

 Anson, Texas. 



'•1 spend my summers at Beverle\- 

 Farms, and will send you in notes of 

 anything of interest that comes under 

 my observation. ' ' M. S. , Boston, Mass. 



■•Anything I discover that I think 

 will be of interest to your readers I will 

 report to you from here." [. A., 



West Newbury, Mass. 



"Shall endeavor to form a club here 

 at once, and re[)ort to you." S. J. L. 



San Francisco, Cal. 



"I know of but one other person here 

 interested in Ornithology besides my- 

 self, but we will try and send in some- 

 thing monthly." F. E. W. . 



Rock Island, 111. 



We have received other communica- 

 tions, but have not the space to publish 

 them at present. We hope that all of 

 our subscribers will report to us each 

 month so that we may have condensed 

 items of interest from evev state in the 

 L'nion. 



