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THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



A.VTIVE MEMBEliS. 



1 Anderson, Rudolph M. Forest 



City. 



2 Ball, Carleton R., Ames. 



8 Barstch, Paul, Burlington. 



4 Bryan, Wm. A,, New Sharon. 



5 Crone, Jno. v., Marathon. 



6 Giddings, H. J., Sabula. 

 6 Godley, A. P., Le Grand. 



8 Irons. Ernest, Council Bluffs. 



9 Keyes, Chas. R., Mt. Vernon, 



10 Law, J. Eugene, Perry. 



11 Loomis, W. W., Clermont. 



12 Newell, Wilman, Ames. 



13 Richardson, F. G., Mason City. 



14 Savage, Walter G., Hillsboro. 



15 Savage, David L., Salem. 



16 Searles, W. W., Lime Springe. 



17 Stearns, Fred R., Sac City. 



18 Tryon, Cbas. C, Avoca. 



19 Webster, E.B., Cresco. 



20 Woods, Paul C, Fayette. 



Honorary. 



1 Goss, R. D., New Sharon, 



2 Savage, Wm., Wilsonville. 



Associate. 



1 Baylis, A. W., Cedar Rapids. 



2 Maycock, W. H., Salem, Iowa. 



3 McGioty, Paul P., Athens, Ga. 



4 McLaughlin, H. M, Mason City, 



Iowa. 

 Any further information con- 

 cerning the Association will be 

 gladly furnished by the secretary. 

 Applications for membership should 

 be to the secretary. We need the co- 

 operation of every active ornithologist 

 in the state, and herewith give you a 

 cordial invitation to join our ranks. 

 Ycurs very truly, 



David L. Savage, 

 Salem, Is. 



Out' Special tforlc. 



It has been decided that we take up 

 the families Icteridae (black-birds, 

 orioles, etc ] TyramiUae, [flycatchers j, 

 and Alandidae, [larke] for this quarter. 



The active members are requested 

 to send all the notes they have on all 

 the species of the Family Icteridae, 

 [blackbirds, orioles] to W. W. Searles, 

 Lime Springs. Iowa, by November 15. 

 In making out your notes please state 

 whether the species are permanent 

 resident, winter resident, transient 

 visitant, summer resident, or acci- 

 dental visitant, and whether abundant, 

 common, tolerably common or rare^ 

 and also report on as many of the 

 following questions as possible: 



Habitat. — Are they found in forests, 

 marshes, dry uplands, on borders of 

 ponds and lakes, running streams or 

 near dwellings? 



Habits. — Explain all their peculiar 

 habits you have observed. 



Song. — Favorite time of day or 

 night; influence of weather on its 

 song; difference between song of male 

 and female. 



Nesting. — Give full particulars of 

 construction, position, height from 

 ground, exact date, incubation of 

 eggs, identification and composition 

 of nests. Describing exact size and 

 color of eggs and all peculiar situa- 

 tions of nests. Number of broods 

 reared by one pair in a season. Are 

 any of these species imposed upon by 

 the Cowbird? 



Send your notes on the Family 

 Tymymidae to J. Eugene Law, Perry 

 Iowa, by Dec 1st. 



Your notes on the Family Alandidae 

 should be sent to Jno. V. Crone 



