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THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



state and their haunts are almost 



the same. Here the)- are seldom 



out of hearing of each other, the 



Prothonotar)^ over the water, the 



Hooded Warbler at the edg-e. 



Edmonde S. Currier, 



Keokuk, la. 



THE IOWA OpHOlM' 



A Quarterly Magazine 

 Devoted to the Study of 

 Ornithology and Oology. 



DAVID L. SAVAGE, 



EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. 



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Address all communications to 



David L. Savage, 



Salem, Iowa. 



We have for special study this 

 quarter, the families; Ajupclidac, 

 Ianiida(\ and Virconidae. The 

 notes on the family Ampclidac 

 (Wax wings), should be sent to 

 J. Eugene Law, Perry, Iowa, by 

 May 20th. Those on the family 

 Laniidac f Shrikes), to the Editor 

 by the 1st of June. The famil}- 

 Virconidae ( Vireos), will be in the 

 hands of Jno. V. Crone, Mar- 

 athon. Iowa, and all notes on the 

 same should be in by June 5th. 



Just a few words to the mem- 

 bers, please be a little more 

 prompt in sending in your notes, 

 be sure and send them in by the 

 dates specified; also have notes 

 more complete if possible. Any- 

 thing you have found of interest 

 on these birds, send it ^ along, it 

 will interest someone else. 



Constifcution 



of the 



Iowa Ornithological Association. 



Proposed, April 1st 189 5. 



ARTICLE I.~Name and Object. 



Sec. 1. --This organization shall 

 be known as the Iowa Ornitho- 

 logical Association. 



Sec. - 2. Its object shall be to 

 promote a more thorough study of 

 the birds of our state, thus awak- 

 ening a truer love for them, and 

 enabling the members to "Look 

 through Nature up to Nature's 

 God". 



ARTICLE II.-Members. 



Sec. 1.- Members shall be of 

 three classes; Honorary, Active, 

 and Associate. 



Sec. 2.-- Honorary members. 

 Honorary members shall be chos- 

 en for their eminence in Ornithol- 

 ogy. 



Sec. 3. -Active members. 

 Any person, residing- in the state 

 of Iowa, may become an active 

 member after having been elected. 

 Active members only, shall have 

 the power to vote. 



Sec. '1— Associate members. 

 Any person, residing outside of 

 the state of lov/a, may become an 

 associate member after having 

 been elected. 



ARTICLE Ill.-Ofacers. 



Sec. 1.— The officers of the As- 

 sociation shall be President, Vice 

 President, Secretary, Editor-tres- 



