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IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



^ic .... 



Joa^a ^raitt^ologist. 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted 



to the Study of Ornithology 



and Oology. 



DAVID U. SAVAGE, 



EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. 



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Entered as second class mail matter at the 

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Address ail communications to 



David L. Savage, Salem, Iowa. 



In commencing with this num- 

 ber, the second volume of a mag- 

 azine tor Ornithologists and 

 Oologists, a few words from the 

 editor may be in order. 



I desire to extend thanks to 

 the fraternity of the Association 

 for the honor they have bestowed 

 upon me, in electing me as editor 

 for the second year; also to the 

 many readers of this magazine 

 for their kind support, and I trust 

 it will be continued, for they 

 may feel assured that the second 

 volume will be superior to the 

 first. 



As the Iowa Ornithologist 



reveals the wonders of nature, 

 may its readers 



"Go forth under the open oky, 

 And list to nature's teachings."' 

 May they, while searching the 

 secrets of nature, be impressed 

 with "the wisdom of God in con- 

 cealing." For as man searches 

 and discovers the secrets of na- 

 ture, it strengthens and elevates 

 the mind, it draws him nearer to 

 nature's God, hence in this way 

 the Creator has supplied the 

 strongest incentive to progress. 



What You Hissed 



By not attending the Congress 

 at Iowa City. 



Hearing Heaton tell the good 

 and bad qualities of the Crow. 



Seeing Keyes, Burge and Peck 

 smile as Mt. Vernon was chosen 

 for 1896. 



Hearing Shoemaker's interest- 

 ing paper on "Sea Birds that 

 Visit Iowa." 



Getting the pamphlet, "Game 

 Laws of Iowa" which Brown had 

 for distribution; however, if you 

 will address J. H. Brown. Iowa 

 City, la., he will mail you a 

 copy. 



Seeing Laws' excitement when 

 he beheld the innumerable birds' 

 skins, of the Talbot collection, 

 in the fourth story of the Science 

 building. 



