notes ana news. 



Owiug to the illness of the editor,' Mr. Savage, the publicatiou of the 

 January issue has been delayed. The publication of that issue has been 

 placed in the hands of the undersigned and matters have been pushed 

 with the greatest possible speed. Mr. Savage cannot in any way be 

 blamed for the delay — on the contrary he deserves the sincere thanks of 

 the Association for the earnest efforts he has made, and for the amount he 

 has accomplished, working as he has been, under so many difficulties. 



Thanks are also due to Hodsoii Bros , printers, for their alactricity and 

 neatness in printing the present issue. We are also under obligations to 

 Prof. O. R. Ball, of Ames, for much valuable assistance. 



We can assure our subscribers and fellow members that arrangements 

 will soon be completed whereby future issues will appear on time. 



Carl Fritz Hexnixg, Wilmun Newell, 



Chairman Finance Com. Chairman Ex. Council. 



Boone, Iowa, Feb. 26, 1898. 



One of the most attractive exhibits in the Louisiana section of the His- 

 tory Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition was the original 

 painting of the wild turkey, by Audubon and Bachnian. The bird was 

 killed on a Louisiana plantation and taken to the home of Col. Percy 

 Smith, where it was painted by Bachman. At the time of the purchase of 

 the painting the Smithsonian Institute offered $4000 for it. The colors 

 are still as fresh and bright as when first painted . 



Chief Henning of the Migration Department, writes the editor that if 

 necessary he will ask active members Coleman and Andrews of his city 

 to assist him in compiling the spring migration reports if they come in 

 too fast, and if worse comes to \Vorse, he will call on brother Newell of 

 the Agricultural College at Ames, to help him out. Let us flood him 

 with notes on the spring movements of our beloved birds and make him 

 keep his word. 



Since our last issue the following persons have been admitted to active 

 membership : Miss Charlotte M. King, Ames ; Messrs. B. B. Hill, Ames ; 

 Fred O. Schmidt, Boone. Let the good work go on. 



The Ornithological Museum of the Agricultural College at Ames, has 

 recently undergone a complete rearrangement, now making this exten- 

 sive collection readily accessible to both general and scientific students as 

 well as to the general public. It is well worth a visit. 



Do not forget to have in mind a suitable subject for an exhaustive paper 

 to be read at the next annual meeting of our Association, at Ames in Au- 

 gust. Though early yet, we should make ample and thorough prepara- 

 tion. This will probably be the greatest and most successful of any meet- 

 ing thus far held in the history of the Association. 



