Contents. 



The Psychic Nature of Bird Song, Morton E. Peck, - - 1 



The Psychic Nature of Bird Song, Mrs. Mary L. Rann, - - 4 

 The Third Annual Congress of the Iowa Ornithological Ass'n 6 



Economic Study, ... - - - 10 



A Call to Duty, - - - - - - 10 



Bird Migration in Iowa — Instructions to Collaborators, - - 11 



Notes and News, - - - - - - - 14 



Book Review, - - - - - - - 15 



Officers anJ Cofflmlltees of tlie Iowa Onilllioloocal Association, 



ISOCr— 189S. 



OFFICERS. 



BROWJf, J. H. Tj^esident. 



TRIEM, Mrs. M. A., Vice President. 

 LAW, J. EUQEJTE, Secretary. 



SA VAGE, DA VID L., Editor- Treasurer 



MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL^ 



JVEWELL, WILMOJV, Chairman. 

 BALL, CAELETOA' B. LOOMLS, W.W 



FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



EEJVJVIJV'G, CARL IRITZ, Chairman. 

 B URGE, GEORGE H. GLDDTJVGS, H. J. 



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