Americarv Ornithology. 



A MaLgaLzirve Devoted Wholly to Birds. 



■Published monthly by Chas. K. REED, 75 Thomas St., Worcester, Mass. 

 EDITED BY CHESTER A. REED. B. S. 



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-COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY CHAS. K. REED- 



VOL. Ill JANUARY. 1903. NO. 1. 



We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Chester Barlow, at Santa 

 Clara, Cal. As editor of the Condor and an energetic worker in the 

 Cooper Ornithological Club as well as to his many personal friends, his 

 loss will be keenly felt. He was one of the founders of this society and 

 instrumental in bringing it to its present excellent standard. He passed 

 away in the twenty-eighth year of his life. 



We are pleased to receive the many congratulations and compliments 

 for our efforts the past year. Unless the u-nforseen happens, we expect 

 to show a marked improvement in the coming volume. We trust that 

 our subscribers will do what they can to assist us by their observations. 



We notice that nearly all of our subscribers who are returning their 

 magazines to be bound have paid 18 cents or more for postage. These 

 require but 9 cents. The postage rate for the public on returned mag- 

 azines is one cent for each four ounces. Many stamp clerks appear to 

 be unaware of this rate. 



ANOTHER ART PICTURE, 



The reproduction from the life photograph which we have been giv- 

 ing as a premium, has been so favorably commended that we have pre- 

 pared the companion piece- It is called "Preparing Breakfast" and is 

 of the same group of birds. It is fully the equal of the "Chippy Fam- 

 ily," in fact nearly everyone considers it better. Read our advertise- 

 ment on another page in regard to obtaining this picture. 



