AmericaiY Ornithology. 



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VOL. Ill NOVEMBER.. 1905. NO. 11 



Our photograph contest, which ended October 1st, brought 

 with it several pleasant surprises. The general average excell- 

 ence of the prints far surpassed those sent in our last competition; 

 and the whole number of photographs received in all three classes was 

 a few over a thousand. The improvement shown in the work of a 

 large number who contributed photos in the contest last year, is very 

 marked and most gratifying, as is also the large increase in the num- 

 ber of pictures showing adult birds. This large number of photos rep- 

 resents a great amount of work and patience, but undoubtedly the 

 makers of them have become far more intimate with bird life than they 

 could in any other way. Judging them was also a difficult matter; we 

 have considered them both photographically and ornithologically and 

 make the following awards: 



Class 1. — Live adult birds: 1st, "Kingfisher with Fish," by R. H. 

 Beebe, Arcade, N. Y.; 2nd, "House Wren with Spider," by Geo. C. 

 Embody, Bradford, Pa.; 3rd, "Bluebird at Nest," by J. H. Miller, 

 Lowville, N. Y. 



Class 2. — Young birds: 1st, "Young Chickadees being fed by the 

 Adult," by Lispenard S. Horton, Hyde Park, N. Y.; 2nd, "Young 

 Kingfishers," by J. H. Miller, Lowville, N. Y.; 3rd, "Young 

 Shrikes," by R. H. Beebe, Arcade, N. Y. 



Class 3. — Nests and Eggs: 1st, "Nest and Eggs of Cooper's Hawk," 

 by G. L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio; 2nd, "Nest and Eggs of Bank 

 Swallow," by F. R. Miller, Toledo, Ohio; 3rd, "Nest and Eggs of 

 Canada Goose," by P. B. Peabody. 



