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togetber will make the biolog-ical department 

 of*Coe colleg-e one of the finest in the state of 

 Iowa. 



Mr. Carl Fritz Henning-, Associate-editor 

 of The Western Ornitholog-ist, sent us a clip- 

 ping from the Boone (la.) Standard, written 

 by himself, on the occurance of the Brown 

 Pelican in Iowa. In a letter to the Editor he 

 says:— "Althoug-h the specimen was 'strong' 

 when I got it, I made up my mind to save it 

 and thereby obtain an authentic record for 

 our state." The bird is at present in Mr. 

 Henning's collection. 



As has already been stated, the publisher 

 ©f The Bittern intends to enlarge the maga- 

 zine a little, and should we receive at least 

 200 more subscribers before November 15th, 

 1900, we will publish a Jaige holiday number 

 on December first, the printed pag-e being 3>^ 

 X 6 inches in size; printed on g-ood paper, and 

 well illustrated. And from that time on, will 

 publish a magazine that will stand high 

 among the leaders in ornithological journal- 

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