THE WILSON BULLETIN 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study of Birds. Official Or- 

 gan of the Wilson Ornithological Club 



Edited by LYNDS JONES 



PUBLISHED BY THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB, AT CHICAGO, ILL. 



Price in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, One Dollar a year, 30 cents a number, 

 post paid. Price in all countries in the International Postal Union, $1.25 a year, 40 cents 

 a number. Subscriptions may be sent to Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio, or to Mr. P. B. 

 Coffin, 32.?2 Groveland Avenue, Chicago, III. 



OFFICERS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR 



President : Dr. T. €. Stephens, :Morningside, Sioux City, Iowa. 



Vice-president : Geo. L. Fovdyce, Youngstown, Oliio. 



Secretary : Tlios. L. Hauliinson, Charleston, 111. 



Treasurer: P. B. Coffin, 32.32 Groveland Ave., Chicago, 111. 



Editor " The Wilson Bulletin " : Lynds Jones. Spear Laboratory, 

 Oberlin, Ohio. 



Business Manager: (Gerard Alan Abbott. l.Mo East Gist St., 

 Chica-o. 111. 



EDITORIAL 



The Editor will leave 01>erlin on June 20. and will not return 

 until September 1."). Matters relating to the business of the Wil- 

 son Bulletin should be addressed to the Business Manager, Gerard 

 Alan AblKJtt. ].j43 E. Cist St.. Chicago, 111. Manuscript intended 

 for publication may be addressed to the Editor at his Oberlin ad- 

 dress, and it will be taken care of there. 



As may be well known to many readers, the Editor will conduct 

 a party of college student from Oberlin to Seattle, and from there 

 down the coast of Washington from Cape Flattery to iModips. which 

 lies on the coast north of (iray's Harbor. The party leaves Ober- 

 lin on June '20. via the New Y'ork Central lines, reaching Seattle 

 OH June 24. via C. M. i^ St. Paul R. R. From Seattle the steamer 

 Bellingham will convey the party to Neah Bay. 'and from there the 

 trip down the coast will be made Ity launch and canoe with the 

 coast Indians in charge. While this triji is made for the purpose 

 of the study of the ecology of the region, the birds will receive 

 their fair share of atteutit>n. and the islands included in the bird 

 reserves will be visited. 



