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FRIENDS OF OUR SCIENCE 
INCREASING THE VALUE OF A STANDARD 
JOURNAL AND PERPETUATING 
ITS USEFULNESS. 
T the first of the year the publisher of THE 
A NrpoLocist issued a circular letter to many 
of his subscribers and friends, setting forth 
the history of this journal, something as to the 
enduring patience, time and money expended to 
accomplish results for Ornithology and Oology, 
and submitting for earnest consideration the 
problem of its success, which should be dear to 
all bird lovers. 
Of this communication, William Brewster, 
President of the American Ornithologist’s Union, 
wrote: ‘‘I have read your appeal with sympathy 
and admiration. It is the frankest statement of 
the kind that I have ever seen, and if it does not 
bring the required help, nothing will.” 
The many responses indicative of appreciation 
and hearty support which have come to hand are 
most gratifying, and back of the substantial aid 
‘*for the cause”’ the spirit actuating it has spoken 
louder than words and will never be forgotten. 
The sentiment is generously expressed that the 
Nip is ‘‘all right,” that the editor is satisfactory 
and that the publication #zus¢ be pushed on to an 
adequate full support, Every little helps, and 
one new subscriber is a dig help. See what will 
be accomplished if Za/f of our subscribers get ove 
more each! 
As an ardent Oologist the editor is interested 
with the subscribers equally in the success of a 
good magazine, extending researches into new 
fields, recording rare ‘‘takes,’’ and furnishing a 
wuedium worth much more to each collector than 
his one dollar per year. As the publisher, he 
gives his time, where he hasalready given largely 
of time and money, to develop such a first class 
publication, with a very distant prospect ofreturns, 
financially. 
Disregarding the educational factor, such a 
journal is worth $’s from a purely material stand- 
point, to every active collector. This is why we 
“laid the whole case’ before our friends. That 
the facts are appreciated we have already abund- 
ant evidence. 
Mr. E. A. McIlhenny, of Avery’s Island, La., has 
very generously volunteered a contribution of 
$100 worth of southern bird’s eggs in sets to be 
offered as premiums with THE NIDOLOGIST, 
thereby attesting substantially his good will 
toward the magazine and his desire to see it have 
a wider circulation—such as it will have, we 
believe, with our friends’ earnest co-operation. 
The following list includes the support recently 
received ‘‘for the cause,” and from good friends 
of Ornithology, and represents the number of sub- 
scribers secured, or their equivalent, with those 
pledged to be secured during the next five months. 
The first two objected to the publication of their 
names: 
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Chasey Littlejohn). 5 ccece a ccsysepeoys we icle se + Io 
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EawJien WHECLED a a0 tate tyes See raereas sae I 
Philo W. Smith 
John A, Brandon 
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Reginald |G: Pape ea. ., 
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WW Bony Gens Meee Lyte aay, 0 gel. tne aeaaee ee I 
Cr aT a PEMIL US eeu atthrnisesutits ty sears 
R. W. Williams Jr 
R. C. McGregor 
A. W. Johnson 
M. C. Howe 
Virginius H. Chase...... . Bred Semrine tokio 5 
R= He Beck 
Mrs. Agnes Chase... 
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Dr. Louis B. Bishop.... 
Walter E. McLain yes 
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Hartley Jackson.......... 
C. H. Morrell 
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Prof DABS Burrows ence eee wacarter I 
GaP. Bourne? se. 2. : 
Miss J. F. Hecox 
Dr. W. M. Martin 
RP: Sharples, advertising ...% 3.2. 5. va. -6 
Bert H. Douglass, engraving.. ............ 
How many will add to this list? The editor 
has done all he can, do a little then yourself for 
your own paper, and you will see it all come back, 
benefiting Ornithology and yourself a good 
Ornithologist and a member of THE NIDOLOGIST’S 
widening circle of enthusiasts. Keep up the good 
work. May we not hear from yox and that early? 
Let us have something to publish next month 
from every one who feels that he is wth us, and 
let it be a record to be proud of, and to remember 
when the magazine gets to be double its present 
size. 
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Mr. A. W. ANTHONY has sailed from San 
Diego on a five months collecting cruise in Mexican 
waters. He will visit this time a number of 
islands in the Gulf of California, He is accompa- 
nied on the expedition by Richard C. McGregor 
of Palo Alto and H. B. Kaeding of San Francisco. 
Some excellent work no doubt will be accom- 
plished. 
