Protection of North American Birds. 155 



Columbia : John Fennin, Burrard Inlet, B. C. ; Manitoba : 

 Prof. W. W. Cooke, Moorhead, Minnesota; Quebec and 

 Maritime Provinces : Montague Chamberlain, St. John, 

 New Brunswick ; Ontario: Thomas Mclllwraith, Hamilton. 

 Each observer is asked to give a brief but careful descrip- 

 tion of the principal physical features, including latitude, 

 longitude, and altitude, of the locality which is the seat of 

 his observations, and the data collected arranged in three 

 general classes ; (a) Ornithological Phenomena, (b) Me- 

 teorological Phenomena, (c) Contemporary and Correlative 

 Phenomena. The first class requires the observer to pre- 

 pare a complete list of the Birds known to exist in the 

 vicinity of his station, indicating to which of the following 

 five categories each species pertains : — 



1. Permanent Residents, or those that are found regularly 

 throughout the year. 



2. Winter Visitants, or those that occur only during the 

 winter season, passing north in the spring. 



3. Transient Visitants, or those that occur only during 

 the migrations, in spring and fall. 



4. Summer Residents, or those that are known to breed, 

 but which depart southward before winter. 



5. Accidental Visitants, or stragglers from remote districts. 

 The second class requires information upon : — 



1. The direction and force of the wind. 



2. The direction, character and duration of storms. 



3. The general conditions of atmosphere, including rain- 

 fall. 



4. The succession of marked warm and cold waves, 

 including a record of all sudden changes of temperature. 



Whilst the committee ask for a large amount of informa- 

 tion upon a variety of subjects, they are also glad to receive 

 meagre and isolated records. Comparatively few of the 

 observers are ornithologists or even bird collectors, the 

 great majority being intelligent farmers, tradesmen and 

 light-keepers. Those who know only the commonest birds, 

 such as the Eobin, Bluebird, Bobolink, Martin, Humming- 

 bird and Chimney Swift, can furnish important data and 

 their services are eafferlv sought. 



