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THE KEftDER OF THIS MftGftZINE • • • 



Ten volumes of Birds and Nature were completed with the December 

 1901, number. These volumes contained illustrations of Birds, Birds' 

 Eggs, Flowers, Mammals, Fish, Insects, Fruits, Shells, Minerals and gems; and the 

 text contained several valuable articles from the pens of well-known writers and 

 educators. We shall continue to have Birds made the chief attraction, 

 and at least four bird-plates will appear in each number. We shall continue 

 in Volume X the publication of the series of illustrations of gems begun with 

 Volume IX. The articles will be written by Dr. Oliver Cummings Farrington. 

 Among the color illustrations of future numbers the following may 

 be mentioned: 



JANUARY, 1902. 



Golden-Crowned Kinglet. 



King Rail. 



Brown-headed Nuthatch. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



Quartz. 



Flowers: Thistle. 



Whale. 



Medicinal Plant : Chondrus. 



FEBRUARY, 1902. 



Broad-tailed Hummingbird. 



Blue-headed Vireo. 



California Thrasher. 



Broad-winged Hawk. 



Quartz. 



tti« y. J Soapwort or Bouncing Bet. 



r towers ^ Snake . head or Turtle-head. 



Domestic Cat. 



Medicinal Plant : Sugar Cane. 



The preparation of the birds and other animals for photographing in colors will be 

 under the direction of Mr. Frank M. Woodruff, of The Chicago Academy of Sciences. Mr. 

 Woodruff will alBO assist the Editor in the selection of subjects. 



During the publication of the nine volumes of Birds and Nature the following 456 

 colored plates have appeared: 



281 Birds. 

 62 Mammals. 

 30 Flowers. 

 19 Medicinal Plants. 

 11 Fruits and Nuts (20 



species). 

 10 Insects (75 varieties.) 



10 Landscapes. 

 7 Minerals and Ores (48 va- 

 rieties). 

 5 Gems. 



7 Shells (74 species). 

 5 Fishes. 



4 Reptiles (Turtle* and Liz- 

 ards) (4 speciesj. W* 



3 Birds' Eggs (49 species). 

 1 Polished Wood Sections (6 



varieties). 

 1 Showing Change of Color 



in Birds' Feathers. 



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