ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 27 



The National Association of Audubon Societies and 

 affiliated organizations of various kinds throughout the 

 United States, therefore, call upon the friends of their 

 great fallen leader to erect a Roosevelt Memorial Fountain. 



The possibilities of such a work of art are boundless 

 and in the hands of some great American sculptor there 

 can be wrought a fountain of such beauty and appropri- 

 ateness that it will become one of the land-marks of 

 our country; and ever serve as a reminder of the great 

 American Nature Lover. 



A National Committee cooperating with the officers 

 and directors of the Association has been formed to aid 

 in the collection of funds and in the ultimate selection 

 of a proper w r ork of art. 



The books are now open for subscriptions and con- 

 tributions may be sent to Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Treasurer, 

 1974 Broadway, New York City, or to any member of the 

 Committee. In addition to the usual receipt all subscrip- 

 tions of one dollar and over, unless otherwise requested, 

 will be published in the magazine Bird-Lore. 



T. GILBERT PEARSON, 



Chairman. 



The Rockford Nature Study Club 



Bulletin No. 4 of the Nature Study Society of Rockford recently issued 

 under the title of "Birds of Rockford and Vicinity" is in booklet form and 

 contains besides title pages, introduction, etc., a check list of birds covering 

 32 pages. It is dedicated to Ruth A. Conklin "whose ruling passion was a 

 love of the out-of-doors, and whose devotion to the Society is a cherished 

 memory," and her likeness appears on the dedicatory page. 



The Bulletin is noteworthy for the nature study club of a single city 

 and is evidence of an abiding enthusiasm for the observation of bird life in 

 the Rockford area. Of special interest are the observation dates which 

 appear beside the names of 229 different species. For such extensive records 

 involving, of necessity, years of patient observation, the highest commenda- 

 tion is due various members of the club, and especially the collaborators, 

 Mrs. Chas. T. Sackett, Paul B. Riis, and Sergeant J. C. Van Duzer. 

 Opposite the last named now appears the gold star of supreme devotion to 

 his country. 



The introduction explains the two- fold purpose of the publication of 

 Birds of Rockford and Vicinity to be to aid the bird student in his field 

 work and to stimulate the collection of more complete data than have 

 hitherto been offered. It is expressly stated that the bird-list is a copy of 

 one which appeared in the Winter 1917-18 Illinois Audubon Society 

 Bulletin and due credit is given the compilers of the original records. 

 Examination of the list, however, shows a few additions, for example, the 

 Clapper Rail, the Starling, the Whitewinged Junco, and the Western 

 Tanager. These latter are indeed exceptional out-of-state records and the 

 evidence for including them in the list would doubtless be examined with 

 great interest by the compilers of the Illinois Audubon Societv's check list. 



J. L. S. 



