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collection of the larger birds of Northwestern Missouri, has 

 given free access to his notes and specimens. Mr. A. F. Smith- 

 son of Warrensburg has contributed voluminous notes covering 

 a period of several years. Mr. A. E. Shirling has assisted ma- 

 terially in bringing the list down to date. Among the sports- 

 men whose observations have been based on a knowledge of 

 ornithology, Judge J. E. Guinotte of Kansas City, and Mr. R. 

 P. Holland of Atchison, Kansas, have contributed matter of in- 

 terest and value. The Kansas list of Mr. C. D. Bunker, Curator 

 of the Kansas University Museum, and the admirable Missouri 

 list of Mr. Otto Widmann have been freely consulted and a few 

 records used. 



