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Announcement of the Congress.........eeseceeeuees iieeweye: 7 
Advisory Council...........00005 Aodanleinvwarewas etege wieeex Io 
Publishers’ Note...... seelahetig dig cata eG1S2 Sedaraloavavayttclansroeea arene wee arena 14 
The Presidential Address, by Dr. Elliott CONES iiseisececeeres oe «15 
The Migration of Birds, by J. A. Allen......... eee ee seen eee eeee 31 
Slaughter of the Innocents, by Rev. Leander S. Keyser........... 39 
The Range of the Crossbills m the Ohio Valley, with notes on their 
unusual occurrence in Summer, by A. W. Butler............. 47 
Observations on the American Flamingo, by D. P. Ingraham...... 59 
Facts from the Field, by E. H. Crane............... onic sso aes 70 
Amateur Ornithology, by Rev. Geo. B. Pratt...........0seeeeeeee 73 
Notes on the Observation of Birds, by Oscar Bird Warren ......, . 82 
Hints at the Kinship and History of Birds, as shown by their Eggs, 
by James Newton Baskett........cccesecseeeeecsecerenseere go 
The Red-Shouldered Hawk in Captivity, by H. C. Oberholser,.... 106 
On the Change of Habits of some Maine Birds, by Manly Hardy.. 113 
Ornithology in our Common Schools, by Abraham H. RBates....... 117 
Abstract of Address on the Birds of British Guiana, by J. J. Quelch. 121 
Song-Birds of the Pacific Coast, by Lyman Belding....... gitar este 130 
Notes on the Herons of Central Florida, by T. Gilbert Pearson.... 132 
The Summer Home of Dendreeca Ccerulescens, by John S. Cairns. 136 
Instinct in Birds, by J. H. Bowles...........- aeloeesieewse nies’ 139 
On Birds’ Names, by Wm. G. Praeger..... didteuiwlewebe sae vangee od oe 144 
Side Thoughts About Birds, by Frank E.Coombs........------+- 154 
The Homing Faculty in Birds and other Animals, by C. F. Amery. 161 
Protect our Birds, by Henry Hales... .......eseeecteeeeercecere 168 
To the Rescue of Birds, by Hortensia M. Black.........--+.--+++ 171 
The Cowbird, by Alfred Dugés..........2:eecseeeeeeecereesecees 179 
The Omithology of Columbus's First Voyage, by Frank M. Chap- 
MAM s 6 si0.i case a tana oierawwrateera Gia bye Mivaaisla Glas 41a! PGE Vee aetna ee 181 
Some Recent Bennopdes and Scientific Questions in Ornithology, 
by R. W. Shufeldt..........cc cee eeee renee Pie ashame 186 
The Migration of Hirundo Ruefiea to South Africa, by D. Emil 
Holubs «cscs see ctenmesow are awe sisseaseodessiyearen Siaiuins dace lgrepecain’s TOL 
Ornithologists Past and Present, by Paul ‘Leverkiila. Sdivaiewarwese, 19D) 
