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held at tlu- Dolroil Aluscuiii of Art. on I'rhniary .')lli, it was decided to devote 

 one i)age of each issue of this journal to the interests of the new society. 

 This will not interfere with the policy of the Bulletin, which has been carried 

 (Ml in the past. i. e., to finnish readers with notes fresh from the held and 

 nuiseuni on the birds of the region about the (ireat Lakes. We are pleased 

 to publi.sh the views of W'ni. Dutcher, chairman of the Protection Committee 

 of the American Ornithologists' Union. 



"Regarding" scientific collecting: 1 am not opposed to real scientihc col- 

 lecting in the slightest degree; in fact 1 think it is absolutely necessary for 

 real ornithologists to have birds to study; however, I am opposed to indis- 

 criminate collecting of birds' nests and eggs by boys and pseudo scientific col- 

 lectors. 



"I he real ornithologists in this country, i. e., men who have the interest 

 of ornithology at heart, are the ones who have brought bird protection to its 

 present prominence. They were the ones who first discovered that the birds 

 were being rapidly exterminated and arc the ones who formed the first bird- 

 protection society in the United States, and who have continued to agitate 

 the subject and are still doing so. I'he whole Audubon movement is the 

 outgrowth of the real ornithologist's love of nature and his desire to preserve 

 the birds." 



The twenty-fifth congress of the American Ornithologists' Union was 

 held at the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia, on November in, 

 17, 18 and 11), lOO.'J. The meeting was one if not the most successful ever 

 held by the Union. We are pleased to note that many Michigan men were 

 elected associate members. This state is still far from being well represented 

 in the Union and at the coming congress many others should join its ranks. 



The Bulletin woidd call the attention of Club meml)ers to the Patron 

 class. Ten have already joined, but there still remains many in the state 

 who could well afford and should join this class. The annual dues for 

 Patrons is five dollars a year. All should remember that the Bulletin is run 

 for no financial end and that none of the ofificers of the Club are paid for 

 their services. The list of Patrons will be published in the next issue. Will 

 your name be among them ? 



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Our thanks are due to ]\Ir. P. Kinder, of the Detroit Museum of Art, for 

 designing the attractive engraving which adorns the front cover of this 

 issue. The figure represents the Kirtland's Warbler in its northern home 

 among the pines. 



The next meeting of the Club will be held at the Museum of the Uni- 

 versity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, on Saturday, April 2nd. The annual 

 meeting of the Michigan Academy of vScience will be held at Ann Arbor at 

 the same time. Tliis will be the annual meeting of the Club, and it hoped 

 that many of the members will be present. 



