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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



The x^merican Redstart. By Louis Agfassiz 



Fuertes Frontispiece 



Some Notes on the Life History of the American 



Redstart. By J. Claire Wood 33 



Birds in Decoration (1 halftone). By A. H. Griffith 35 



A List of the Land Birds of Southeastern Michig^an. 



By Bradshaw H. Swales 37 



Editorial 44 



Michigfan Academy of Science 45 



Michig^an Ornithologfists {5th series). Halftones 

 of Bryant Walker, Maj. A. H. Boies, Fred'k 



C. Hubel, Wm. H. Dunham 46 



Recent Literature 47 



Audubon Department 49 



Correspondence 50 



Minutes of Club Meeting^s 51 



Notes from the Field and Museum {3" 5^«?r/ articles) 53 



M. O. C. Officers, Committees, Members 56 



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