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Bulletin of the Michigan Oenithological Club. 



missionary in its field of awakening a love for the 

 study of birds among the youth and children, and 

 among others as well. "We wish it all success. 



Published by the Nature Publishing Company, 

 277 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



Chief Simon Pokagon, honorary member of our 

 Club and a life-long student of birds, sends, "To 

 the Michigan Ornithological Club", through this issue 

 of our official medium, an article accompanied by a 

 picture of the "Grand Old Man" of his race. You 

 will read it with pleasure, and may its pathetic teach- 

 ing enlist you one and all in the lovable cause if pro- 

 tecting our native birds of wood and field from death. 

 We trust it will. 



This eloguent leader of the Pokagon band of Potta- 

 watamie Indians has written and had published upon 

 birch bark, the paper of the wild woods, his life-time's 

 wonted home, a dainty booklet, "The Eed Man's 

 Greeting." This, by the way, can be obtained by 

 sending only 50 cents to C. H. Engle, Hartford, 

 Mich. Every member of the Club and all our rea- 

 ders should have this gem of wild, rough imagery. 



Mr. Wm. Dutcher, treasurer of the A. O. U. and 

 chairman of its committee on bird protection, writes 

 gratefully of our stand taken in the good work. 



Now that the birds are here again let us use our 

 influence to that end, and personlly see what we can 

 accomplish among the thoughtless destoyers near our 

 own homes. 



The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, 

 through its secretary, Geo. H. Greene of Lansing, 

 has very courteously offered its rooms in the State 

 Capitol to the Michigan Ornithological Club for its 

 next annual meetiug, to be held in Lansing, probably 

 on December 3, 1897. 



The American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science is coming to Michigan this year, and all 

 members of the Club should make their plans to 

 attend. It will hold its next annual meeting in 

 Detroit, on August 9 — 15, 1897. 



Professor F. W. Putman, of Harvard University, 

 General Secretary of the A. A. A. S., lectured under 

 the auspices of the Detroit Archaeological Society, on 

 April 8th, on American Archaeology. 



The Nidologist notices the Bulletin of the M. O. 

 C. very kindly in issue of March. 



Bulletin No. 1 of the Oologists' Association, under 

 date of March 15th, is at hand. It contains lists of 

 officers and members, also constitution. 



From the date of the publication of this Bulletin 

 subscriptions cannot begin with Volumn I Number 1 

 unless ten cents is added to the regular subscription 

 price. The edition of this number is nearly exhausted, 

 but as long as they last the price will be twenty-five 

 cents each. We wish to state that but few extra 

 copies of our Bulletin are printed and persons wish- 

 ing complete files will do well to subscribe at once. 



The Treasurer informs us that there are quite a 

 few unpaid dues. We would urge that these be 

 paid as soon as possible, as the money is needed for 

 enlarging the paper. The Treasurer's address is : 

 Mrs. F. A. Kelsey, 140 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 

 Michigan. 



Field Meeting 



at GRAND RAPIDS, 

 JULY 8 and 9. 



A field meeting of the Michigan Ornithological 

 Club will be held at Grand Eapids, Michigan, on 

 July 8 and 9. 



The afternoons and evenings will be devoted to 

 the reading of papers, and Friday forenoon will be 

 spent in the field. 



Interesting programs are being prepared, and it is 

 the desire of the Club to have every Michigan 

 ornithologist (and every ornithologist outside of 

 Michigan who can come) present. 



All persons notifying any of the committee men- 

 tioned below, before July 4th, of his intention of 

 being present, will be furnished entertainment by 

 the Grand Eapids members. 



It is also the wish of the Club to have as many 

 participate in the program, as possible, and all per- 

 sons intending to do so should send the name of the 

 paper, the time it will occupy, and the time they 

 wish to read it (if they have a preference), to the 

 committee as early as possible, and not later than 

 June 18th. Copies of the programme will be 

 mailed about June 20. 



MOEEIS GIBBS, 

 MES. F. A. KELSEY, 

 L. J. COLE, 

 B. R. LORAWAY, 

 W.'E. MULLIKEN, 

 Address, 191 First Ave., Committee. 



or 27 Lake St., 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



In accordance with the rule governing the distribu- 

 tion of this Bulletin, after this issue the paper will 

 be sent only to members not in arrears for dues. 



