J. A, ALLEN, F. M. CHAPMAN, 



JEditor. Assoc. Editor 



THE AUK. 



A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology* 



OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN 

 ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



As the official organ of the Union, ' The Auk ' 

 is the leading ornithological publication of this 

 country. Each number contains about loo pages of 

 text, a handsomely colored plate, and other illustra- 

 tions. The principal articles are by recognized 

 authorities, and are of both a scientific and popular 

 nature. The department of ' General Notes ' gives 

 brief records of new and interesting facts concerning 

 birds, contributed b)' observers from throughout the 

 United States and Canada. Recent ornithological 

 literature is reviewed at length, and news items are 

 commented upon by the editors. 'The Auk' is thus 

 indispensable to those who would be kept informed 

 of the advance made in the study of birds, either in 

 the museum or in the field. 



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