m iiiv i»P tilt-* notes were taken in Hancock coun¬ 
ty, though the uinjority are from \\ innebago 
county. All notes are understood to be made 
in the vicinity of Forest City unless otherwise 
stated. 
The topography of Hancock county is similar 
to Winnebago, being mostly prairie and marsh¬ 
land. with heavy natural timber in the north¬ 
eastern part. There are a few lakes, the largest 
being Eagle Lake in the central part (now near¬ 
ly dry ). Lake Edwards and Crystal Lake, near 
the northern line, the latter noted as being the 
source of the Iowa River. 
In the following list of birds, no species is 
enumerated of which the identification is doubt¬ 
ful, most of the species having been personally 
observed or collected by the undersigned during 
more than six years collecting in this vicinity, 
authorities being given for the few exceptions 
admitted, which are quoted from authentic 
sources. I am especially indebted to Mr. J. 
Eugene Law, of Perry. Iowa, and to Frank G. 
Richardson, D. 1). S, of Mason City, Iowa, both 
of whom have collected in this held, fornoleson 
several species that had escaped my notice, and 
also for corroborative notes on other of the 
rarer species. 
In the following list the nomenclature and 
sequence followed are those of the American 
Ornithologists’ Union, the numbers given being 
those of the A. O. U. Check List of North 
American Birds. Rudolph M. Anderson. 
Forest City. Iowa, Jan. 1st, 1807. 
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