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Region,” by Edward R. Ford and Philip DuMont. This manuscript has 
been at the Chicago Academy of Sciences since its completion in 1949. 
The paper is now being re-read and will be brought up-to-date with 
records of unusual occurrences. It will be printed by the Chicago Academy 
of Sciences as soon as it is completed. 
The Society wishes to obtain and preserve as a permanent file all 
records of special interest relating to birds of the Chicago region. Mr. 
Albert L. Campbell, Field Chairman, will keep these records and make re- 
ports to the Society from time to time. Please send him information about 
uncommon birds you may see, and also anything of interest about our 
common birds, including first and last migration dates, nesting information, 
etc. Mr. Campbell’s address is 2028 So. Third Ave., Maywood; phone 
Fillmore 3-7780. He reports to Mr. Val Nolan Jr., 806 Se. Henderson St., 
Bloomington, Indiana, who is editor for the Mid-Western Area of ‘Audubon 
Field Notes.” Every one doing field work is urged to send unusual 
records to Mr. Campbell promptly. 
Officers of the C.O.S. this year are: Mrs. Theron Wasson, President, 
606 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, Ill.; Karl E, Bartel, First Vice-President; 
Alfred H. Reuss, Jr., Second Vice-President; Albert L. Campbell, Field 
Chairman; and Holly Reed Bennett, Secretary-Treasurer, 134 So. La Salle 
St., Chicago 3, Ill. Field trips are held on Sundays at least once a month, 
and twice a month during migrations. Those wishing to participate should 
write to the Field Chairman. 
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New Field Card of “Birds of the Chicago Area”’ 
THE CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM has printed a new field card of 
“Birds of the Chicago Area” in an edition of 5,000. This card was pre- 
pared by a committee of the Chicago Ornithological Society consisting of 
Richard Zusi, Theodore Nork and Mrs. Paul Stephenson, with Charles 
Clark as consultant. It will be sold by the Book Shop of the Chicago 
Natural History Museum at $2.50 per hundred over the counter, or $2.75 
per hundred or ten for 30c¢ postpaid. 
The new card is the same size as the old one. The printing, however, 
is clearer, with more space after each species for noting numbers or 
symbols. The birds are grouped under family names so that it is easier 
to locate the species on the card. Two hundred and seventy-six species 
are listed, including four sub-species and two hybrids. An asterisk after 
the name indicates those birds nesting in the area, and a dagger, those 
which are rare but are seen more than once in five years. 
The “Chicago Area” includes an area about 100 miles around Chicago 
— the southern counties in Wisconsin, northern counties in Indiana, and 
Berrien County in Michigan. This is the same area that is included in 
“Birds of the Chicago Region” by Edward Ford, Colin Sanborn and C. B. 
Coursen. The card provides more space for weather data, the importance 
of which is being increasingly appreciated. The back page is blank, to be 
used for notes of special interest on the trip. 
606 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest. Illinois 
