RECORD OF NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGY * 
ROBERT H. WOLCOTT, LINCOLN 
This contribution is expected to furnish a comprehensive view of 
what has been accomplished with reference to the ornithology of Ne- 
braska up to the present time and to provide a starting point for a 
critical study of the birds of the state. It is planned to treat the subject 
under the following heads: 
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I. A bibliography, arranged alphabetically. 
Il. A review of the past changes in the boundaries of Nebraska and 
a description of the various government survey parties that have 
traversed the state, together with, so far as may be possible, 
an identification of all localities quoted by the early authorities. 
il. A review of Nebraska ornithology, chronologically arranged. 
IV. A eritical enumeration of all existing Nebraska records, in sys- 
tematic order. 
In the collection of titles it has. been decided to omit all reference to 
those coming under the following heads: reviews; articles by Nebraska 
ornithologists not referring specifically to Nebraska; articles contain- 
ing only direct quotations; general works, such as Coues’ Key and 
Ridgway’s Manual, containing references in general terms, as ‘‘west to 
Nebraska, Kansas, ete.”; articles in sporting journals, except the Forest 
and Stream, and articles in this which were without scientific value; 
newspapers; purely popular magazine articles. And yet it is recognized 
that in sporting journals, in magazines, and in a few newspapers there 
are data of real value, which the writer hopes some day to collect. All 
“bird-magazines” of distinctly amateur character were neglected, but 
in case any such periodical was found to contain material of value, no 
attempt was made to draw a line between various articles in it, but all 
were included. ; 
It has been impossible for the author to secure access to everything 
in which he might find desired references and it is therefore probable 
that omissions occur in this bibliography. In case the reader should 
discover any such, information of the same will be gratefully received. 
* Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union for 1902 and 
brought up to date. (245) 
