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A Bi-munthly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection oi Birds
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Edited by FRANK M. CHAPMAN Published by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Published October 1. 1903 No. 5
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Bird-Lote‘s Motto: A Kt'm' in the Bush is le'Ih rum in (It: Hand
FEW tami varying habits tltan do the Cuckoos. species are strictl ' arboreal, others almost as markedly terrestrial; some are nearly silent. others surprisingly vociferous; extremely sedentary. others make prolonged in their lnarital relationships anti nesting habits equally great diversity is displayed,~Cuckoos being communisttr, polyandrous. monogamous, and. possibly polygamous. The European Cuckoo builds no nest, but is parasitic, and is evidently wholly la mg in parental instincts. The Anis have a common nest in which half-a- dozen or more females may deposit their
es of birds exhibit more widely Some
some are
migrations.
eggs and share the duties of incubation and maternity. And now. to add to this list of incongrnitit . Mr. Gerald H, 'I‘llnyer tells us, in this BlltkLnltE. that Cuckoos are noctural as well as diurnal, that our suppost reciltst, the Black»bill. is, at night. a gay cnvorter the heavens'
Fortunately, Mr. Tllayer‘s observations relate to a species, and. in due season, bird students in many parts of the country will have an
issue of
common, widely distributed
opportunity to contirm them.
‘CothTRY thE.’ for September. pub- lishes some exceedingly interesting photo- graphs nt Baybirtls (Knot Turnstones,
Bird-Lore
no), by Mr. A. Radclyfie Dugmozé.‘ Using the decoys and methods of the gin- net. Mr. Dugmote entered his blind armed with a camera instead or a gun, and as a result secured a series of pictures which thousands may enjoy, instead of a ‘bunch’ of birds ol doubtful use to any one.
The author of the text accompanying Mr, Dugmore's illustrations appears to have had considerable experience in killing birds. which he very little about. It would be instructive to learn on just what- evidence he bases his statement that “mi- grating snipe " raise their young in the neighborhood of the antarctic circle" and: then ”
knows
come north to spend the summer”!
THE twenty-first annual Congress of the American Ornithologists Union will be held at the Academy of Sciences in Phila- delphia, November r7—t9, r903. All bird students, whether or not they be members. of the Union, are welcomed to these annual meetings; but we may repeat the opinion, expressed here some years ago, that it is the duty of every one interested in the study of' birds to identin himself with the American Ornilhulogists‘ Union. Directly or indi- rectly, personally or othcially. we are all indebted to the Union or its members for‘ assistance in our studies, and the support incident to membership is the smallest re- turn we can be called upon [0 make. Any earnest student of birds is eligible for elec— tion as an associate member of the Union, The annual dues are three dollars. in re» turn for which one receives ‘The Auk.‘ the otlicial organ of the Union. Write to your member of BlRo~LoxE’s Advisory Council and ask him to propose your name. at the November meeting. for associate~
mornhership.
TllL‘S tar the agreement between the Au- bllbon Societies and the Millinery Mer~ cllants' Protectivc Association appears to be - workng Satisiflclol’iiyr the association exhibit a commendable dc» sire to conform strictly to the terms of the agreement, antl when the status of certain
The members of
feathers is in doubt submit them to somz~ one competent to render an opinion as to. their eligibility in the trade.
