October, 1899

[CONTENTS]

Frontispiece—Founders of the American Ornithologists' Union[142]
The American Ornithologists' Union. Illustrated.J. A. Allen[143]
American Bitterns.Photographed from nature by E. J. Tabor and F. M. Chapman[149]
The Angler's Reveille. Illustrated by E. W. Smith.Henry van Dyke[150]
The Prairie Horned Lark. Illustrated.Robert W. Hegner[152]
Screech Owl. Photographed from life.A. L. Princehorn[154]
A Pleasant Acquaintance with a Hummingbird. Illustrated.C. F. Hodge[155]
A Peculiarity of a Caged Skylark.H. M. Collins[157]
[FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS]
On the Ethics of Caging Birds—Letters to the Editor.Anna Harris Smith
C. F. Hodge		[158]
160
FOR YOUNG OBSERVERS
Oliver Twist—Catbird. Isabella McC. Lemmon[163]
[NOTES FROM FIELD AND STUDY]166
Birds and Caterpillars, Caroline G. Soule; An Odd Nesting Site, L. H. Schwab.
[BOOK NEWS AND REVIEWS][167]
Mrs. Miller's 'The First Book of Birds;' Knoble's 'Field Key to the Land Birds;' Hodge's 'Suggestions for the Study of Our Common Birds;' Book News.
[EDITORIALS][169]
AUDUBON DEPARTMENT[170]
Editorial: Illustration, Quills to Avoid; Audubon's Seal, illustrated; Report of the Society of the District of Columbia.

⁂ Bird-Lore is published on the first of the month, at Englewood, New Jersey, where all notices of change of address, manuscripts intended for publication, books, etc., for review, and exchanges should be sent.

PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT

Bird-Lore for December will contain, among other interesting articles, 'The Story of a Pet Sea Parrot,' by E. W. Nelson; 'A Search for the Reedy Island Crow Roost,' by Witmer Stone; 'A Large Family,' by Frank M. Chapman, all illustrated. An account of How the Central Park Chickadees were Tamed by Anne A. Crolius, one of Garrett Newkirk's admirable bird poems for children, etc., and a detailed Statement of the Plans of the Magazine for 1900, including an announcement of special interest to all bird students.