PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nebraska Ornithologists\u27 Union I, II, & III, 1899-1902

INDEX, Compiled by M. H. Swenk FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, Lincoln, Nebr., Dec. 16, 1899 ABSTRACT OF MINUTES CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS PRESIDENT\u27S ADDRESS — ORNITHOLOGY IN NEBRASKA. PROF. LAWRENCE BRUNER A TWENTY-THREE YEARS\u27 RECORD KEPT BY DR. A. E. CHILD OF PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., Dr. R. H. WOLCOTT ADDITIONAL NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIRDS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA. REV. J. M. BATES. THE BIRD FAUNA OF THE SALT BASIN, NEAR LINCOLN. MR. J. S. HUNTER. SOME BIRD NOTES FROM THE UPPER ELKHORN. MR. MERRITT CARY SOME NOTES ON THE NESTING OF THE RAPTORES OF OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MR. M. A. CARRIKER, JR. HOW TO POPULARIZE ORNITHOLOGY. MR. WILSON TOUT. A PLEA FOR THE ENGLISH SPARROW. MR. LAWRENCE SKOW SUGGESTIONS AS TO AN ACCURATE AND UNIFORM METHOD OF RECORDING OBSERVATIONS. DR. R. H. WOLCOTT SECOND ANNUAL MEETING, Omaha, Nebr., Jan. 12, 1901 LIST OF MEMBERS President\u27s Address — Ornithology in Nebraska, and State Ornithological Societies — I. S. Trostler Birds in Their Relation to Agriculture — Lawrence Bruner Injurious Traits of the Blue Jay — E. D. Howe Ornithology in the Schools — Wilson Tout Birds as Objects of Study in the Grades — Chas. Fordyce Nest of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird — F. H. Shoemaker Young Rose-breasted Grosbeaks — Elizabeth van Sant Breeding of the Prothonotary Warbler — M. A. Carriker, Jr Observations on Traill\u27s Flycatcher — M. A. Carriker, Jr Breeding Habits of Bell\u27s Vireo (Vireo bellii) — Merritt Gary Xotes Regarding a Chimney Swift Tree — I. S. Trostler Birds That Nest in Nebraska — Lawrence Bruner A Peculiar Disease of Birds\u27 Feet — E. H. Barbour Internal Parasites of Nebraska Birds — Henry B. Ward Changes in the Bird Fauna of the Prairies in the Past Thirty Years— L. Sessions Birds of Northwestern Nebraska — J. M. Bates Collecting- Trip to Sioux County — J. C. Crawford, Jr Collecting Trip in Cherry County — J. S. Hunter Birds from Western Nebraska — A. R. Graves Migration Records and Nebraska Records — R. H. Wolcott Martin Luther Eaton — R. H. Wolcott Miscellaneous Notes THIRD ANNUAL MEETING, Lincoln, Nebr., Feb. 1, 1902 Abstract of Minutes Membership President\u27s Address—The Progenitors of Birds—E. H. Barbour A Story That Ends Rightly—F. H. Shoemaker Water for Birds—Elsie Pepoon From a Woman\u27s Standpoint — Nell Harrison Ten Years Without a Gun—Wilson Tout A Pair of Young- Barred Owls—Elizabeth Van Sant Notes on the Distribution and Habits of the Blue Grosbeak in Nebraska.—M. H. Swenk Some Birds Found Around Dunbar During the Winter Months — E. H. Jones Our Winter Birds—M. H. Swenk A Comparison of the Bird-life Found in the Sand-hill Region of Holt County in 1883-84 and in 1901—Lawrence Bruner Some General Remarks upon the Distribution of Life in Northwestern Nebraska—Merritt Gary The Nesting of Some Sioux County Birds—M. A. Carriker, Jr. Hints on Bird Photography—I. S. Trostler A Review of Nebraska Ornithology—R. H. Wolcott In Memoriam—J. Sterling Morton: Mrs. A. M. Jacobs Miscellaneous Note