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THIS JOURNAL has now entered upon its second year, and enlarged and improved in every way, it is bound to become a success. Its contributors are well known scientists and writers, and its articles mainly original, and considering the number of pages given every month at the price, ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM, in advance, it is the cheapest Journal of Natural History published For specialists and men of science it contains interesting reading matter, while for students of natural history in the many scientific schools and colleges of our country, it is a valuable medium for the exchange of views, or for the recording of new facts on scientific subjects, and all will find it to their interest to become subscribers. As an extra inducement, we have decided upon the following REASONABLY LOW CLUB RATES. Three copies to any address, $2.50; six copies, $5.00, and one extra copy; Ten copies, $8.00, and one copy to the getter up of the club. Single copies, 10 cents. 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WASHINGTON: For some time past there has been a need for a medium through which students of Natural History and the kindred sciences could communicate with each other the results of CURRENT OBSERVATION in the field and laboratory, and, at the same time, place on record notes of any new facts of general interest to the scientific world that might come under their notice, as it is believed that many valuable facts bearing upon the Natural History of our land are lost to science, because not deemed of sufficient importance for public ition in our larger magazines. To meet this want, at the Nation's Capital, FIELD AND FOREST was projected, and in June 1875, the initial number was published. The limited number of its pages however, proved a serious drawback to full success, and so it has been thought advisable, with the opening of the second volume to double the number of its pages, and to enlarge its scope and FIELD of usefulness. Still under the patronage of the Potomac-side Naturalists' Club-a natural history society founded twenty years ago—with a corps of Contributors composed mainly of gentlemen of recognized authority in the various branches of science, many of whom are eminent in their specialties, its tone and standing need not be questioned. It is not intended, however, that it shall be exclusively the bulletin of any society, or the record of any particular locality, but that it shall be devoted to the fields and forests of our whole country. We shall aim to make it popular by giving fresh and interesting articles on various topics, notes relative to the birds, animals, fish, insects, plants, &c., of our American fauna and flora, as well as carefully selected extracts from the foreign scientific publications. A monthly record of the proceedings of the Naturalists' Club will be given, and abstracts of papers read before the club will be published when upon subjects of special interest. In short, our aim is that FIELD AND FOREST shall occupy a middle ground in scientific literature, by making it a journal of information for the student and observer, as well as a repository for notes and observations, that might otherwise remain hidden between the covers of an unpublished journal or note book. To that end we invite brief contributions from ALL students of nature upon topics of general scientific interest, as field notes, brief accounts of experiments or investigations, and information in regard to Societie as well as communications upon subjects more technical. W think the field is new, and can be made a useful* one, and that our little journalwith he hearty co-operation of all who are interested in the objects for which it was es tablished-may prove a complete success. |