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THE OOLOGIST 



THE OOLOGIST 



Since assuming the yublication of 

 our little bird magazine, the Editor 

 has received many suggestions as to 

 its publication and management. 

 Some of them highly beneficial. We 

 likewise have received criticism from 

 a few of our subscribers, much of 

 which we are sorry to say was prob- 

 ably well merited. 



We have endeavored to furnish a 

 magazine that was not only interest- 

 ing to bird students, but likewise of 

 value as an exchange medium. Also 

 to bring the exchange of skins and 

 eggs to the same basis of mutual fair 

 dealing upon which ordinary business 

 is transacted. The production of the 

 magazine has taken much of our time, 

 and into it we have put more money 

 than we have received. That our fee- 

 ble efforts have been appreciated may 



be seen from a perusal of the follow- 

 ing excerpts from many other com- 

 munications containing similar sen- 

 timents. 



Of course we cannot exist as a mag- 

 azine without the support both moral 

 and financial of our subscribers. We 

 are not publishing THE OOLOGIST 

 as a money-making proposition, but 

 of course we appreciate all that our 

 patrons can do to further enlarge our 

 subscription list. The larger the list 

 the better magazine we can give you. 



Read the following, show it to your 

 bird friends, and see what you can do 

 towards adding a few names to our 

 subscription list for 1911. We are sure 

 you will recognize many of the names 

 attached thereto as being ornitholo- 

 gists of rank who know a good bird 

 paper when they see it. 



