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we fail make no jiofilifc stalenitMit 

 either pro or c-ou. 



However, we woiilil uot be at all sur- 

 prised if we were there with a modest 

 Jittle disphiy aud furthermore if Mich 

 •should be" we are rather inclined to 

 ihink our friends might find a modest 

 little 'Branch" of our establishment 

 near the business part of the city. We 

 expect to be able to say something both 

 positive and definite regarding each, 

 our exhibit and ■Branch," in April 



OoI.O(JIST. 



ANOTHEll SCHLEMK:— At the 

 World's Fair wc have been iiileudiug 

 to make a good display of the eggs of 

 North American Birds. A few weeks 

 since while planning and mapping out, 

 in our mind, the exhibit — this thonglit 

 came to us "How nice it would lie if 

 every realer of tiie OiiLOGiST could be 

 represented in the exhibit by a "gem" 

 set of their own collecting or at least 

 from their. coUectio i" 



This thought has proven a "sticker" 

 and is still with us, apparently more 

 tenacious than ever, in our quandary 

 as to how we shall rid ourselves of it. 

 We open a book in which the names of 

 the subscribers of the Oologist have 

 just been recoided. We liud that there 

 is over two-thousand of them, distribu- 

 ted almost evci'vwhere from Alberta 

 and Manitoba in the North, to the 

 southern most jiart of Texas in the 

 ^^outh, from New Brunswick and Nova 

 Scotia in I lie imrih east, to Catilina 

 Isle in tnc south-west. From Vancou- 

 ver's Island in the north-west to one of 

 the Isles of Florida in the south-east. 

 As wc close the bonk we think wiuit a 

 magnilii-eiit exhibit such a collection 

 would make. 



As we caniH)t dispel these thoughts 

 from our nund we have concluded to let 

 the readers of the OotOGiST share th?m. 



What do ?/o// think aoout them? If 

 favoiably, lei us hear from you at once 

 by simply staling what "A No. 1," 



'•XXX," "Star," •gem," (or whatever 

 you may call them) sets you are willing 

 to add to the exhibit. If you all take 

 hold of the matter it will most surelj' 

 be a "howling success." The more ad- 

 vanced collectors should avoid naming 

 too common species — let the boys do 

 that. 



H we comrlude to adopt this "scheme" 

 with our exhiliit, hundreds must take 

 hold of the matter — for should there be 

 any quest ion wlyiteter in our mind as 

 to its not i)roviug a Big Si'( ce.ss it will 

 not be undertaken. 



All we want noiv is your list and this 

 we want at onne for avc must decide 

 uot later than March 20lh as to whether 

 this exhibit is to be made by "Lattin" 

 individualh' or whether it is to be com- 

 jiosed of sets furnished I)}' the oolo- 

 gists of America for that purpose. 



Should we go ahead with the scheme 

 we will be I'esponsible for every set fur- 

 nished and at the close of the Fair will 

 return them })repaid or their \aluein 

 cash. We will also mail as early as 

 possible to collectors desiring to con- 

 tribute to the exhibit, full particulars 

 and instructions with l)lanks to be filled 

 and printed labels which miist be used 

 on the packages, etc. 



Each set when placed in the exhibit 

 will be labeled with A. O. U. No , com- 

 mon aud scientific name, date -of col- 

 lecting, name of collector, locality, and 

 name of exhibitor. Let us hear from 

 3'ou at once. Any sugge.>-tions as to 

 manner of displaying and arranging 

 the collection, labels, etc., will be most 

 gratefull^v received. We of course have 

 our ideas but yours may be better or 

 at least an improvement. 



Address the Publisher of the Oia.o- 

 GiST, Albion, N. Y. 



JANUARY CONTEST. 

 One Hundred and Thirty -four Judges. 



Prize winners and credit.s received 

 by each were as follows: 



