THE OOLOGIST. 



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The Oologist, 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



F. H. LATTIN. & CO., Publishers 

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FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 WALTER F. WEBB. 

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W. E. Pratt of Chicago, writes of col- 

 lecting sets of Blackbird, Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo, Towhee, Field Sparrow, Red- 

 eyed Vireo, Screech Owl and mentions 

 a number of other species nesting, 

 where the mammoth buildings of the 

 World's Fair, now stand. 



John Larsen, of Chicago, writes that 

 he can vouch for the croaking of the 

 Least Bittern, as inentioiicd in his 

 article in Feb. 0(')L0GIST. It might be 

 interesting to have the actual obser- 

 vance of other collectors on this sul)- 

 ject. 



E. J., of Council Blurt's, la., desires to 

 expi'ess his opinion, that collectors 

 should be more careful in preparing 

 eggs. He stales a great many of his 

 correspondents, have sent him eggs 

 recently, thai wcm-c nc^ithcr properly 

 drilled Moi- tli'>ii.n<_rlily blown. 



