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To the Public. 



W(>kld\s CoLiMBiAX Exposition, 

 ("iliCAGO, March SO. 18il8 — To tho 

 I'liljlic: Because of many misrepre 

 sentations aud misslatenu'iits relative 

 to Exposition manageinent and aii'airs 

 lieiiig in circulation throufi^li the press 

 and otherwise, l)Otli in this CDunlry 

 and al)road, and in reply to many 

 letters of inquiry or complaint toneh- 

 intjlliesame matters, it seems advis- 

 able that some oflieial statement re- 

 garding them should he made to the 

 puhliiv rhenfore I respectfully ask 

 tliai iht! widest pultlieity he given to 

 I lie foMowing facts: 



1. The Exposition will he opened in 

 readiness for visitors May 1. 



2 All al)undanee of drinking water, 

 the best supplied to any great city in 

 the world, will be provided free to all. 

 The report liiat a charge would be 

 made for drinking water probablj' arose 

 from the fact that hygeia water can 

 also l)e liad by tho«e who may desire it 

 at one cent a glass. 



3. Ample provisions for seating will 

 l>e made without eharge. 



4. About 1,500 toilet roiMiis and 

 closets will he located at convenient 

 points in the buiUlings and about the 

 grounds, and they will be absolutely 

 free to the public. This is as large a 

 number in proportion to the estimated 

 attendance as has ever been |)ro\"ided 

 in any exposition In addition to 

 these there will al.so be nearly an equal 

 number of lavatories and toilet rooms 

 of :i eostly and handsome characiter as 

 <vchil)its, for the use of which a charge 

 of live cents will be n)a<le. 



o. The admission fee of 50 cents 

 will entitle the visitor to see aud enter 

 all the Exposition buildings, inspect 

 the exhibits, and. in short to .see excry- 

 tliing within tlie Exposition gronnds, 

 except the Eiquinianx Village and the 

 r(!production of theC'olorado clitT dwel- 

 lings. P'or these as well as for th(^ 

 special attractionsr>n Midway Plaisanee 

 :i small fee will be charged. 



fi. Imposition or extoition of any 

 description will not be tolerated. 



7 1' ree medical and emergency 

 hospital .service is ])rovided on the 

 grcninds by the Exposition manage 

 meut. 



8. The Bureau of Public Comfort will 

 provide cijmmodious fn;e waiting- 

 rooms, including spacious ladies' 

 parlor and toilet rooms in various parts 

 of the grounds. .- « . 



H. N. HiGiNBOTHAM, President. .. 



Early Nesting. 

 Mr. ¥. B. Jewett of Lt)s Angels. Cal- 

 foruia, writes of taking a full set of 

 Mourning Dove on the fifth of Febru- 

 ary, and Mr. Barlow of Santa Clara, 

 records a complete set of the Anna's 

 Humming bird on February 23d and 

 that the friend with hiiu found a nest, 

 with one young and one egg. 



Mr. Fred D. Snyder a 'i»5 Medic of the 

 University of Michigan wh<) has been 

 in the employ of 'Lattin" most of the 

 lime since '87 will hav>^ charge of the 

 Zo()logical Exhibit of the Ward's Natur- 

 al Science Estaljlishment at the World's 

 t'olumbiaii Exposition. 



O'^New and Second Hand Book 

 List, mentioned on page 158 of this 

 OoLOGiST, will be mailed free to all ap- 

 plicants. 



Davie's Nests and Eggs 



North americaN birds, 



Re-Written and Greatly Enlarged, with an 



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Page Illustrations of Nest«, etc. by 



Theodore Jasper, A. M., M. D., 



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The bretdlntr ran!,'c of each sptfdes is giTem 

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 l:ii.( ihelr color and sl/.o togciher with the chl4 

 Cli:ir.;ot(Tlslic.sof the birds. ^, ^ 



■liio arran^'^c.nicnt, of the work is accordlnsr » 

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 CUrcK I.lst, and the old numbers midgeway 8) 

 as used In lorncicr editions, are placed to tUf 

 r ;,'litof eiich spccii's, Throughout the text aw 

 Ihf common names of the buds are to be founa, 

 and a coin-LiiTK analytical inukx ot these i 



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