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THE OOLOGIST. 



THEOOLOGIST 



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ALBION, N. y. 



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Jottings. 



Jii this i.ssiit; of the OoLoGisT we give 

 ;i eomplete list of the i)irds of North 

 Ameriea, arranged aceording to the 

 new A. O. U. check list. We have also 

 (luoted as far as possible, prices for 

 each species. A few of tiiese jii'ices 

 niaj'' diti'ei' slightly, fi'om those of other 

 dealers, hut taken as they average, will 

 1h' found the nearest, accuiate and 

 most "consistent " ever published; and 

 they have received the ajjproval of one 

 of our best American oologists. The list 

 will be the standard of tlie niajoi'ity of 

 our collectors foi- 1890. 



For 1891 we intend to make Ihe list 

 far more accm'ate and desire sugges- 

 tions from any of oui' older oologist in 

 I'egai'ds to an ad\ance or decrease oi 

 auy (piotatious we have made. While 

 the quotationsgiven, will be our regular 

 l)rices for 1890, and oi-ders will be tilled 

 at i)riccs quoted Ijy any reliable dealer, 

 Ave ijulilish the list in the Oologist for 

 c Electors to use as a l)asis for making 

 t'leir exchanges for 1890. 



There are several American bii-ds, in- 

 cluded in the European fauna. The 

 eggs of which can be obtained in Eiiroi)e 

 at from one-half to one-tenth their 

 true value were they collected in Amer- 

 ica. (The numliers representing these 

 species, on the list, aie mostly enclosed 

 in brackets). The quotations are in 

 most cases for the imi)orted specimens, 

 in our 1891 list, (to 1)e issued in Dec. 



iS! 0. We .shall give J)! ices for i)oth tl;e 

 Amciicaii aiul import id specimens of 

 these.sfX'cies. 



In order lo make lliis issue of tlic 

 ()oLo(;isT of still greater value, we 

 have prei)ared a few instiaictive arti- 

 cles ill rehttitui tti making exchanges, 

 ett'. As every collector will want at 

 least a few extra copies of thi.s issue, 

 we w'ill mail them incjiaid at the fol- 

 lowing low rates, aIz: four cents per 

 copy; three copies for ten cents; ten for 

 thirty cents; one hundred for $2.50. 



To Pack Eggs For Transportation. 



Always use strong l>o\es, well inacle 

 from some light material. 



Cigar boxes, if v.'ell made, answer the 

 piu-pose very well. The large sizes we do 

 not consider as safe as the smaller ones. 



.Should tlie cover tit inside of tlu' end 

 pieces of the box, nail a small cleat' 

 across each i'ud on the inside, tliereliy 

 preventing anj' possibility of the covt-r 

 breaking in and crushing tlie contents, 

 which would otherwise almost invaria- 

 bly happen from the rough usage Avliich 

 the box is sure to reccisc in the mails. 



For orilers or exchanges smaller 

 than those required to a " ."iO " si/e 

 cigar box we use round tin lioxcs rang- 

 ing ill size fix)ni 1 oz. to Hi oz. The 

 saving in postage by the use of these 

 boxes will more than ]iay the lirst cost. 

 The larger sizes, ahhougli we use hun- 

 dreds of tliem, at our risk, we do not 

 consider safe unless tlie boxt'S are lirst 

 coN'cred with corrugated paper before 

 the liiial wrai)]ii!ig I'or the mail. Ha\ - 

 iug prepared a suilal)le box for the 

 specimens, we proceed to pack them by 

 wrapping each egg carefullj' in a small 

 roll of cotton. The eggs thus wrapjied 

 can then be packed in layers, snugly, 

 but not tightly, in the box. Huntli'eds 

 of eggs are l)roken through I'areless 

 packing, and by trying to crowd in too 

 many eggs into a small space. 



After wrajiping your eggs in cotton, 

 it is advisable to add an additional 

 wrajipi'r of thin paiiei-, tissue is licst . 

 Uo not wind on several vard.« of thread, 



