THE OOLOGIST 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Editor and Publisher. 



ALBION, N. Y. 



Correspondence and Items of Interest to tne 

 dtudent of Birds, tbeir Nests and Eggs, solicited 

 from all. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 



Single subscription - - 75c per annum 

 Sample copies - - - - - 10 c each 

 The above rates Include payment of postage by us. 



Each subscriber is given two coupons, one good 

 ror an Exchange Notice and the other lor 2oc. 

 when presented with an order of $1.25 or over. 



Subscriptions can begin with any number. 

 Back numbers of the Oologist can be furnish 

 ed at reasonable rates. Send stamp for descrip- 

 tions and prices. 



BS^Kemember that the publisher must be no- 

 tified by letter when a subscriber wishes his pa- 

 per stopped, and all arrearages must be paid. 



ADVERTISING RATES- 

 10 CKNTS PER NONPAKEIL LINE EACH INSERTION. 



Twelve lines in every inch. 

 Remittances should be made by Draft, Express 

 or Post OQice Money Order, Kegistered Letter or 

 Postal Note. Unused IT. S. Postage Stamps of 

 any denomination will be accepted lor sums un- 

 der one dollar. MaKe Money Orders and Drafts 

 payable and address all subscriptions and com- 

 murtoations to FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y. 



*,* Articles, Items of Interest and Queries 

 tor publication should be forwarded as early In 

 the month as possible. 



CWTERtD AT THE POST O'^s^lCE AT ALBION, N, Y. , AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER, 



Subscriptions to the Oologist will be 

 accepted at 50 cents, or for $1 the Oolo- 

 gist will be sent one year and you can 

 select $1 woi'th of the premiums offered 

 in premium list supplement, in either 

 case the exchange coupon is mailed 

 you. 



The popular Query and Jotting col- 

 umns and contest scheme will be resur- 

 rected in February issue and perhaps 

 other equally attractive features added. 



Index to Vol. XII will be mailed with 

 February issue. 



All letters and subscriptions received 

 during the past two months have been 

 acknowledged and premiums forward- 

 ed. If you have not heard from the 

 one which you mailed or have heard 

 from it through another party, other 

 than "Lattin," please advise him by re- 

 turn mail, addressing plainly and in 

 full, Frank H. Lattin, Albion, Orleans 

 Co., N. Y., and the matter will be in- 

 vestigated. 



If you have not already renewed your 

 subscription to the Oologist for 1896, 

 do so by return mail, accepting either 

 the 50c or $1 offer. 



February issue will be mailed during 

 the first week of the month. Copy for 

 same must Itn mailed at once. 



New subscribers to the Oologist are 

 always in demand and during the month 

 of February the publisher of the Oolo- 

 gist will give 50 cents worth of prem- 

 iums for each new subscriber a present 

 subscriber may send him. This 50 ets. 

 worth of premiums must be selected 

 from the list given on the little circular 

 headed " 'Lattin will send you a Christ- 

 mas Present," the same as given on ad- 

 vertising pages ix and x of December 

 Oologist, and 10c must be added to 

 cover the mailing expenses of the pres- 

 ent. Remember the new subscriber can 

 accept either the 50c or $1 subscription 

 offer and will secure all of the pei'quis- 

 ites connected with the same and this 

 premium is an additional offer on our 

 part made to present subscribers who 

 will assist in enlarging the subscription 

 list of our little monthly. 



Michigan Ornithological Cluh. 



The annual meeting of the Kent Orni- 

 thological Club was held at Grand Rap- 

 ids, Mich., December 12th. 



At this meeting the name of the club 

 was changed to the Michigan Ornitho- 

 logical Club and the Constitution was 

 revised to admit active and associate 

 members throughout the State. 



The following officers were elected 



