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the thousand eggs I unearthed is an 

 egg of the Crested Flycatcher. This 

 egg is rough over the smaller half; 

 but smooth, above that, beginning 

 with the lower margin of the delicate- 

 ly stippled lilaceous-vinaceous cloud- 

 ing which has the air-brush effect. 

 Below this area, on the rough part, 

 the egg is of a dull rosy tint, without 

 markings. All this 1 enumerate just 

 to show what treasures of esthetic 

 and scientific interest and value may 

 be amassed by one who is tireless, 

 and who cares! 



I would suggest the wisdom of co- 

 operation, in the amassing of such a 

 series as 1 have exploited, especially, 

 in the way of securing by purchase 

 from England, a considerable series 

 of selected Murre eggs. 1 should be 

 glad to act as a sort of clearing house, 

 in this direction; with the one (ex- 

 press) stipulation that all outlays of 

 money must be fully met ; and that I 

 cannot be responsible for breakage. 

 (I cannot say, offhand, what such 

 Murre eggs will cost just now, but 

 the figure will, I imagine, be about 

 fifteen cents each). 



A Suggestion As To Prices 



If my idea be worth anything, all 

 singles that might be included in the 

 "Maynard Series" should be exchange- 

 able, or salable, at par. Other (com- 

 mon) singles ought to bring about sixty 

 per cent of list, more, if fine. I be- 

 lieve that super-fine eggs ought to 

 command a premium, always; and 

 any such material of my own will be 

 held on such a basis. 



I believe I am to have the satis- 

 faction, in a week or so, of proof- 

 reading the scientific names in the 

 new catalog proof-sheets. This means 

 that we shall have ere long, the new 

 catalog as a basis of interchange. I 

 therefore suggest that any traffic in 

 eggs, before the catalog appears, be 

 made a matter of accounting only, a 

 settlement to be made when the cata- 



log is ready for use. 



I am not, as yet, ready to publish 

 the check-list of the Series I have 

 been formulating. My own judgment 

 must be re-inforced by that of wiser 

 men. In due time, my List will be 

 ready for publication; and it will prob- 

 ably be wise to make the folded, four- 

 page sheet the same size as the new 

 Catalog (thus enabling those that 

 might possibly so wish to bind them, 

 temporarily, together). I have no re- 

 motest wish to profit by the sale of 

 such a list. And I shall, therefore, 

 after learing what the bare cost of 

 publication and circulation will be, 

 offer copies at cost, freely giving my 

 time for the mailing and the involved 

 correspondence. 



I would especially commend this 

 "Maynard Series" to younger bird- 

 students. All such can, of course, 

 collect in sets, exchanging, where 

 duplicated, such sets for singles de- 

 sired. 



Surely, we shall all of us welcome 

 as full a discussion of this new idea 

 as there may be found space for the 

 exploiting in the columns of The 

 Oologist. 



Cordially submitted, 



P. B. Peabody, 

 Blue Rapids, Kansas. 



WISCONSIN 



Terrible blizzard April 16th, begin- 

 ning late Friday, a blizzard raged over 

 this region until late Saturday night. 

 You could not distinguish objects two 

 hundred yards away, much snow filled 

 the air, and a seventy mile wind from 

 North East blowing the whole time 

 Saturday. The storm extended from 

 Northern Michigan nearly across the 

 state and farther North East and 

 South West. The mercury stood at 

 29 degrees all day Saturday. Sunday 

 •was a bright, warm day, 39 degrees, 

 only a northwest breeze, the birds 

 came out of the storm not as badly as 



