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THE OOLOQ18T 



SOME MISNAMED BIRDS 



The Titmouse is a bird. 



The Meadow Lark is an Oriole. 



The Bee Martin is a Flycatcher. 



The Mouse Hawk is a Shrike. 



The Water Turkey is a Darter. 



The Robin is not a Robin but a 

 Thrush. 



The Water Thrush is not a Thrush 

 but a Warbler. 



The Upland Plover is not a Plover 

 but a Sandpiper. 



The Rain Crow is not a Crow, but 

 is a Cuckoo. 



The Quail is not a Quail but is a 

 true Partridge.. 



"Renit is a name given to the giant 

 of domestic Pigeons." 



The Black and White Creeper is 

 not a Creeper but a Warbler. 



The Carrion Crow is not a Crow but 

 a Vulture. 



And the Turkey Buzzard is a Vul- 

 ture. (Buzzards are a genus of large 

 ha"wks.) 



The Ruffed Grouse is a misnamed 

 Pheasant in the North, and Partridge 

 in the South. 



The Nighthawk is not a Hawk, 

 neither does it fly at night, but it is a 

 Caprimulgidaeine bird, erroneously 

 called Goatsucker. 



The Sea Swallow is not a Swallow 

 but is a Tern. 



Compiled by R. F. Miller. 



We have in store for The Oologist 

 two very nice treats. First, an ex- 

 haustive article which will appear in 

 the December Oologist, on the subject 

 of The Prepartion of Mammal Skins, 

 by one who is regarded as one of the 

 best along tliis line, Alex Walker. 



Also a very exceptional series of 

 half tones made from photographs 

 taken by Dr. Prill. The subjects are 

 unusual and the photographs are A 1. 

 These will begin in the January issue. 



R. M. B. 



Statement of the ownership, manage- 

 ment, circulation, etc., required by the 

 Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, of 

 The Oologist published monthly at AI- 

 bon, New York, for October, 1921. 



State of Illinois, ) 

 County of Marshall. — ss. 



Before me, a Notary Public in and 

 for the state and county aforesaid, 

 personally appeared R. Magoon BaTnes, 

 who, having been duly sworn accord- 

 ing to law, deposes and says that he 

 is the owner of The Oologist and that 

 the following is, to the best of his 

 knowledge and belief, a true state- 

 ment of the ownership management, 

 etc., of the aforesaid publication for 

 the date shown in the above caption, 

 required by the Act of August 24, 1912, 

 embodied in section 443, Postal Laws 

 and Regulations, printed on the re- 

 verse of this form, to wit: 



1. That the names and addresses 

 of the publisher, editor, managing edi- 

 tor, and the business managers are: 



Publisher, R. Magoon Barnes, Lacon, 

 111. 



Editor, R. Magoon Barnes, Lacon, 111. 



Managing Editor, R. Magoon Barnes, 

 Lacon, 111. 



Business Manager, R. Magoon 

 Barnes, Lacon, III. 



2. That the owner is R. Magoon 

 Barnes, Lacon, 111. 



There are no stock, bond or security 

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R. MAGOON BARNES. 

 Sworn to and subscribed 

 before me this 19th day 

 of November, 1921. 



PAY BALL, Notary Public. 



Copy Wanted — If your December 

 Oologist should be a little late, charge 

 it to lack of copy. This issue practi- 

 cally cleatis out our box all non- 

 illustrated articles. Immediately up- 

 on receipt of this, set yourself down 

 at the table in your library and send 

 for the benefit of the Bird Lovers, who 

 read The Oologist, something of your 

 1921 activities. — R. M. Barnes. 



