CONTENTS. 



VOL. XVI., NO. 3, MARCH, 189) 



Wanderings No. 10 F. A. Hates 



An Oologist on Skates I . .M . W . . 



How the Collection ot Eggs at the National Museum is Kept, .J. V. N. 



Five Months in Newfounillaml lliuniT L. ISigclow 



A Few Notes from Cape Cod |-rrili'iii' I.. Small 



Bunt Egg of Bobolink T. r. N 



Oological Notes 



Bill to Extend the Protection of the Law to Certain Species 

 of the Hawks and Owls 



Irtinia Mississippiensis 



Warm-weather Collecting 



Col. N. S. Gos9 



D. 1). .^tone 



W. C. i'.nnvncll, M.I). 



Walter llo.iic 



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Birds of Minnesota "''" •'•' '■' •*»•'''''' *5 



Brief Notes *<> 



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SKINS WANTED. 



We require many to fill up our stock, 

 which has been depleted liy the win- 

 ter's trade. We request all collectors 

 who make up good skins to send us a 

 list of what they have, and also what 

 they take this spring. We are open to 

 make exchanges or to purchase for 

 cash. If you only care to sell for 

 cash, state plainly the lowest price, as 

 we do not make offers. 



Frank Blake Webster Company. 



The Semi-Annual, 



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I'nder the editori.al management of C. C. MAXFIELD, 



IXanbury, Conn., and LYNDS JONES, 



5 Elm Street, Oberlin, Ohio. 



All correspondence relative to the business of the 

 Wilson Ornithological Chapter should be sent to Mr. 

 Jones, All other correspondence, remittances, MSS., 

 etc., should be sent to C. C. M.axfleld, Box 524, Danbury, 

 Coun. 



No. 1 of Vol. Ill will appear about April 15, 1801. No. 

 2 will be issued about Oct. 12, IWill. The whole edition 

 will be the same style as the best edition of its jirede- 

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 at the uniform price of 35 cents per copy. Ucmittances 

 should be made by postal note, registered letter or P.O. 

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 be taken. 



BIR DS' E GGS, 



We have in stock to-tl.ay the tincst .and larg- 

 est a.ssortment evor offered for .sale. Every 

 collejje, museum and collector should have 

 our price list. 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



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