CONTENTS. 



VOL. XVI., NO. 5, MAY, 1S91, 



Mr. Thomas P. Jackson's Collection of Eggs .... J. P. N. 6,5 



The First Pages ot a '91 Note-Book H. H. Hurt! 07 



Wanderings, No. 10 K. A. Hates GS 



Five Months in Newfoundland Homer L. Bigelow 



Hints on Measuring Heights H.irry Gordon White 



More Hints on Measuring Heights F. A liate.^ 



Horrihle Fate F. B. W. . . . 



Notes oq Egg Coloration Charles I!, Hnrtr . 



How I Embalmed my Sparrow II. II liriiiil. y 



Association of American Ornithologists A. I!. Fnriili:uii 



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Brief Notes 



The Black Gyrfaloon in Vermont 

 Correspondence . . 

 New Publications 



.1. V. .Melzer 



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SKINS WANTED. 



We require m.any to fill up our stock, 

 which ha.s been depleted by 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 

 ca,sh. If you only care to sell for 

 cash, state plainly the lowest price, as 

 we do not make offers. 



Frank Blake Webster Company. 



Exchange Lists Given Away. 



Now that the season for coUeotinj;- has opened, we 

 wish to assist our patrons in their work, and 

 instead of offering 'Exchange Lists for sale, to anyone 

 who will send us three 1 -cent stamps to pay postage, 

 we will mail twelve of our Bird and Egg'Exchange 

 Lists. 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY, 



HYDE PARK, MASS. 



APRILri89CNUMBER 



OF THE 



SEMI-ANNUAL 



NOW READY. 



Under the editorial iiianageiuent of I.ynd.s Jones, 

 5 Elm street, Oberlin, Ohio. 



Published by C. C. Maxtield, Banbury, Conn. 



Fifty pages of instructive and seientific sketches 

 from the pens of well-known naturalists. Many re- 

 ports of value to the members of the W. O. ('. of A. A. 

 It is printed on heavy book paper, with brand new 

 cover and frontispiece. Only one edition, similar to 

 the best edition of the old O. & O. Senii-Aunual. 



Price, 



Is selling rai)idly. Send for copy at once 

 samples. 



35 cents per copy. 



No free 



printe*! 

 type, c; 



ridcS. St-nd 2 st;iiii|> 

 irds, Arc. to fiiclorv. 

 KELSKY & CO , 



Prints cards, liibeN, 

 &c. Circular press $8. 

 Stnall newspaper size 

 |44. Do voiir own 

 printing :nul advertis- 

 "nt;. ISl ;i U e money 

 printing for others. 

 Fun tor spare hours. 

 T V pes L- 1 1 i n g easy, 

 . for caiiilogiit; of presses, 



Meriden, Conn. 



BIRDS' EGGS. 



We have in stock to-day the liiiest ami harg- 

 est assortment ever olTeicd lor sale. Every 

 college, museum ami collector should have 

 our price list. 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



Frank E. Langley, Pri.nteh. Hvde Park. Mass. 



