Ti±K SJOL'X'.SI 



The Oologist, 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



FRANK H. L ATT IN, Editor and Publishei. 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



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'., AS SECON[>-CLASS MATTER. 



At Gi-antl Rapids, Mich., the Kent 

 Ornithological Club was organized Dec. 

 I2lh with 14 members: Pres , H. Stuart; 

 V. Pies., R. (t. Fitch; Sec. and Tieas . 

 W. E. Mulliken; Cor. Sec . C. C. Cor 

 bin; Lib , R. R. Newton. 



H. Sayles, Jr., of Abilene. Texas, re- 

 cently sent us sets of Krider"s,Zone-tail- 

 ed and Ferruginous Rough-leg Hawks. 

 In the same lot was a set of Mocking 

 bird's positively identitied as Sage 

 Thrasher's, a set of Orchard Oriole's 

 equally as well identified as Painted 

 Bunting's. The Hawks were.of course, 

 equally as far from the mark, in spite 

 of the fact that one of datasread, "Bird 

 Shot." This valuable lot of eggs was 

 returned with thanks. (?). 



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 1 educed from '^Oc t) K'c per line— liberal 

 discounts will be given to ii.strs of a 

 large amount of space. 



We ai'e iudcbled to the Xatitrdtisl for 

 our half tone of the Nest of Parkman's 

 Wren in Tin Can The Xaturulist is 

 one of oi'r most valued ornithological 

 exchanges. 



"Natl'kaj. Soiknce News" — You may 

 be one of the favoied ones whom its 

 publisher wishes to count among the 

 "•500," — Better accept the offer it will 

 neither be n peated or extended 



An unsolicited testimonial from two 

 and one-half miles out in the country: 



"My Dear Webb:— I have carefully 

 and critically — very — examined the 

 lirst two numljers of ' Vfic Museum.'' I 

 am well pleased with them, and shall 

 advise all the readers of the OoLOGiST 

 to subscribe. Fraternally, Lattin." 



We have the pleasure of presenting 

 to our readers the faces of two Orni- 

 thologists whose names are familiar to 

 all who have read|the pages of the Oo- 

 logist during the past year. 



Dr. Gibbs is recognized as one of the 

 most jirolitic ornithological writers of 

 the day. 



Prof. Silloway is the Principal of the 

 Collegiatic Institute of his city. 



Ex-banker J. L.Davison of Lockport, 

 Avho by the way is recognized as the 

 leading Ornithologist of Western New 

 York, apparently owes the Editor of 

 the OiiLOGisT a grudge as the following 

 note will explain. 'Come on New 

 Year's day and have a turkey dinner 

 with us. I will meet you at the depot, 

 and in case I do not hear from you, I 

 will be at the depot anyway." Owing 

 to a previous engagement w'e were 

 obliged to deny ourself a possible op- 

 portunity for bagging Nyctequus No. 2. 



