THE OOLOGIST. 



IS3 



^T^- _.^ /^>Ak, i^ x^ ^ Ta'e)itij-ci(jld of the jiulges named the 



I Wp I /OT 0(tI^T^ prize wiimiug ailieles and tive named 



X ilLy V^Vyi^VyV-llvJ 1 , theirexaetonhn-, to these tive the judges 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to prizes were awarded. 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. ? v^'"'iV> "^^l". '^''''}n^ '''Z^ f follows: 

 1. iNo. IS) — Albert Garrett, Lawrence, 



FRANK H.LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. Kansas. 



Editor and Publisher. 2. No. 87 — F. E. Atwood, Chelsea. Vt. 



Correspoudence and Items of Interest to the .', ■^^*- •^'^— ^^ • H. Lai rade, Jr., New 



student ot Birds, tlieir Nests and Eggs, solicited tn-jeans, La. 



from all. 4. No. 5(1— John A. Collins, Jr., Fall 



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Single subscription - - 50c per annum 5- No. Ob-A. K. Hutchinson, Games, 



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The above rates Include payment of postage by us. All prizes were mailed on June 23d. 



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for an Exchange Notice and the other lor 2 jc. ' - -»-— 



when presented with an order of $\.2'^ or over. n-,. r> ••■.»! 



Send stamp for Premium List for obtaining new Sitta Canadensis m Montana, 



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per stopped, and all arrearages must be paid. Nuthatch, {SUla canadensis,] near Hel- 



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— — understand that this is a trait peculiar 



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Albion, Orleans Co., N.Y. .small insects such as ants, woodticks 



; TT T 7TZ 7~ ', 7. Zr~ and other A-ermiu, from invading the 



*.' Articles. Items of Interest and Queries ' ." 



for publication should be forwarded as early in nest? Such insects, in endeavoring to 



the month as poss.ble. ^^.^^„. ,,,^ ^,^^. ^^j^^,, ^^.^^,^,^ invariably 



BITEReO AT THE POST 0"^FICE AT ALBION, N. Y., *8 SEC0ND-CUA8S MATTER. StlCkfaStalld tllCy COUUl thCll bC dC- 



voiired by the birds at their leisure. 



MAY CONTEST. However, this is only a conjecture, and 



Sixty-nine Judges- I wouUl be glad to receive some inform- 



ation upon the subject. 



Prize winners and credits received by i had hartl work to induce the female 



each artide were as follows: , , ,^^^j ^^,, ^^^j succeeded by 



1. 1 lie \V oodpeckers 208 ... . , , , ,. 



2. Phainopepla, or Black-crested enticing her out with the end of my 

 Flycatcher 284 jjocket-handkerchief. She made a dash 



3. Some of Our Louisiana Birds... 148 at it_ and, upon my pulling it away 



i- -p^";;!"^' V'i'i l'''"'^^^''^^-^"^" 1'^!! .luickly, she followed it clear outsi<le. 



5. IheUoodlbis 76 ' x i • 



Ten other articles received from 1 to <>"ce out. I made it a point not to allow 



29 credits each. her to return. On the bottom of the 



