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THE OOLOGIST. 



^T^ ^\" ^^ coasts seems a fittinaf abode for these 



1 HE V/OLOGISX, goi'geous feathered gems, that every^ 



.,,,,,, . Ts , where Hit about aud vivify the semi- 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to ^ • • t t. . i i i , 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. .^/"^ ^'^^!^;^- ^^' '"^^ f ^^^ l^edge-rows 



m the moist aud shaded cauons, over 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. ^^e sun-crested hill-tops and tlie warm 



Editor and Publisher. • i ^^ , i ., ^ . , . 



, , , , ^ , wide nelds, these fairy creatures loiter 



t'oiTespondence and Items of Interest to the . . .... 



student Of Bu-ds, their Nests and Eggs, solicited m sportive mood, or wing their way on 



from all. sonorous pinions with incredible speed. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Of the six species of Hummers found 



single Subscription - - sue per annum . ,-, ,.^ - \^ ■^ ,. , 



Sample Copies _ _ _ _ _ .5c each in Caiiiornia, tive are residents of the 



The above rates Include payment of postage by us. yieinity of Santa Barljara ; these are in 



Each subscriber is given two coupons, one good ^, i i^ i • . , 



for an Exchange Notice and the other lor 2jc. the order of their occurrence, Anna's, 



when presented with an order of $1.25 or over. Knfons Albni's Rl-iok-rhinned inrl 



Send stamp tor Premium List for obtaining new i^uious, i^iicn s, -DiacK tninueu, ana 



subscribers. Costa's. Of these I collected sets of all 



Subscriptions must begin with either January . i t, » ■,■,,-, 



or July Issues. Back numbers of the Oologist but the Kufou'S and the Costa's. 



can be furnished at reasonable rates. Send (\)nti-irv to wh-it annp-ir«i to he tho 



stamp for descriptions and prices. ^..onuaiy to wnat appears ro oe tne 



IS?- Hemember that the publisher must be no- popularimpression, the Hummingbirds 



tlfled by letter when a subscriber wishes his pa- ore not summer nesters Tn Smithern 



per stopped, and all arrearages must be paid. are not summei net,ceis. in ooutnern 



NEW ADVERTISING RATES- California, 1 believe, the Hummers nest 



20 CENTS PER NONPAREIL LINE EACH INSERTION. "lOStly lU thc mOUthS of Mai'ch aud Ap- 



Twelve lines In every inch. ril; however, the nests may be found as 



Special Hates, tor advertisements continued early as January and as late as June, 



Three months or more, per line I5c 



Six months or more, per line \i)ic perhaps later. 



Twelve mouths or more, per line lOc During my wanderings in February I 



For advertisements occupying any one Issue , -, ^ . , . i 



One-hair column (42 lines) or more, per line.... ir,c located a nest of an Annas in an oak 



One column (S4 lines) or more, per line I2^c frpp nver-h-inmnff a canon but it beino' 



One page (108 lines) or more, per line lOc ^^^^ "^ ^^ nangiug a canon, uui, ii ucing 



Cash must accompany all orders. inaccessible, I made no effort to get it. 



My first set was collected on March 18. 



Remittances should be made by Draft, Express . , . ^ i j t 



or Post Ottice Money Order, Kegistered Letter or A week or so previous to that date, i 



Postal Note. Unused U. S. Postage Stamps of , j nntioed an Allen's oarrvino- matprial 



any denomination will be accepted for sums un- ^''^'^ uoiiceu an .aueu & cai i^ lug inaieiiai 



der one dollar. Make Money Orders and Drafts to a cypress tree a short distance in 



payable and address all subscriptions and com- „ ^ ■, , r i i ■ 



munications to FKANK H. LATTIN, front of the house. 1 soon located the 



Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y. ^^^^^^ ^^j^-^j^ ^^^ ^,^^^t 1^^,^ tinished, up- 



♦,♦ Articles, Items of Interest and Queries on a twig about five feet from the 

 'theCah arpossibie.'^ '"'"''''''' '' '^''' ^" g™und. While the nest was being 

 built, the bird would permit me to 



».TE»Eo .T .He POST o^nr. >- >..,o., H. V., >s scco^o-c. ^^^^j^T^ ^^^,^^^ ^^^j. .^u^ ^y^tch hcr at worfc. 



,, „ . ... When bringing material she would fly 



Among the Hummingbirds. ,. ., .. i ^i . i -^i 



° ° directly towards the nest, and with un^ 



„,.,.,. o, <- o 1 /-I Tc ■ diminished speed light upon it without 



While in Santa Barbara, Calitornia, . ,,.,.. • • . ^ 



, . ^, * ,ni r u 1 <-i 1 causing the slightest agitation, a feat 



during the season of 91 1 had the pleas- , ." . ,, i- j 



f, . -4- 4- J <^i *- T ij that IS continually performed, even 



are ot being so situated that I could , , . ^ • 



, -111 . c ^- ■ when the nest contains eggs. After 



spend a considerable amount of time in , 



,^ ^ , , ... i- 1 • 1 T 1 11 resting a moment on the cottony mass, 



the held, a privilege ot whu-h I gladly , ,. , , , , , ^ 



., , ,, . ., f ^ the bird arranged the downy substance 



availed myself. Among the numerous . , , , .,, , t ^ ^ .-. 



, . , ^, / . , .. ^- with her bill and darted away after 



birds that received my attention were „„ ,. , 



, . • r TT 1-1 more. The little structure was com- 



the vai'ious species of Hummers which , , , , , „ , ^ ■ j 



. I 1 • *i • • •* rr, ., , pleted and on the IGth contained one 



abr>unded in the vicinity. The mild ,., , , , , 



,^ ., ,. ^ x- ^1 .. egg. 1 wo days later the set was com- 



and tranquil climate oi those southern "" -' 



