THE OOLOOIST. 



71 



THEOOLOGIST 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 

 ORNITHOLOGY and OOLOGY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. 



EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. 



NEIL F. POSSON, MEDINA, N. Y. 



ASSOCIATE EDITOR. 



Correspondence and items of interest to the 

 student of Birds, their Nests and Kggs, solicited 

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Jottings- 



The Query Column promises lo Ije 

 largely patronized, judging from the 

 numl^ei- of (juerie-'^ ali'eady reeeived. 

 Send them along. 



We do not desire to puldish aitieles 

 lliat have already- appeured in some 

 other paper. The Ooi.OGisT wishes to 

 furnish its i-eaders pui'ely lir.st-hand 

 matter. 



Pine Siskins liave been abundant 

 thooughout the western part of the 

 eounty, during the entire winti'i- just 

 past. 



Look out foi- nests of the Praii-ie 

 Horned Lai'k ! It is already getting 

 late fo)- them in New York State. 



Editorial. 

 From ye associate editor. 



There was something said in the last 

 OoLOGiST about a "sui-prise" that 

 would await its readers in the April 

 number. 



Well, here it is. The associate editor 

 has no apology to otl'er for his appear- 

 ance and nothing to say, except that 

 he has appeared. 



He feels at once the impoi-tance of 

 his undertaking and realizes the honor 

 he has conferred upon him by Ijeing 

 ofl'ered tlie associate editorship of a 

 journal so well-known and widely-cir- 

 culated as the OOLOGIST. 



He onl}- wishes to state that it shall 

 be his highest endeavor to a.ssist in 

 making the little journal more and 

 more interesting each month, and that 

 not only the Jprit nnmber, but that 

 even/ nnmbei- shall proAe a genuine 

 "surprise" to all its fi-iends and readers. 



Queries Answered. 

 Queries to be answered in the.^e columns should 

 be written on a postal or slip of paper— never mix 

 tliem in your letter when writing about other 

 matters. 



H. G. H., Beloit, Col.— Your "White- 

 winged Blackbird," having white spots 

 on the shoulders, and nesting on the 

 ground, laying live blue eggs, and 

 whose song is similar to the Bobolink's; 

 is doubtless the Lark BuntiuQ-. 



J. P., Kan.sas City, Mo.— Would like 

 to kiiov.- if parent birds carry wator to 

 their young, or if the young birds da 

 without water. Here is a nut for the 

 readers of the OoLociiST to help ns 

 crack. 



W. C.ISL, Albany, N. Y.— The time 

 of breeding of the Screech Owl in New 

 York is about the same as that of the 

 Cri>w, that is to say, eggs may be found 

 from aljout the l.'ith or 20th of April 

 along into the fore ]iart of May. 



