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THE OOLOGIST. 



The Oologist, 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



F. H. LATTIN, & CO., Publishers. 

 ALBION. N. Y. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, WALTER F. WEBB. 

 Editors. 



Correspondence and items of interest to tne 

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AS SECOND-CLAJiS MATTER. 



FEBRUARY CONTEST— Was decid- 

 ed aud the prizes mailed the winners on 

 March 1st, the result in detail will be 

 given in April Oologist. 



During 1894, as in 1893, the Publishers 

 of the Oologist will distribute over 

 $300 worth of desirable prizes among 

 the patrons, contributors and readers, 

 of the Oologist. Particuhu's in full 

 next month. 



Dr. I.,. B. Bishop of 77 Whitney 

 Ave., New Haven, Conn., desires in- 

 formation regarding the occurrence of 

 albinistic or unspotted eggs in species 

 generally laying pigmented ones, also 

 abnor.'iially colored ones in species 

 Vihose eggs are usually white or im- 

 maculate. The Dr. is making a study 

 of the subject and we trust our readers 

 will provide him with all data on the 

 same in their possession. 



Mr. Egbert Bagg, 191 Genesee St., 

 Utica. N. Y., desires information as to 

 the disappearance of the House Wren 

 or the Purple Martin, or of their re- 

 turn after disappearance, the cause if 

 known, the dates and any other infor- 

 mation on the subject. All readers of 

 the Oc'jLOGIST are invited to communi- 

 cate with him, if it be only to say, that 

 the bird is not known in their locality. 

 (The district especially desired to cover 

 is Central and Eastern New York, but 

 information from anywhere is wel- 

 come.) 



You Are a Judge- 



Your decision must be mailed us not 

 later than the Jirst day of April. 

 Write on back of a postal card the live 

 articles which you have decided to be 

 the most vahinble, instnictive and inter- 

 esting in this number of Oologist and 

 mail to us. Number the articles in the 

 order which you think the prizes should 

 be awarded. 



We give our Judges five prizes hav- 

 ing an aggregate value of over $5, one 

 to each of the five whose decisions are- 

 nearest the final award of Mss. prizes. 



January Contest. 



In Januaiy Oologist our Annual In- 

 dex and "Or)LOGiST"s Exhibit of Birds 

 Eggs at the World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion" occujiied so much space that there 

 was really not enough competition for 

 an Article Contest. 



However, as we made no announce- 

 ment to the contrai'y — eighteen of our 

 patrons sent in their decisions. 



The First Prize was awarded "Rap- 

 tores of Michigan" and to each "A Col- 

 lecting Ti'ip in Florida" and "Western 

 Warbling Vireo" Ave mailed a part of 

 "Maynard's Birds of Eastern North 

 America." To each of the eighteen 

 Judges we presented a copy of the 

 "Standard Catalogue". 



All prizes were mailed Feb. 13th. 



