The OoLOGiST 



Vol. XXXVI. No. 12 Albion, H. Y., Dec. 1, 1919. 



Whole No. 395^ 



(himed and Published Monthly, by R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lacon, III. 



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1919_Volume XXXVI 

 This issue of THE OOLOGIST is 

 the last for the year 1919, and like- 

 wise closes volume XXXVI. We want 

 to thank our friends for their encour- 

 agement and support during the past 

 year. The Editor has labored under 

 unusual difficulty this year in all mat- 

 ters relating to this magazine, the rea- 

 son for which was not misfortune, but 

 circumstances which will ultimately 

 rebound for the benefit of all inter- 

 ested in our little publication. We 

 have said nothing about it in our col- 

 umns and shall not do so until one 

 of these times in the not too far dist- 

 ant future, we will issue a special edi- 

 tion of THE OOLOGIST, giving in de- 

 tail this cause. Until then you must 

 wait the coming surprise, lor surprise 

 it surely will be. 



As this issue goes to the press Ye 



Editor with his wife boards the Santa 

 Fe train for far away California, there 

 December 13th to help celebrate at a 

 family reunion the 86th birthday of 

 the best mother on earth. One who 

 has always from an early childhood, 

 encouraged our bird study in every 

 way. To our mother our readers owe 

 much. 



We will be back at Lacon and on 

 the job January 1st, so do not worry 

 if the first issue of 1920 should be a 

 little late. 



In the meantime get busy and re- 

 new your own subscription and also 

 send THE OOLOGIST to some young 

 friend of yours for a Christmas pres- 

 ent.— The Editor. 



Note From the Printer 



It is to be regretted that THE 

 OOLOGIST is so late in appearing 

 this month. This is no fault of the 

 editor and publisher. Labor shortage 

 in the printing department is the sole 

 cause of delay. — The Printer. 



