The Oologist. 



Vol. XXXVII. No. 2 Albion, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1920. Whole No. 894 



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^ ANOTHER OPEN LETTER ^ 



^ Hon. R. M. Barnes, Lacon, 111. <§|' 



^ If mj^ vocabulary were as well supplied with fine words as is Q^ 



^Q, that of a lawyer I would show vou a fancy stunt riffht here and A^g, 



ffe now. But, on account of my being short along the line of pretty Q3 



^ speech, I shall have to stick to the plainest kind of English and ^^^ 



^ it is wholly inadequate to express the things that ought to be ^ 



ob said. I wish I could put on paper my real estimate of The W 



'^S' Oologist of today as compared with The Oologist of some %^ 



^ thirty-one years ago — the time when I began to read it. Some- ^ 



^Q, times now that early publication with egg-drills, blowpipes, g>a 



fY^ embryo-hooks, etc., bristling from almost every square inch Qp 



^ crowds itself into my dreams. But, presto ! begone ! here comes ^ 



^ the December number ! What was a torturing nightmare has ^ 



OO become a happy dream realized. Yes, that which a j^ear or two GI? 



%§ ago we scarcely dared hope could ever become a permanent part ^^ 



i^ of The Oologist seems to be here to stay. Artistic front cover, QR 



^ high grade of paper, plain clear-cut type, and wonderful half- ^Q, 



Q5 tones scattered all through — here they are at no extra expense fp 



^ to the readers. But — somebody pays the bill. Those half- "^ 



^ tones in this one number are wortli more than the subscription ^ 



OO price. I wonder wliether your subscribers have appreciated what 00 



^ you liave been doing for us. I wish this child could help you <^J' 



^ carry out the kind of program that you seem to liave in mind, ^ 



^ If I only knew enough about birds so that notes of any worth glQ^ 



^ might be made from my observations you might depend on me fY> 



^ for several columns of copy. But — yes, but, ^ 



%> I certainly wisli you success in your worthy undertaking, ^ 



QQ Cordially yours, OQ 



^§ Toulon. 111. ■ ' W. F, NICHOLSON, ^ 



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