The Oologist. 



Vol. XXXVII. 5o. 7 Albion, N. Y., July 1, 1920. Whole No. 899 



Owned and Published Monthly, b y R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lcuxm, lU. 



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^ The middle of the summer is here. Bird nesting for ^ 



Otj 1920 is almost a thing; of the past. Now is the time to sit sX? 



CX5 down and write up the specially interesting notes of the flft 



season's work, for the benefit of THE OOLOGIST read- qp 



ers. It would be rather selfish to leave them hidden away ^ 



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^ in a mustv note book and not be willing to divide them with ^^ 



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jfe, other members of the Oological Fraternity. There are few ^, 



flfi fle 



^g enough of us at best and with the present laws our num- ^g 



^X5 ber is more likely to decrease than increase. The surest oQ 



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Q5 way to keep up interest is to divide the information con- Q5 



cerning that which interests you witli others and then others ^^ 



will reciprocate. Up to this writing the Editor has not ^gp 



taken a single egg this season, though he has a number ^) 



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of rare ones laid by his birds in confinement which failed jjffc. 



to hatch. 



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