THE OOLOGIST 



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ing the upper end unmarked. 



Lake Mokegan, N. Y., August 16th, 

 found a female Yellow-billed Cuckoo 

 sitting on 2 heavily incubated eggs. 



This last date is the latest I have 

 ever heard for this bird. 



I. D. Campbell. 



Good. 



M. L. Alexander has been appoint- 

 ed by the governor of Louisiana to be 

 the Commissioner of Conservation of 

 the new Department of Conservation 

 created by the legislature of that state 

 during its last session. 



The Department of Conservation 

 supersedes the former Conservation 

 Commission of Louisiana, which was 

 composed of three commissioners. 

 The new department of state has but 

 one head, the Commissioner. Mr. Alex- 

 ander was the president of the former 

 commission and his appointment to 

 the head of the new conservation body 

 is in the nature of a recognition of 

 his efficient management of the old 

 board. 



Business(?) 



In the course of a lifetime many 

 amusing business experiences come to 

 the lot of those who are so engaged, 

 not the least of which is the following, 

 viz: 



Some time before leaving for Cali- 

 fornit we received a letter from a col- 

 lector named J. J. Wirz at Augusta, 

 Georgia, inquiring whether or not we 

 would purchase certain specimens of 

 birds eggs. We replied that if he 

 would quote us the price on said spe- 

 cimens we would then let him know 

 wliether or not we could use them. 



July 24th after we had left for Cali- 

 fornia a communication came to our 

 office reading as follows: 



"Your letter Received. Im also Send- 

 ing you one Set of Swainson war. let- 

 ting you have them at 75c Per egg. 



if you can youse any more let me 

 know at once. I have Several Sets 

 More. Mr. Wirtz and I also have Some 

 more Rear egg. I will let you have 

 them at your own Price, these is 

 what we have 



king fisher Set of 5 2 



trail fly catcher Set of 3 



SProfanitary Set of 5 

 Wood Pee 



Vireo Set of - - - 3 



great cursted fly catch Set 4 



% Set of Summer Red Bird 2 eggs 



6 indigo Bunting Set of 3 



1 Set of Painting Bunting with Dou- 

 ble nest. 



3 eggs in Bottom nest. 3 egg In 

 top nest. 



These eggs all was found Perfectly 

 fresh. Im the Proffessional Bird egg 

 collector of Augusta Ga. 



We Receive your letter. Thanking 

 yours kindly. 



I have one Extraordinary Set uf 

 Swainson war on the Road, it is a 

 Set of 4 very unusually find a Set of 

 four. 



Answer at once Please. 

 Yours Truly 



Johnnie Smith." 



August 1st there came to our office 

 during our absence a telegram as fol- 

 lows: 



"Please send check at once. 



Johnnie." 



This of course remained unanswer- 

 ed because of our absence in the 

 West, though it was forwarded to us 

 there, and being an entire mystery, 

 not having heard from the aforesaid 

 Johnnie, it was ignored. 



August 14th another telegram came 

 to our office during our absence, sent 

 "Collect," as follows: 



"Please send check for Swainson 

 Warbler eggs; answer. 



Johnnie Smith." 



Upon our return home the aforesaid 

 Johnnie was written fully and his 

 eggs returned to him unopened. 



