THE MUSEUM. 



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THE MUSEUM. 



A Monthly Magazine devoted to Ornithology, 



Oology, Mollusca, Echinodermata, 



Mineralogy and Allied 



Sciences. 



Walter F. 'Webb, Editor and Manager 

 Albion, N. Y. 



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 World— views from same, discoveries relative to the 

 handling and keeping of Natural History material, 

 descriptive habits of various species, are solicited 

 from all. 



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 technical terms as the subjects will allow. All letters 

 will be promptly answered. 



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NOTES. 



Happy New Year to you all. 



On Dec. 19 last, a Mr. Carter of 

 St. Joseph, Mich., shot a fine speci- 

 men of the common Murre, {I'ria 

 troilc.) It was found in company 

 with three ducks. Dr. \'elie secured 

 the specimen and mounted it; which 

 from the locality of its capture, makes 

 a notable addition to his collection, 

 which now numbers 409 species and 

 about 700 specimens. 



Mr, Geo. G. Cantweil, for some 

 time back located at Puyallup, Wash., 

 is now located at Jackson P. O., Alas- 

 ka, via MeLeods Post, Howkan. He 

 anticipates some fine collecting in the 

 Spring. 



Mr. J. Hazelwood, an enthusiastic 

 collector of Port Huron, Mich., writes: 

 "You may save my copies of the 

 Museum for a few months, as I shall 



spend the first four months of 1897, 

 traveling through California. " Mr. H. 

 always takes his wife with him, and 

 together they collect from place to 

 place during their trips. They usually 

 take a trip every three years, and by 

 careful management and following up 

 this plan he has been enabled to col- 

 lect from British Columbia to Yucatan. 



Mr. Isador S. Trostler of 4246 Far- 

 nam St., Omaha, Neb. is a candidate 

 for appointment as "Chief of the De- 

 partment of Natural History of the 

 Trans-Mississippi and International 

 Exposition" which is to be held in 

 Omaha in 1898. These things have 

 to have attention sometime ahead and 

 he is desirous of securing the endorse- 

 ment of all brother naturalists espec- 

 ially throughout the west. Any col- 

 lector who will write Mr. Trostler a 

 letter endorsing his application and 

 recommending his appointment, will 

 be doing him a very great favor, which 

 I am sure he will reciprocate at any 

 opportunity. To those who have 

 never met Mr. Trostler will say he is 

 in his 28th year, of good education, 

 no bad habits, a thorough young na- 

 turalist and has recommends from 

 presidents of banks, cit}' treasurer, 

 other city officials and wholesale busi- 

 ness firms with whom he had done 

 business. We unhesitatingly recom- 

 mend him for the position and trust he 

 secures it. 



We are in receipt of an invitation 

 to the annual assembly of Cooper Or- 

 nithological club, which is to be held 

 Jan. 9th at the residence of C. Barlow 

 at San Jose. Among the subjects to 

 be treated are Nesting of the Hermit 

 Warbler by R. H. Beck; Habits of the 

 Red-bellied Hawk by H. W. Carriger; 

 Some Sierra Birds, W. H. Osgood; 

 Nesting of White-throated Swift, R. 

 B. Moran; Western Flycatcher, D. A. 

 Cohen; A Club Retrospect, Chester 

 Barlow and an address by the presi- 

 dent, Mr. Walter E. Bryant. 



