Mol, IV; Nos: 1-9, Jan, 1897-Jan:, 
1898, pp. 68. . 
“Guaranteed circulation 3000.” This 
magazine had quite a checkered ca- 
reer. With the December, 1894, num- 
ber, it was consolidated with “The 
Naturalist” of Austin, Texas, and that 
issue and vol. 2, no. 1, only appeared 
under the latter title; the subscrip- 
tion was advanced to 50 cents, Febru- 
ary, 1895, A. B. Averill became editor, 
and in March it announced that the 
North-Western Ornithological Associa- 
tion had made it the official organ; Dr. 
C. C. Purdum became associated with 
the editor, which he retained until it 
again changed hands November, 1896, 
to John Martin, Palestine, Oregon, and 
the subscription lowered to 25 cents, 
and the Avocet engraving was replac- 
eod by the seal of the State of Oregon 
for the first four numbers of the last 
volume. Suspended. 
Among the contributors are A. B. 
Averill, Fred. H. Andros, H. T. Bohn- 
man, Geo. F. Breninger, D. A. Cohen, 
W. W. Cooke, W. Edwards, E. F. Had- 
ley, C. B. Hadley, Wm. L. Kells, C- F. 
Pflinger, A. L. Pope, R. P. Smithwick, 
Ray Stryker and R. W. Williams, Jr. 
1055 THE ORNITHOLOGIST. 
TWIN BLUFFS, WIS. 8vo. 
A Monthly paper of Natural History. 
Especially devoted to the study of 
Birds, their nests and habits. Edited 
by ©. L. McCOLLUM: THRMS: 35 
cents per year. Somple copies, each 4 
cts. 
Vol. I, Nos. 1-7, May-Dec., 1885, pp 
60, incl. 10 pp. adv. (nos. 4-7 with cov- 
ers). 
Probably complete. The ‘Naturalists’ 
Companion,” Feb., 1886, stated this 
publication had suspended. Wm. L. 
Kells wrote a serial on “Canadian Wild 
Birds,” and C. L. M(cCollum) on “Wis- 
consin Birds,” also papers by C. H. 
A(ndros, L. Hayter, Charles H. Marsh 
and A. M. Shields. 
106. The ORNITHOLOGIST and 
BOTANIST.—VOLUME (t-II). BING- 
HAMTON, N. Y. JOSEPH H. BLAIN 
& Co., 1891(-1892). Royal 8vo. 
Joseph E. Blain, Editor and Publish- 
er. Subs. 20 cents, Single copies 3c. 
Vol.I, Nos. I-XII, Jan. 1,-Dec. 1, 1891, 
pp. 96 and covers. 
Woolas sNOs. 1: 2aGwai.. eb htlhy: 
1, 1892, pp. 1-15, and 25-32, (no. 2 with- 
out cover). The pagination would 
seem to indicate an issue between nos. 
2 and 6, probably a no. 3 for June, but 
no more according to my information. 
With the fourth number, Willard N. 
Clute became editor, and the price was 
increased to 35 cents. At the end of 
the year 300 copies of the title and in- 
dex were printed, indicating about the 
circulation at this time. It was then 
transferred to Letson Balliet and Wil- 
liam S. Sanford, Des Moines, Iowa, and 
they became the editors and publish- 
ers, raising the subscription to 50 
cents. The periodical speedily degen- 
erated under the new management. 
Extravagant claims were made in re- 
spect to the circulation. After pub- 
lishing a single number, the price was 
advanced to $1.00 a year, 10 cents a 
copy, and William S. Sanford & Co. 
editors and publishers; and the final 
issue with the Ornithologist and Bot- 
anist Publishing Co., just previous to 
the transfer to the “California Travel- 
er and Naturalist.” Contributors: B. S. 
Bowdish, H. C. Campbell, W. N. Clute, 
Edward Fuller, W. L. Kells, R. H. Law- 
rence, J. B. Lewis, H. E. Miller, A. H. 
Norton, H: B. Peck, N. E. Posson, W- 
S. Strode, J. M. Swain and Stewart 
E. White. 
107, THE | ORNITHOLOGIST | 
AND | OOLOGIST. | (eng. of Screech 
Owl) | VOL. VI (-XVITI). 1881 (-1893). 
—| BIRDS: THEIR NESTS AND 
HGGS. |—| PUBLISHED BY | JOSEPH 
M. WADH, | NORWICH, CONN. Royal 
8 vo. 
JOS. M. WADH, Editor, S. L. WIL- 
LARD, Ass’t Editor. $1.00 per annum, 
10 cents single copy. Index 10(12) 
cents. 
Vol.’ VI, Nos._ 1-12, Mar., 1881-Feb., 
1882, pp. (viii)-+96, (first four numbers 
published at Rockville, Conn.) 
Vol. VII, Nos. 13-24, Mar.-Dec., 1882 
(extra nos. May 15 and Dec. 15, to 
complete vol. in year.), pp. 97-192, 
(with Nov. no. published at Boston.) 
Vol. VIII, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec., 1883, 
jayon Wo 
Vol. IX, Nos, 1-12, Jan.-Dec., 1884, pp. 
(vi) +152, (published at Pawtucket, 
Eves 
Vol. X, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec., 1885, 
pp. (viii) +192. 
Vol. XI, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec., 1886, 
pp. (viii) +192, (published at Boston, 
Mass.) 
Vol. XII, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec., 1887, 
pp. (xi) +208. 
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