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QOLOGIST. 
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF 
Pee 1 URAL, - Ste OReY, 
BIiE.DS, 
THEIR NESTS AND EGGS. 
DESIGNED AS A MEANS FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF NOTES 
AND OBSERVATIONS ON BIRD AND INSECT LIFE. 
FREDERIC H. CARPENTER, Editor, 
REHOBOTH, MASS., 
FRANK B. WEBSTER, Publisher, 
409 WASHINGTON, ST., BOSTON, MASS. 
Editorial. 
We insert a letter from a gentleman 
of long experience in field collecting, in 
which he mentions a very valuable sugges- 
tion to his co-workers in Oology, and while 
we do not propose to either uphold or de- 
cry any methods that may be given by our 
correspondents, or to be held responsible 
for their views. we invite opinions to be 
freely expressed on matters of interest to 
our readers. The article on “Ege Collee- 
ting” contains methods that we have pur- 
sued in our work, and we feel inclined to 
endorse it, on the principle of Awmanity, 
thinking it would be well for collectors to 
use due discretion in their present labors if 
they desire to continue their investigations 
in the future. 
There seems to be a slight dissatisfac- 
tion on the part of a few, that this maga- 
zine should devote a portion of its space 
that of bird life. 
To such we would ask that they bear kind 
ly with it. 
more matter pertaining to ornithology 
than was promised at the 
to another science, than 
At present we are giving 
outset, and 
as the entomological, department is mainly 
the records of original investigations of 
gentlemen, rated high as authorities in 
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that science, we think it should prove of 
interest to all lovers of natural history. 
A few illustrations often give more in- 
formation than many words, and as all are 
not gifted with the ability to sketch well, 
we would suggest to such of our readers 
as may be planning an outfit for their next 
season's work, that an amateur photograph- 
ic camera makes a valuable field adjunct. 
We have used one for several seasons, and 
would not be without it. Many nests of 
rare breeders, in which the eggs were too 
far advanced in incubation to be preserved, 
have been transferred in truthful repre- 
sentation to the album, and is only one of 
the instances in which the instrument has 
served us a good turn. At the present 
time the art has become so simplified that 
good results can be obtained with little 
practice. 
With due regard for the conformity of 
the make-up of a magazine, yet we deem it 
best, from our experience with the previous 
number, to change slightly the arrange- 
ment of the reading matter, to do justice 
to the departments of our associates, the 
space allotted in the January issue not al- 
lowing all the articles to come under their 
proper heading. 
We give space in this issue to several 
articles on Entomology, which were crowded 
out of the last number. 

List of Summer Birds of the Vicinity 
of Tim Pond, Maine. 

BAR Ap FR OF 

Tim Pond is situated in the northern part of 
Franklin County, in what is termed the Dead 
River region. My notes are simply the birds seen 
during a month’s visit; the last two weeks in 
August and first two in September, for two con- 
secutive years, 1884 and ‘85. It is not intended as 
a complete list for that locality, and is confined to 
the wilderness around the lake ; the bird life differ- 
ing somewhat from the clearings in Eustis planta- 
tion, some twelve miles away. 
Robin, (Merula migratoria). Only one seen 
around the camps in’84, In ’85 saw a pair, and 
found young just able to fly. Also found nest in 
a small yellow birch. 
