Vol. IV, Xos. 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, 1S95, 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. 



105. THE ORN i T H O LOG I ST. 

 TWIN BLUFFS, WIS. 8vo. 



A Monthly paper of Natural History. 

 Especially devoted to the study of 

 Birds, their nests and habits. Edited 

 by C. L. McCOLLUM. TERMS: 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. 

 Afndros, L. Hayter, Charles H. Marsh 

 and A. M. Shields. 



106. The ORNITHOLOGIST and 

 BOTANIST.— VOLUME (I-II). BING- 

 HAMTON. N. Y. JOSEPH E. BLAIN 

 & Co., 1891 (-1892). Royal 8vo. 



Joseph E. Blain, Editor and Publish- 

 er. Subs. 20 cents, Single copies 3c. 



Vol.1, Nos. I-XII, Jan. 1,-Dec. 1, 1891, 

 pp. 96 and covers. 



Vol. II, Nos. 1, 2, 6, Jan., Feb., July 

 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, E. B. Peck, N. F. Posson, W. 

 S. Strode, J. M. Swain and Stewart 

 E. White. 



107. THE | ORNITHOLOGIST | 

 AND | OOLOGIST. | (eng. of Screech 

 Owl) | VOL. VI (-XVIII). 1881 (-1893). 

 |— ! BIRDS: THEIR NESTS AND 

 EGGS. |— | PUBLISHED BY | JOSEPH 

 M. WADE, | NORWICH, CONN. Royal 

 8 vo. 



JOS. M. WADE, 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, 

 pp. 96. 



Vol. IX, Nos. 1-12, Jan.-Dec, 1884, pp. 

 (vi)+152, (published at Pawtucket, 

 R. I. 



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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