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THE OOLOGIST. 



The Oologist, 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



F- H. LATTIN, & CO., Publishers. 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, WALTER F. WEBB, 

 Editors. 



Correspondence and items of interest to the 

 student of Birds, their Nests and Eggs, solicited 

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FEBRUARY CONTEST— Was decid- 

 ed and the prizes mailed the winners on 

 March 1st, the result in detail will be 

 given in April Oologist. 



Dr. L, B. Bishop of 77 Whitney 

 Ave., New Haven, Conn., desires in- 

 formation regarding the occurrence of 

 albinistic or unspotted eggs in specie* 

 generally laying pigmented ones, also 

 abnormally colored ones in species 

 whose eggs are usually white or im- 

 maculate. The Dr. is making a study 

 of the subject and we trust our readers 

 will provide him with all data on the 

 same in their possession. 



During 1894, as in 1893, the Publishers 

 of the Oologtst will distribute over 

 $300 worth of desirable prizes among 

 the patrons, contributors and readers, 

 of the Oologist. Particulars in fall 

 next month. 



Mr. Egbert Bagsr, 191 Genesee St., 

 Utica, N. Y., desires information as to' 

 the disappearance of the House Wren 

 or the Purple Martin, or of their re- 

 turn after disappearance, the cause if 

 known, the dates and any other infor- 

 mation on the subject. All readers of 

 the Oologist are invited to communi- 

 cate with him, if it be only to say, that 

 the bird is not known in their locality. 

 (The district especially desired to cover 

 is Central and Eastern New York, but 

 information from anywhere is wel- 

 come.) 



You Are a Judge- 



Your decision must be mailed us not 

 later than the first day of April. 

 Write on back of a postal card the five 

 articles which you have decided to be 

 the most valuable, instructive and inter- 

 esting in this number of Oologist and 

 mail to us. Number the articles in the 

 order which you think the prizes should 

 be awarded. 



We give our Judges five prizes hav- 

 ing an aggregate value of over $5, one 

 to each of the five whose decisions are 

 nearest the final award of Mss. prizes. 



January Contest- 

 In January Oologist our Annual In- 

 dex and "Oologist 's Exhibit of Birds 

 Eggs at the World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion" occupied so much space that there 

 was really not enough competition for 

 an Article Contest. 



However, as we made no announce- 

 ment to the contrary — eighteen of our 

 patrons sent in their decisions. 



The First Prize was awarded "Rap- 

 tores of Michigan" and to each "A Col- 

 lecting Trip in Florida" and "Western 

 Warbling Vireo" we mailed a part of 

 "Maynard's Birds of Eastern North 

 America." To each of the eighteen 

 Judges we presented a copy of the 

 "Standard Catalogue". 

 All prizes were mailed Feb. 13th. 



