THE OOLOGIST 



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The Oologist, 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



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

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Henslow's Sparrow in Michigan. 



Please record iu the columns of the 

 Oologist, the taking of Ammodramus 

 henslowii. Henslow's Sparrow in 

 southeastern Jackson county, Michi- 

 gan, on May 12, 1894. A flock of sev- 

 en observed and one male secured. 



Dr. R. H. Wolcott and L. Whitney 

 Watkins were with me at the time. 

 This bird was included in my list of 

 Michigan birds of 1881, and has been 



very much doubted by certain would 

 be Ornithologists, and it gives me great 

 pleasure to secure the specimen. More 

 could have been taken if we had so 

 wished, but we preferred to leave the 

 rest in hopes of their nesting there. 

 We will return on May 30th for a three 

 days outing. Shall take my setter dog 

 "Partner," trained to And ground nest- 

 ers and diligent search will be made to 

 tind their nests. 



Adolph B. Covert. 



Mr. Henry K. Coale, the Assistant 

 Ornithologist of the Field Columbian 

 Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago, writes: 

 "I will be pleased to receive for exam- 

 ination specimens of Dendroicq cestiva, 

 Yellow Warbler, from all parts of the 

 country and will return same promptly 

 giving credit for notes made, etc." 



Never in the history of American Or- 

 nithology has more good systematic 

 work fron^an intelligent basis been in 

 progress than at the present time. 

 This is especially noticeable, and we 

 might add more highly commendable, 

 among our younger ornithologists. Of 

 late nearly every issue of the Oologist 

 contains one or more calls or notices; 

 in reference to State or District organ- 

 ization in order that the work may b& 

 furthered more understandingly. 



In this month's Oologist we print 

 the complete list of North American 

 Birds as revised to date — the first list,. 

 we believe, incorporating the '94 

 changes and additions, published — we 

 also give as far as possible the value of 

 the skins of each species as far as a. 

 combination of data in hand and our 

 knowledge on the subject will permit. 



We are well aware that, undoubtedly, 

 many species have been erroneously 

 priced — either too high or too low and 

 as we desire to make this list the recog- 

 nized standard by all American Orni- 

 thologists—we most earnestly invite 



