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THE OOLOGIST. 



that would compare with the ''Wash- 

 ington School Collections" put up at 

 "The Microcosm." The collections 

 are so arranged that anyone of ordinary 

 intelligence can readily understand 

 them and in our estimation it would be 

 a difficult matter to obtain a more ap- 

 propriate Christmas present for a Nat- 

 ure loving friend. 



Who can tell what living oologist has 

 collected sets of eggs of the greatest 

 number of species of North American 

 birds? To this query we might also 

 add — what living ornithologist has 

 shot and prepared the greatest number 

 of species of North American birds? 



Mr. K. B. Mathes, whose announce- 

 ment appears on other pages, has been 

 with "Lattin" for the past live years, 

 has been with or for him at many 

 of the leading Fairs throughout the 

 United States, was in charge of one of 

 his Chautauqua stores in '91 ami again 

 in '94 — was at the World's Fair in '93 

 and had charge of most of L's exhibits 

 during the fall of '94. 



Mr. M. has a large personal acquaint- 

 ance among the readers of the Oologist 

 who will, with its Publisher, wish him 

 unbounded success. This success it is 

 safe to predict as he is an all around 

 American hustler and is throughly post- 

 ed in the business he 'has adopted, in 

 all its details. 



A Sportsmen's Exposition will beheld 

 at Madison Square Garden, New York, 

 May 13th to 18th. 



The following classification of the ex- 

 hibits will characterize the nature of 

 the Exposition. Collective exhibits al- 

 lowed. 



Class A— Firearms of every descrip- 

 tion, ancient and modern. 



B — Ammunition. 



C— Sporting Sundries and Applian- 

 ces. 



D— Fishing Tackle. 



E — Boats, Canoes, etc. 



F — Camping Outfits and Utensils. 



G — Athletic Goods (lawn-tennis, field 

 games, etc.) 



H— Zoology, Taxidermy and Taxi- 

 dermist's Supplies. 



I — Kennel Supplies. 



K — Cameras and Photographist's 

 Supplies. 



L— Saddles Bridles and Horse ^Equip- 

 ments. 



M — Sportsmen's Art and Literature. 



N — Trophies of the Chase. 



O — Loan Exhibits. 



Full particulars can be obtained from 

 the secretary, Frederic S. Webster, 106 

 East 23d St., New York. 



Ameriean Ornithogists' Union. 



The, annual congress of the Amerian 

 Ornithologists' Union was held Nov. 13- 

 15, at the Museum of Natural History, 

 New York City. Papers were read by 

 Frank M. Chapman cm "Habits of Cer- 

 tain Tropical Birds;" Mrs. Abby F. C. 

 Bates, on "A Swallow's Roost atWater- 

 v'ille, Me.," and others. The shot-gun 

 once used by Audubon was on exhibit- 

 ion. Officers elected: President — Dr. 

 Elliott Coues, Washington, D. C; First 

 vice president— William Brewster, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. ; Second vice-president — 

 C. Hart Merriam, Washington. D. C; 

 Secretary— John H. Sage, Portland, 

 Conn. 



You Are a Judge- 



Your decision must be mailed us not 

 later than the first day of January. 

 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. 



