THE OOLOGIST. 



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-L. G. Woodruff, New 



On November 30th, 2:15 a. m.. (the night after 

 Thanksgiving) the Editor of the Oologist 

 bagged an unusually well developed specimen 

 of Nyctequus. As this is an unusually rare vis- 

 itant in his immediate locality, in was deemed 

 of sufficient interest to Kodak in its various 

 phases for the delectation of the readers of the 

 Oologist. 



NOVEMBER CONTEST. 

 Fifty-one Judges. 



1. The Study of Bird Life, 287. 



2. Leach's Petrel, 170 



3. Nesting Habits of the Chestnut- 

 sided Warbler, 138. 



4. Collecting, viz; Oological, 111. 



5. Notes from Audubon's Biography, 

 97. 



The Judges prizes were awarded as 

 follows: 



1. No. 18— Harold M. Holland, Gal- 

 esburg, 111. 



2. No. 27,— Fred W. Knolhoff, East 

 Orange. N. J. 



8. No. 35 — H. Gonld Welborn, Lex- 

 ington, N. C. 



4. No. 46 

 York City. 



5. No. 50 — James Howe Slater, Web- 

 ster, Mass. 



Judges No's 18, 27 ami 35 named the 

 winning articles in their exact order 

 and No's 46 and 50 placed them 1, 2, 3, 

 5, 4. All prizes were mailed Dec. 14th. 



ornithology and Oology. — I want to ob- 

 tain a quantity of back numbers of various 

 publications relating to Birds and will allow 

 prices as follows for the same. Will accept 

 any number of copies not to exceed 10 of the 

 same issue. All must be complete and clean. 

 "Bulletin of the Mettall Ornithological Club" 

 and ••The Auk" 30 cts. per copy. '-The Oolo- 

 gist" (published at Utica, N. Y. and Rockville, 

 Conn., 1875-81); the -'Ornithologist and Oolog- 

 ist;" and "The Nidiologist;" "Random Notes' 

 on Natural History" Prov.. R. I. 5c per copy. 

 "Wisconsin Naturalist:" "The Taxidermist*;'' 

 "The Ornithologist and Botanist," Bingham- 

 ton, N. Y. and any other periodical of not less 

 than 8 pages, either amateur or professional, 

 devoted to birds published prior to 1894, I will 

 allow 3 cts. per copy. I will allow the above 

 amounts in payment for. specimens, instrum- 

 ents, supplies or publications or if you prefer 

 will send credit check for the amount. All 

 publications must be seat prepaid (you can 

 mail them as "second class mail matter ' @ 4c 

 per lb.). "Returns" will be sent prepaid unless 

 otherwise specified in catalogue. I can also 

 use the following second-hand books on same 

 conditions at prices quoted prepaid. Must be 

 in A No. 1 condition. Coues' "Key to N. A. 

 Birds" $4.50; Ridgeway's "Manual of N. A. 

 Birds" $3.75; Davie's "Nests and Eggs of N. A. 

 Birds, 3d or 4th ; editions, cloth, 85 cts, paper 

 65 cts; other standard publication will be accep- 

 ted at one-half publishers prices. This notice 

 will remain in force until Jan. 15, 1895. After 

 that date write what you have to offer before 

 sending. FRANK H. L.ATTIN. Albion, N. Y. 



EGGS. 



From the Orient and Assam ^Malakka) In- 

 dia. Australia, Africa, etc., correctly named 

 at moderate prices, also European and exotic 

 Birds skins. HERMANN ROLLE, 



Emdener St., 4, Berlin, N. W., Germany 



