THE OOLOGIST. 



Prizes for Best Articles- 



We have decided to give our 

 patrons, each month, five prizes. 

 These prizes are to he awarded 

 to the five best articles appearing in the 

 Oologist in which the offers are made. 



For the five articles in this (Feb) Oolo- 

 gist which are the most instructive, 

 valuable and interesting we shall give as 

 follows: 



1st, prize — A Part of Maynard's Birds 

 of Eastern North America, bound in 

 boards and leather. 



2ud prize — Davie's Key to the Nests 

 and Eggs of N. A. Birds, iu flex, cloth. 



3d prize — Same as 2d prize, iu paper. 



4th and 5th — Each a set with data of 

 the Noddy. 



For the March competition we will 

 give a similar set of prizes, and through- 

 out the year the aggregate value of 

 these monthly prizes will not be less 

 than ten dollars. 



The articles entering into competition 

 must contain at least one hundred 

 words and we prefer that they do not 

 exceed seven hundred words, unless 

 they fairly teem with very, very inter- 

 esting facts or happenings — Remember 

 that "fancies," 'rehashes," "sparrow 

 stories" and articles of a similar nature 

 are not solicited and will rarely be 

 found "available." 



THE JUDGES: You have been sel- 

 ected to act as one of the Judges in 

 these Prize article contests, and your 

 decision must be promptly and fairly 

 given, and in no case later than the 

 10th of the month following the one on 

 which the Oologist was issued upon 

 which your decision is given. 



Your decision for this month's com- 

 petition must be mailed us not later 

 than Mar. 10th. Write on the back of a 

 postal card the articles which you have 

 decided to be the most valuable, instruc- 

 tive and interesting in this number of 

 Oologist and mail to us. Number the 

 articles in the which you think the 

 prizes should be awarded. 



We have also decided to give our 

 Judges Ave prizes, one to each of the 

 five whose decisions are nearest the 

 final award of prizes and in the Febru- 

 ary competition the Judge whose list of 

 five articles is the nearest the awarded 

 list, we will give a copy of Davie's Key 

 to the Nest and Eggs of N. A. Birds, 

 paper. 2d and 3d each a set of Nodd}'. 

 4th and 5th each a set of Sooty Tern. 



In case of a tie, the earliest mailed list 

 takes the prize. 



Address Frank H. Lattin, 



Albion, N. Y. 



The Oologist for 1892. 



The Oologist is without question the most 

 popular and instructive magazine, devoted 

 to Birds, their Nests and Eggs, ever published, 

 and while of special value to the Oologist and 

 Ornithologist, its publisher is not alone in his 

 belief that Teachers, Scientists, Naturalists. 

 and Curiosity Collectors in all departments will 

 find the Oologist not only worthy of their at- 

 tention! but of their subscriptions. On January 

 1893, the Oologist entered its ninth volume, 

 and it will be the aim of its Publisher, with the 

 aid of its subscribers, to make it of greater 

 value than any preceding one. Each number 

 for '92 will contain twenty pages (16 and a cov- 

 er), and will be promptly and regularly issued 

 the first week of each month and will be sent 

 post-paid to any part of the World 



For Only 50 Cents. 



Every subscriber received for '93, will be 

 mailed a card composed of two Coupons one of 

 which will entitle the person addressed, to a 

 free Exchange Notice, of 35 words in the Oolo- 

 gist if used within one year from date . The 

 second coupon will be accepted by the Publish- 

 er of the Oologist from the person addressed, 

 in payment for or towards anything he offers 

 for sale, to the amount of 35 cents providing 

 the goods ordered amount to not less than $1.35 

 This coupon is just the same as 25c in cash to 

 you if you should want to purchase anything 

 of us to the amount of $1.25, during the year. 



Remember every subscriber received for the 

 Oologist will receive FOR ONLY 5q CENTS 

 the following: 



The Oologist for '92 $ .50 



Coupon for an Exchange Notice 35 



' ; 35c on $1.35 order .35 



$1.00 



For INVENTORS. 40-page BOOK FREE. Address 

 W.T.Fitzgerald.Attorney at Law,WashingtonD.C. 



PETRIFIED MOSS.— Fine specimens post- 

 paid for 10, 30 and 30 cents, stamps taken, 

 but silver preferred. A. B. ROBERTS, Wey- 

 mouth, Ohio. j2t 



THE DISABILITY BILL IS A LAW. 



Soldiers disabled since the war are entitled 



Dependent widows and parents now depen 

 dent, whose sons died from effects of army ser- 

 vice are included. If you wish your claim 

 speedily and successfully prosecuted, address, 



JAMES TANNER, 



Late Com'r of Pensions, Washington. D. C, 



