THE OOLOGIST. 



bling Mixture from Connecticut; Henslow's 

 Sparrow ; A Few Notes on Ornithology and 

 Ornithologists ;The Ruby- throated Humming- 

 bird ; Of Interest to Oologists ; H ow I Found 

 a Killdeer's Nest; Range of the Towhee;Owls 

 as Pets ; Michigan Notes ; A Rose-breasted 



. Grosbeak Widower; 5 short arts. Sept. '91. 



No.. 73.— The Screech Owl ; The Divers ; In Fa- 

 vor of an Organization; What is the Most 

 Northern Latitude in Which the Chewink 

 Breeds ; Notes at Ramdom ; Ornithologists 

 Association; Harlan's Buzzard and the Red- 

 tail; An April's Outing; Eggs of the Sharpe's 

 Seed-eater; Shall We Have a General Associ- 

 ation of Scientists; A Trip to Cobb's Island; 

 One of Indiana's New Laws; "Bird Nesting in 

 Northwest Canada," "Fremde Eier im Nest.'' 

 5 short articles. Oct. '91. 



No. 73.— The Great Carolina Wren ; A Timely 

 Letter ; Western Robin ; Western New York 

 Naturalist's Association; The Scissor-tailed 

 Flycatcher; California Thrasher; Ornitholo- 

 gist Association: Albino Birds; Chewink or 

 •Chewee"; "Our Birds in Their Haunts"; 

 The Lark Bunting; List of Birds Found 

 Breeding in the Vicinity of Peoria, Ills; 

 World's Fair Notes; Relics by the Wagon 

 Load. Nov. '91. 



No. 74.— The Sharp-shinned Hawk; A White 

 Crow; The Pileated Woodpecker; Russet- 

 backed Thrush; How Dr. M. Keeps His Oolo- 

 gical Treasures; Thanksgiving Notes from 

 the Far West ; The Blue-gray Gnat-catcher in 

 Arkansas; Shall We Organize; Bird Nesting 

 in November; Frauds; A Further Contribu- 

 tion to the Chewink Controversy; One Day's 

 Tramp ; The Nest of the Chestnut-sided War- 

 bler; The Gulls; The Carolina Parrot; Bar- 

 tram's Sandpiper; The Horned Grebe; 

 World's Fair Notes. This number also con- 

 tains a 4-page inset of Nuttall's Ornithology. 

 Dec. '91. 



. VOLUME IX. 



No. 75.— Bird Nesting in North-west Canada; 

 Two Birds of Western Kansas; Ornitholo- 

 gists Association ; Western New York Natur- 

 alists Association; The Blue Grosbeak; 

 Maryland Yellow-throat; Chewink; The 

 Bronzed Grackle; Prizes for Best Articles; 

 Are Nesting Cavities Occupied More than 

 Once; Old Recollections; Summer Tanager ; 

 ••The Way of the Transgressor is Hard";"Our 

 Birds in Their Haunts." 5 short articles, this 

 No. also contains . a plate in two colors of 

 Long Lake and Nests of Canvas-back and 

 Yellow-headed Blackbird. Jan. '92, 



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