THE OOLOGIST. 



83 



Self Explanatory. 



My Dear Friend Lattin: 



Please notice in your next issue, that 

 the Ornithologists Association will 

 adopt as a study for this season the 

 Crow family and also their near rela- 

 tives the Quiscalidoe. We hereby in- 

 vite the co-operation of all correspond- 

 ing members, and ask them to adopt 

 their own methods of investigation and 

 reports; those which are the most per- 

 fect in respect to matter and method, 

 ■shall have a special recognization. We 

 would call special attention to the 

 geographical distribution and the food 

 of the different species of the two fam- 

 ilies above mentioned. Possibly we 

 •may be able to offer some reward at the 

 •end of the year for best papers. 

 J. H. Langille, 

 Box 63, Smithsonian Institution, 

 Feb. 24, '92. Washington, D. C. 



Prizes for Best Articles. 



We have decided to give our 

 patrons, each month, five prizes. 

 These prizes are to be awarded 

 to the five best articles appearing in the 

 Oologist in which the offers are made. 



For the five articles in this (Mar) 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. 



2nd prize — Davie's Key to the Nests 

 and Eggs of N. A. Birds, in e cloth. 



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



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

 the Noddy. 



For the April 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." 



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 Apr. 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 five 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 Noddy. 

 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. 



A Book of 500 Pages 



On treatment and care of domestic ani- 

 mals, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs, 

 and Poultry, sent free. Address Hum- 

 phreys' Veterinary Specifics, Corner 

 William and John Streets, New York. 



PENSIONS 



**" THE DISABILITY BILL IS A LAW. V^^ 



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, 



Washington. D, 0. 



Late Corn'r of Pensions, 



THE JUDGES: You have been sel 

 ected to act as one of the Judges in 

 these Prize article contests, and your 



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