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/xv f\ •• now prepared to say they do, and es- 



W P \J O I_/OG 1ST pecially when they are not molested. 



. ' On May 9, 1889, I took a set of two 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to ... n _. . _. . „ _ _ 



J 8 ,__ creamy white eggs, 2.80x1.93 and 2.79x2 



OO LOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. spec] J d and w |* ^ ^ - avender and 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. two shades of brown, from an old syca- 



^ Editor and Publisher. more gtump that had been occupied for 



Correspondence and items of interest to the a t least fifteen vears .appnrrlino- tn flip 



student of Birds, their Nests and Eggs, solicited dL ied,bl 1ULet;u ^«ais>, accoiuing to the 



from all. farmer on whose laud I found them and 



terms of subscription. I think him truthful. The stump was 



Single subscription - - 50c per annum broken off 13A feet from the ground 



Sample Copies _____ 5ceacli , , -. ., n „ „ , .,. 



The above rates include payment of postage by us. and tne cavity was 2f feet deep, with 



Each subscriber is given two coupons, one good no nest except a few dried weed stalks 



for an Exchange Notice and the other for 25c. n ., ., , ,, . ,, 



when presented with an order of $1.25 or over. and the rotten wood naturally in the 



Send stamp for Premium List for obtaining new cavitv. 

 subscribers 



Subscriptions must begin with either January In 1890 I took another set from this 



or July issues. Back numbers of the Oologist , -, -, , - . , 



can be furnished at reasonable rates. Send same nest and also a set from an old ap- 



stamp for descriptions and prices. ple stU mp, 8 ft high, in a deserted or- 



[©""Remember that the publisher must be no- , -, -, , . i n _ -i ^ ,, 



titled by letter when a subscriber wishes his pa- ciiara only about halt a mile from tne 



per stopped, and all arrearages must be paid. f arm house, and on May 17, 1891, a set 



NE w advertising rates. from aa elm stump 32 ft high. The 



20 cents per nonpareil line each insertion. cavity in this stump Aias 18 inches 



Twelve lines in every inch. deep. 



Special Rates, for advertisements continued n -, ,, ~- 



Three months or more, per line 15c lhis bird, vulgarilly called the "Tur- 



Slx months or more, per line I2^c , -, , ,, . . , . ., „ 



Twelve months or more, per line 10c key .buzzard,' is an inhabitant of al- 



For advertisements occupying any one issue most the entire North Ampriran pnnti 



One-half column (42 lines) or more, per line .... lnc mobL mt enui e x>l 01 ia Amei lean conti- 



One column (84 lines) or more, per line 12^'c nent sou +h of thp British Provinpp<* and 



One page (168 lines) or more, per line 10c ueuL ' bOUin OI ine isnusn nominees, ana 



Cash must accompany all orders. no doubt all the readers of the Oologist 



Remittances should be made by Draft, Express have seen him as he soars around and 



or Post Office Money Order. Registered Letter or „„„„„j ■ __"__,„-u * ^„^j --, 



Postal Note. Unused U. s. Postage Stamps of aiound in search of food. They are 



any denomination wiil be accepted for sums un- -.-.-„-_;-.,-- „~.,q ^t<-^„ t i _. * 



der one dollar. Make Money Orders and Drafts gregarious, and often I have seen twen- 



payable and address all subscriptions and com- <-,--.,. +t,:,,.i~_. -.* *-u <- ±\ „ ■ v 



munications to FRANK H. lattin, ty or thirty of them together, circling 



Albion, Orleans Co., N.Y. oyer the town Qr surroundmg country . 



V Articles, Items of interest and Queries Their general plumage a dull black, 

 for publication should be forwarded as early in 



the month as possible. with a glossy bronze-green on the back;. 



tHTEREO AT THE POST OFFICE AT ALBION, N. Y„ A5 SECON D-CLASS MATTE*. featherS On legS tO tllC knee, and the 



feet slightly webbed. There are no 



The Turkey Vulture- feathers on the head and neck, except a 



line of down on the back of the neck,, 



Cathartes aura. the f ore part p, e i n g ] 3are to the breast 



This noble bird has been the source feathers. The eyes are of a reddish- 



of my study for three years, and, dur- brown color# The yoimg of thig specieg 



ing all that time, I have not seen a sin- , .,, , .. t 



, , , ... . ., ~.. are covered with a white down up to 



gle word about him in the Oologist ex- L 



cept a query "Does C. aura occupy the the time of leavin g the nest, 



same nest year after year?" This I Geo. W. Pitman, 



Was not then able to answer, but am New Castle, Indiana. 



