THE OOLOGIST. 



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np f\" ^\ ,\ Twenty -eight of the judges named the 



UK I JOT OCtT^'T prize winning articles aud five named 



1 ilL V/V/i^VUl\J 1 , their exact order, to these five the judges 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to prizes were awarded. 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. P& fo, ?Q ni !ff, ? Ul ?S 5S W Z e f follows: 

 __ 1. No. 19 — Albert Garrett, Lawrence, 



FRANK H.LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. Kansas. 



Editor and Publisher. 2. No. 37 — F. E. At wood, Chelsea. Vt. 



" correspondence and items of interest to the 3- No. 52— W. H. LaPrade, Jr., New 



student of Birds, their Nests and Eggs, solicited Orleans, .La. 



from all. ■ 4. No. 59— John A. Collins, Jr., Fall 



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The above rates include payment of postage by us. All prizes were mailed on June 22d. 



Each subscriber is given two coupons, one good 



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Send stamp for Premium List for obtaining new Sitta Canadensis in Montana. 



subscribers. 



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or July issues. Back numbers of the Pologist On June 3rd of this year it was my 



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per stopped, and all arrearages must be paid. Nuthatch, {bitta canadensis,) near Hel- 



en a, Montana. 



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I he nest was in a cavity, excavated 



20 CENTS PER NONPAREIL LINE EACH INSERTION. -" 



Twelve lines in every inch. i' 1 a decayed pine stump, some three 



Special Kates, for advertisements continued feet from the ground. Below the en- 

 Three months or more, per line.. 15c . ,. , » ,, , A 



Six months or more, per line ny,c trance, which was perfectly round, and 



Twelvemonths or more, per line 10c j ust ] arge enough to admit the bird, the 



For advertisements occupying any one Issue , . , . , 



One-half column (42 lines) or more, per line.... 15c stump was smeard, for several inches 



One column (84 lines) or more, per line I2>rfc down with nine Ditch which I found to 



One page (168 lines) or more, per line 10c uuwu > WiLU P mt; pncn, which l lounu to 



« Cash must accompany all orders. oe still somewhat soft and sticky. I 



- — understand that this is a trait peculiar 



Remittances should be made by Draft, Express to rhk birrl bnt what thpir nblppf nan 



or Post Office Money Order, Registered Letter or to in is Dim, Dili wnai tnen ooject can 



Postal Note. Unused U. S. Postage stamps of be I am at a loss to understand'. Can it 



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Albion, Orleans Co., N.Y. small insects such as ants, woodticks 



V Articles. Items of Interest and Queries and other vermin, from invading the 

 for publication should be forwarded as early iu nest? Such insects, in endeavoring to 

 the month as possible. -n ,, ... , , . . . , 

 walk on the pitch, would invariably 



IHTEREO AT THE POST OFFICE AT ALBION, N. Y., AS SECOND-CL ASS MATTER. Stick faSt and tliey COtlld tllCU be de~ 



voured by the birds at their leisure., 



MAY CONTEST. However, this is only a conjecture, and 



Sixty-nine Judges- I would be glad to receive some inform- 



ation upon the subject. 



Prize winners and credits received by t had hard work to induce the female 



each article were as follows: , ■, ., , , , , . . 



1. The Woodpeckers 298 to leave the uest anr1 onl y succeeded by 



2. Phainopepla, or Black-crested enticing her out with the end of my 

 Flycatcher 284 pocket-handkerchief. She made a clash 



3. Some of Our Louisiana Birds... 148 at it and upon my pul i ing it away 



4. "Anions the Blue-grays" 136 . , , , „ ,, . ., . . ^ . , 



5. The Wood Ibis. 76 q»ickly, she followed it clear outside. 



Ten other articles received from 1 to 0nce out > I made it a point not to allow 



29 credits each. her to return. On the bottom of the 



