THE OOLOGIST. 



205 



In order to be positive I shot the 

 male bird which proved beyond any 

 doubt the identity. 



I have since then, this fall; shot sev- 

 eral more of the Cerulean 'Warbler, 

 Which during migration time seems to 

 be quite abundant in our neighbor- 

 hood. 



Edward Reinecke. 



00T0BER CONTEST. 



Sixty-three Judges 



Prize winners and credits received by 

 each were as follows: 



1. Among the Hummingbirds. 255. 



2. The Genus Thryothorus. 208. 



3. The Californian Bush-Tit. 153. 



4. A Ramble in May. 136. 



5. The History and Mystery of Jacob 

 Potter, Jr. 87. 



Two other articles received 45 and 59 

 credits respectively. 



Seventeen Judges named the win- 

 ning articles — one their exact order 

 and four in the following order: — 1,2, 

 3, 5, 4— these live received the Judges 

 prizes. 



1. No. 30 — Chester Irvine, George- 

 town, Texas. 



2. No. 3— Frank H. Nutter, Minnea- 

 polis, Minn. 



3. No. 21 — A. O. Garrett, Lawrence, 

 Kans. 



4. No. 32— E. J, Shaefer, New Or- 

 leans, La. 



5. No. 47— C. Barlow, Santa Clara, 

 Cal. 



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