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The 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Editor and Publisher, 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



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At Grand Rapids, Mich., the Kent 

 Ornithological Club was organized Dec. 

 12th with 14 members: Pres ,H.. Stuart; 

 V. Pres., R. G. Fitch; Sec. and Treas , 

 W. E. Mulliken; Cor. Sec , C. C. Cor 

 bin; Lib., R. R. Newton. 



H. Sayles, Jr., of Abilene. Texas, re- 

 cently sent us sets of Krider's.Zone-tail- 

 ed and Ferruginous Rough-leg Hawks. 

 In the same lot was a set of Mocking 

 Mrd's positively identified as Sa^e 

 Thrasher's, a set of Orchard Oriole's 

 equally as well identified as Painted 

 Bunting's. The Hawks were, of course, 

 equally as far from the mark, in spite 

 of the fact that one of datasread, "Bird 

 Shot." This valuable lot of eggs was 

 returned with thanks. (?). 



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We are indebJed to the Naturatinlioi- 

 our half-tone of the Nest of Parkman's 

 Wren in Tin Can The Naturalist is 

 one of oiM- most valued ornithological 

 exchanges. 



"Natural ScIE^'CE News"— You may 

 be one of the favored ones whom its 

 publisher wishes to count among the 

 "oOO," — Better accept the offer it will 

 neither be repeated or extended 



An unsolicited testimonial from two 

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"My Dear Webb:— I have carefully 

 and critically — very — examined the 

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We have the pleasure of presenting 

 to our readers the faces of two Orni- 

 thologists whose names are familiar to 

 all who have read|the pages of the Oo- 

 LOGiST during the past year. 



Dr. Gibbs is recognized as one of the 

 most prolific ornithological writers of 

 the day. 



Pi-ot". Siiloway is the Principal of the 

 Col'egialic Institute of his city. 



Ex-banker J. L. Davison of Loekport, 

 who by the way is recognized as the 

 leading Ornithologist of Western New 

 York, apparently owes the Editor of 

 the OoLOGiST a grad;.5e as the following 

 note will explain. 'Come on New 

 Year's day and ha\ e a turkey dinner 

 wdth us. I will meet you at the depot, 

 and in case I do not hear from you, 1 

 will be at the depot anyway." Owing 

 to a previous engagement we were 

 obliged to deny ourself a possible op- 

 portunity for bagging Nyctequus No. 2. 



