THE OOLOGIST 



165 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 



OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Editor and Publisher. 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



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Errata ! In the article "Notes on 

 the Nesting of the Ash-throated Fly- 

 catcher" in Sept. Oologist, the fourth 

 line should read, "although its nests 

 are not easilv found." 



The Rowland Ward Co., London, in 

 a recent list offer, "A well-stuffed spec- 

 men of the extinct Great Auk {Alca 

 impennis), in splendid presei'vation, 

 which originally formed part of the 

 Brunswick Collection, also a perfect 

 and beautifully marked egg— this was 

 formerly owned by Mr. S. Potts, and is 

 generally acknowledged to be one of 

 the finest known specimens." This is 

 truly an exceptional opportunity for 

 some Museum or wealthy collector in 

 America. 



land are offering for sale one of the ori- 

 ginal presentation sets of "Audubon's 

 Birds of America." Their price is 

 $2,500 and they say that a much infer- 

 ior set was recently sold in New York 

 for $3,000. 



One of the most prolific collectors of 

 the eggs of the Ruby-throated Hum- 

 mingbird is doubtless Mr. S. B. Cray- 

 ton of Anderson, South Carolina. His 

 record for the past three seasons runs 

 as follows: '93, 25 sets; '94, 21 sets; '95, 

 28 sets. 



Oliver Davie announces that the 

 Fifth Edition of his invaluable work 

 "Nests and Eggs of North American 

 Birds" will be out in January. The 

 new edition will be thoroughly revised 

 and will contain over 700 pages and 300 

 illustrations. The price will be $2.25. 

 Orders will be received by the Publish- 

 er of the Oologist. 



A new "Check List of North Ameri- 

 can Birds" which can be consulted 

 without wallowing through an entan- 

 glement of "Supplements" and a new 

 "Coues' Key" which may be of some 

 earthly value from an oological stand- 

 point — Dr. Coues assures us in his let- 

 ter to the Nidiologist, are among the 

 possibilities of the future. 



The most distant of the Oologist's 

 subscribers residing in Uncle Sam's do- 

 main is Mr. C. H. Hall of Fort St. Mich- 

 ael, Alaska, which is about 100 miles 

 north of the Yukon River and a Jour- 

 ney of nearly 1,500 miles beyond Sitka. 

 This issue will not reach him until July, 

 1896 foi', as he states in his last — "ves- 

 sels cannot get here before." 



Michigan has a fair which sees the 

 importance of ornithology in the econ- 

 emy of farming and kindred pursuits. 

 The Washtenaw County Agricultural 



