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four very faint cinnamon-brown marks 

 on it. 



April 10th I visited the nest again, a 

 rap on the tree, and to my surprise, off 

 flew Mrs. Red-tail. 



I took two more eggs from this nest 

 in the same way. One egg was spotted 

 and blotched sparingly over the entire 

 surface. The other was marked simi- 

 lar, but had a wreath of light cinna- 

 mon-brown marks. In this instance 

 the lightest-marked egg was laid first. 

 Ray Densmoee, 

 Painesvil!e, O. 



Auction Sale of Minerals, Curios, &c. 



Mr. Robert Burnham of Providence, 

 R. I., writes us as follows in relation to 

 his auction sale as advertised in Nov. 



OoLOGIST : 



"The time from the issue of the OiiL- 

 OGIST to the time of opening the bids, 

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 have come in since that time than be- 

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 the sale until Jan. 15, 1899. Tell the 

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 bids in as early as possible." 



"Next month 1 shall get up a new list. 

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 there will be nothing left. 



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 ihesuperiorily of the Oologist as an ad- 

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Yours tiuly 

 Robert Buknham, 



Birds that Hunt and are Hunted. 



Life histories of ore hundred and 

 seventy birds of prey, game birds and 

 water fowls by Neltjie Blaachan. With 

 introduction by G. O. Shields. New 

 York : DoubledayifeMcClnre Company. 

 1898. Forty-eight colored 'plates. Pp. 

 369. Price $2. 



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 the sportsman may learn to hunt more 

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 The time has come when the camera 

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 the place of the gun. Several enthus- 

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 pictures of wild birds may be made 

 without taking their lives. We heartily 

 commend this volume to all lovers of 

 nature." 



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