The OoLOGiST. 



VOL. XVI. NO. 4 



ALBION, N. Y., APRIL, 1899. 



W'hole No. 153 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND 

 TAXIDERMY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Editor and Publisher, 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



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Hints on the Scientific Preparation of 

 Birds' Eg-g-s. 



First tin(i your eggs. Then identify 

 them, if possible, before taliing. If this 

 is impossit)le, set down with note-book 



and pencil and write out in detail every 



fact you can note in regaril t> appear- 

 ance of the bird, situation and compo- 

 sition of aeat, etc. In doubtful cases 

 where nest is small collect the nest with 



eggs- 



I am not going to discuss the advisa- 

 bility of carrying a gun. I know many 

 of the best onlogists advi-iH ir. In only 

 a few very doul)tful cases have I been 

 obliged to use one 



There are several good works on both 

 birds and eggs, and one treating fully 

 of the nests also, so that with careful 

 observations and full notes the shot-gun 

 will seldom be necessary. 



Unless eggs are fresh and you have 

 plenty of time j on will not care to blow 

 them on the spot. Remember that un- 

 blown eggs, on accnuui of their greater 

 weight, require even bf^tter packing 

 than blown ones They dent easily if 

 small and it is a good plan to keep your 

 tiuger nails well pared down when 

 haodliiig them. 



Be sure to wrap them so that they can 

 not slip and strike each other. If the 

 eggs, when held up to the sim, appear 

 uuiformly datk except a small spot at 

 one end which will be quite traospar- 

 ent. they are nearly hatched and should 

 never be taken, unless of got^d size and 

 vei'y desirable 



CHAPTER I.— TREATMENT OF FRESH OK 

 NEARLY FRESH EGGS. 



Always have a good assortment of 

 drills as to size Be sure not to start 

 drilling on small eggs with anything 

 larger than an 8-100 drill. A larger 

 drill is liable to either smash a ragged 

 hole and perhaps crack the egg beyond 

 repair or make a saw-tooth hole If the 

 egg is especially smooth like those of 

 the Bobolink or has been incubated un- 



