THE YOUNG ORNITHOLOGIST. 



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The Young Ornithologist, 



A Monthly devoted to the promotion of the 

 Sciences of Ornithology and Oology. 



PUBLISH KD BY 



ARTHUR A. CHILD, 



»64 Federal Street, - - Boston, Mass. 



TERVIS OF SUP.SCRIPriON. 



Single Subscription, 50 cents er year 



Foreign Countries, 65 '" " 



Sample Copies 4 cents each 



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Entered at Boston Post Office as Second 

 class Matter. 



Errata — The 14th line on the 5th 

 page of last number sliould read. — 

 ■'Crown a sky blue." 



Although obliged to issue two months 

 together our readers will get their twelve 

 copies for a year's subscription, and as 

 much reading matter. 



Will those subscribers who receive two 

 copies of the Young Ornithologist 

 kindly hand the duplicate number 

 to some friend interested in our 

 branch of Natural History, and thus 

 aid us in getting a new subscriber. 

 Remember that the more subscribers 

 we get the larger and better will be 

 our paper. 



We intend soon to publish a con- 

 tinued article on New England Birds ; 

 a brief description of the different 

 varieties, with time of breeding ; also 

 describing their nests and eggs. 



Until the loth of October, we will 

 send any one of the following books, 

 and the Young Ornithologist one year 

 for 50c: "Camping Out,' Left on 

 Labrador," or " Lynx Hunting." 

 These works are written C. A. Steph- 

 ens, are printed in large type and 

 and strongly bound in illustrated paper 

 covers. 



We intend to illustrate our paper 

 soon, and hope our friends will sub- 

 stantially aid us in our efforts to im- 

 prove our little journal. 



We have received copies of " The 

 Canadian Record of Science, West 

 American Scientist, The Western 

 Oologist, Cottage Hearth, The Orni- 

 thologist, Hermes, Random Notes on 

 Natural History, The Agassiz Jour- 

 Journal, Naturalist in Florida, and 

 others that we have not the room to 

 mention. 



GENERAL NOTES, 



The shape of birds' eggs is thus 

 scientifically described : 



Spherical ; Round, or nearly so. 

 Elliptical ; Oblong, diameter of both 



ends equal. 

 Oval ; Egg-shaped, diameter of one 

 end o;reater than the other. 



To clean bird-skins, take a soft 

 sponge, wet with lukewarm water ; 

 wash them softly, and use plaster of 

 paris to dry the feathers. Avoid 

 getting the feathers stuck together by 

 keeping in motion until dry. 



