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THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



The Nidiologlst. 



AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE 

 DEVOTED TO 



THE STl-DY OV 



GI^rJITHOUOGY, 



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With Special Keferfiice to the 



J^idifieation of North Amcpiean Birds. 



i;i:rn;i> hv 



HENRY REED TAYLOR. 



Issued at Alameda, California. 

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Entered at the Alameda Post-office as second-class matter. 



We are indebted for the half-tone illustrations 

 of "Fisherman's Bay" and "A Foggy Sunset" to 

 the Overland Monthly, a popular illustrated maga- 

 zine, by the way. second to none. 



Mr. a. B. Nye, managing editor of the Oakland 

 Enquirer, in the course of a flattering notice of 

 this Journal, falls into the facetious thusly : 



When a small bo}' takes eggs, that is robbing a 

 bird's nest; but when a scientist docs it, that is 

 the pursuit of nidiology. 



We do not know if Mr. Nye is a relative of Bill 

 Nye, but it is not improbable. That monument of 

 ignorance and avarice sometimes known as the 

 "Great American Egg Hog" might fit this dis- 

 tinction without a difference, but not the intelli- 

 gent naturalist. We would like to ask Mr. Nye if 

 he knows a Hummingbird from a Bubo virgin- 

 iantis subarticus, anyway? 



Wk have had to lay over a few articles intended 

 for this issue, but they will appear in due season. 

 Some unusually interesting articles, rvith illustra- 

 tions, have been promised us, among them observ- 

 ations on the nidification of Harpy Eagle, White- 

 faced Glossy Ibis, Coppery-tailed Trogan and other 

 rarities. 



Wh have the pleasure of announcing a feature 

 of our next issue which should interest many read- 

 ers — a "half tone" portrait of Dr. Morris Gibbs of 

 Kalania/.oo, Mich. Over the signature of "Scolo- 

 ])ax," and luiinerous other pseudonyms. Dr. Gibbs 

 has written a great deal for various niaga/.in-s and 

 papers, mostly of observations among the feathered 

 tribes. His picture has never been seen by ornith- 

 f)logists, and they will be glad, in the next NiDi- 

 OLOGIST, to see "Scolopax" as he is in the flesh. 



The success of this journal, through the enthu- 

 siastic support of ornithologists and foremost nat- 

 usalists all over the country, seems assured. We 

 shall do our best to please all our readers. 



We have received from Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, a very interesting ar- 

 ticle on "Nesting of the Flamingo," which will 

 appear, illustrated, in our next number. The pho- 

 tograph for the illustration is an admirable one, 

 showing a pair of these remarkable birds and two 

 nests, on one of which a Flamingo is sitting. 



The next sample copy of the Nidiologist may 

 not come to you. You can't afford to miss it, so 

 subscribe no7v! One dollar, only, will insure you 

 one year's subscription, twelve ntimbers, and every 

 one interesting, valuable, and fully illustrated. 

 And in addition you will be helping on the good 

 work of establishing a liberal, illustrated, ornitho- 

 logical journal for America. 



Dr. W. S. Strode, whose occasional articles on 

 birds and eggs are read with interest, is also a 

 conchologist, having been engaged for some years 

 in studying and classifying the land and fresh 

 water shells of Illinois. He will shortly publish a 

 list, of which of the unios (fresh water clams) 

 alone, there are ninety-three species in the State. 

 The Doctor ought to be an authority on "clam- 

 chowder." 



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COMPLIMENTARY. 



We have received so many hearty congratula- 

 tions, written and oral, on the appearance and 

 prospects of the NinioLOGisT, that we cannot re- 

 sist the temptation to hang our horn to the breeze 

 and let 'er blow. 



Col. E. G. Waite, Secretary of the State of Cali- 

 fornia, writes from Sacramento as follows: 

 "My Fkiend Taylor : 



"I am your debtor for a copy of the first num- 

 ber of the Nidiologist. It plea.ses me very much 

 for a variety of reasons. It is a California pro- 

 duction. It is a scintillation from Alameda. But 

 it 'rolls back the tide of time and renews the joys 

 of other days.' It is a substitute for the fountain 

 of perpetual youth. In imagination I go watching 

 the feathered tribes again and play truant to the 

 realm of the switch and the ferrule to find hidden 

 nests with their beautiful store. Keep on sending 

 me the NiniOLOGi.ST, please, and success attend 

 you. Very sincerely, 



E. G. Waite." 

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''H. R. Taylor, Editor of NIDIOLOGIST: 



"Dear Sir. — The first issue of the NiDiOLO- 

 GIST read with pleasure. I am especially pleased 

 with the accuracy of your typographical work. 

 There is no doubt in my mind of the success of 

 your very interesting and promising journal. 

 "With sincere resj)ect, I am, 

 "Kalania/oo, Mich. Mokris Gibhs." 



