THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



CONTENTS. 



The Late Capt. B. I'. Goss (portrait and biographical sketch) Capt. C. E. Bendire 65 



A Remarkable Nesting Site H. R. Taylor 66 



Nesting Habits of the Pewee A. E. Kibbe 66 



Bird Nesting in Northwest Canada (illustrated) Walter Raine 67 



Notes on the Osprey (illustrated) Charles E. Doe 72 



The Yello\v-brea>ted Chat R. M. Frisbey 73 



Cooper Ornithological Club C. Barlow 74 



A Study in Nest Construction Epigaea Repens 75 



Screech Owl and Blue Jay Dr. W. S. Strode 76 



Do Wading Birds Swim ? D. A. Cohen 77 



The Great Northern Diver in New Mexico v Emerson Atkins 77 



The Wilson Ornithological Chapter of the A. A 77 



Editorial Notes '78 



Very Queer (a criticism) 78 



The Lazuli Bunting.; Jos. Grinnell 8^ 



Brief Notes of Interest . . . .' 80 



WANTED, FOR SALE, AND TO EXCHANGE. 



Charges — First insertiou, 25 words for 

 Second insertion, 



. . 50 cents. 



. . 25 cents. 



Extra words, one cent per word, in both cases, Kirst-class 

 specimens at half catalogue rates accepted for exchange 

 notices. 



Dealers Notices, per line, for first insertion, . 15 cents. 



Second insertion, . . • 10 cents. 



Terms — Cash in advance. 

 NOTE —Every Subscriber is entitled to one exchange 



notice of 25 words free, to be used any time during 



the year. 



pOR SALP: or exchange— Eggs of the 

 ■^ California Murre with data for other eggs. 

 Address, P. K. Gilnian, 170 Ninth street, Oakland, 

 •CaJ^ 



pOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— An upright bi- 

 ^ cycle valued at I115 when new. Want |io 

 cash or $15 trade. Want sets of eggs with data. 

 ■A. J. McKay. S. B. 39, Girard, Ka n . 



pOR SALE— 1500 Eastern North American bird 

 -*- and 125 mammal skins at a low price. They 

 are very good s-pecimens and properly labeled. 

 Willard E. Treat, East Hartford, Conn. 



pOR SALE, good as new, a beautiful ash cabinet 

 -*- for skins or eggs ; 32 drawers; will hold about 

 6(xx) eggs or 1600 skins, being guaged in depth for 

 skins from a Humming Hird up to a Hawk. Price 

 #50; cost originally |ioo. Address X., care this 

 office. 



npO EXCHANGE-Pine skins of Florida birds 

 for United States and Hawaiian postage 

 stamps, used and unii.sed, old issues. Address, 

 Exchange, Box 344, Key West, Pla. 



npO EXCHANGE— Rare stamps for eggs. Send 

 list Will send stamps on approval. Let me 

 ^iiow what stamps you especially desire. Scott's 

 ind Lattin's prices as a basis. H. C. Higgins, 

 Cincinnatus, N. Y. 



^O EXCHANGE— Rare U. S. stamps for rare 

 -*- sets of eggs, or skins, or ornithological liter- 

 ature. Robt. A. Campbell, Hanover, N. H. 



n^O EXCHANGE— 35 volumes medical books, 

 -*- and a printing press and outfit for cash, type- 

 writer, camera, rifle, field-glass ox fine sets. Make 

 offers. Por particulars address, I. H. Stratton, 

 Toulon, 111. 



npO EXCHANGE— I desire to secure, through 

 -^ exchange or by purchase, a few pairs of Mon- 

 golian Pheasants. Parties having such will do 

 well to write me, stating price. Geo. F. Brening- 

 er, Santa Cruz, Cal. 



'TpO EXCHANGE— For 'Goss' Birds of Kansas." 

 -■- "Around the World on a Bicycle," in two 

 volumes by Thomas Stevens. Handsomely bound 

 in cloth, over 1000 pages and 180 illustrations; 8 vo. 

 Vol. No. I containsa fine water-colored photograph 

 of Stevens; in fine condition. Cost |S when 

 bought. Address, Hugh S. Campbell. El Paso, 111. 



npO EXCHANGE— Would be pleased to hear 

 ^ from Californian collectors who would like to 

 exchange their duplicate skins. There are many 

 common species that I can use in large or small 

 lots and will be pleased to offer some desirable 

 skins in exchange. It would do no hurt for col- 

 lectors in any part of the country to send me lists 

 of the species they can supply. Address James P. 

 Babbitt, 10 Hodges ave., Taunton. Ma.ss. 



TJ^T" ANTED— Back volumes of The Auk, also 

 ^^ other publications on ornithology, taxider- 

 my, etc. Will pay cash or exchange mounted 

 birds for same. J. A. Dickinson, Gresham, Ne- 

 braska. 



TX7 ANTED — Agents to secure subscribers for the 

 '''' NiDior.OGisT. It is easy to get them and we 

 will make you liberal terms. Write for particulars 

 and samples. Address Nidiologist, .\lameda. 

 California. 



