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THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



The Nidiologist. 



AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE 

 DEVOTED TO 



THE STI-PY OK 



ORNITHOliOGY, 



AN)> 



With Special Reference to the 

 riidifieation of flopth flmeniean Birds. 



EDITED BY 



HENRY REED TAYLOR. 



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The NiDiOLOGKST is a pronounced success. Or- 

 nithologists know a good thing when they see it, 

 and they have literally poured in their subscrip- 

 tions and words of praise for this magazine since 

 its inception six months ago. We appreciate 

 every kind word, and shall hope to more than 

 ever merit the indorsement and co-operatiou of our 

 friends everywhere. William Brewster, the emi- 

 nent ornithologist of Cambridge, writes us : * 'Since 

 the first appearance of the NiDlOLOGiST I have 

 lost no opportunity to recommend it in the strong- 

 est terms to my friends and correspondents. It is 

 a thoroughly good little magazine and is sure to 

 gain — since it so strongly merits — the warm sup- 

 port of all who are interested in North American 

 birds." 



In the article anent Prof. A. J. Cook's author- 

 ship of "Birds of Michigan," in our last number, 

 there are statements which Prof. Cook contradicts, 

 one being that he had sold State printing. He 

 states that no profit accrued to him from the sale 

 o! the books; that tho^e advertised by the Ooloi^ist 

 wer^ secured by them in exchange for fifty dollars' 

 worth of specimens, skins and eggs to go to the 

 Agricultural College The work of compiling the 

 notes on Michigan birds was, he says, a work of 

 love only, no promises being made. Of interest, 

 regarding Prof Cook's qualifications to write or 

 compile such a work, is this statement to us by 

 President Haldwin of Pomona College, Cal., where 

 Prof. Cook now is: "Mr. Cook's life and character 

 have been open to the world for years and he has at- 

 tai:iedan enviable reputation in the department of 



entomology. . . . He is not an ornithologist, 

 although he has taught the subject in one of our 

 leading institutions for more than twenty years." 

 The following is from a letter from Prof. Cook, 

 submitted to us by President Baldwin, regarding 

 the circumstances under which he wrote the book : 

 "I was not a professional ornithologist, though I 

 had taught this branch to large classes for twenty- 

 six years at the College. Had made and named, 

 accurately I think, quite a larye collection of eggs 

 and birds for the College, and hoped by the aid 

 which I might by able to secure from ornitholo- 

 gists of the State and elsewhere to prepare a cred- 

 itable list." 



THE ORNITHOLOGICAL EXHIBIT AT 

 THE MIDWINTER FAIR. 



A most pleasing exhibit at the Midwinter Fair 

 is that of birds, nests and eggs, photographs, etc., 

 which occupy a good space in an alcove in the 

 Alameda County Building. The getting up of the 

 exhibit has required expenditure of considerable 

 money and no small amount of time and labor bj' 

 those actively engaged in it, but in its finished 

 condition it is now the admiration of all visitors, 

 and will undoubtedly stimulate interest in our 

 bird life. The committee who have perfected the 

 exhibit consists of Otto Emerson, C. Barlow and 

 the writer. Thanks are due to Mr. A. P. Smiley 

 of Alameda and to Mr. Thomas Bennet, secretary 

 of the Alameda County Commissioners, for valua- 

 ble assistance, also to Mr. Charles Kellogg and his 

 fellow members of the Cordelia Club, one of the 

 most prominent sportsmen's clubs of the west, for 

 financial support. In the exhibit are 250 well- 

 mounted birds, with many rareties, besides skins, 

 and 2280 eggs in sets, many with nests. These 

 occupy six large glass cases, each seven feet long. 

 In addition, Mr. G. Frean Morcom of Los Angeles 

 contributed twelve cases of mounted birds, provid- 

 ing generously for packing and transportation. 



It is impossible, in the brief space remaining, to 

 adequately describe the exhibit, for which speci- 

 mens Were contributed by the following: Horace 

 A. Gaylord, C. Barlow, Otto Emerson, W. H. 

 Osgood, O. P. Silliman, M. S. Clark, A. E. Halsey, 

 H. R. Painton, Prof. H. G. Alberts, R. C. Mc 

 Gregor, Rollo H. Beck, C. H. Thompson, B. Bene- 

 dict, Thomas Bennet, F. A. Schneider, George 

 Chamberlin, Ralph Arnold, D. A. Cohen, Harold 

 Ward, L. P. Williams, H. R. Taylor, G. Frean 

 Morcom, P. B. Peabody and F. Stevens. 



About one hundred interesting photographs of 

 birds and nests were contributed by F". Stevens, C. 

 Barlow, Otto Emerson and the Nidiologist. 

 There are seven sets of Golden Eagle, four sets 

 being of three each. Seventeen nests and eggs of 

 the Hummers form an intereating display, one of 



