THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



CONTENTS. 



Among the Water Birds of Minnesota (3 illustrations) Otto Emerson 



Bird-Nesting in Northwest Canada — continued Walter Raine 



Bird Destruction (a reply) Olive Thorne Miller 



Confessions of an Egg Thief (to Olive Thorne Miller) Harry R. Taylor 



Not Ornithological (a snap shot) 



The Cooper Ornithological Club 



Collecting in Vermont CO. Ormsbee 



Correspondence — A Young Naturalist A. E. Kibbe 



The Naturalist's Note Book Didyraus 



Nesting of the Eave Swallow Everett E. Johnson 



Editorial Chat 



Notes and Queries 126 



Vanities 1 26 



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Kxtra words, one cent per word, in both cases. First-class 



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notices. 

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''pO KXCn.\NGE— Set % Leash Flycatcher with 

 ■*- data, for October number of the NiDioLoGiST 

 in good condition. Everett E. Johnson, 29 High 

 street, Lewiston, Maine. 



r^AMFORNIA MURRE EGGS— In handsome 

 ^^ series at bedrock prices. Full information in 

 our new circular, for which send stamp. Barlow 

 & Osgood, San Jose, Cal. 



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 Harry R. Painton, College Park, Cal. 



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VA7ANTED— Coues' Key, last edition; Ridg- 

 ' ' way's Nomenclature of Colors, Davie's Tax- 

 idermy, and Collecting Pistol. Will give in ex- 

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T^TOR 8j\LE— I have two of those auxiliary bar- 

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 is 50 cal. ^ brass, 10 in. long, fits a 12 gauge shot- 

 gun. 130 brass shells, cleaning rod, wad-cutter, 

 1000 wads and complete reloading outfit goes with 

 it. Cost $6.00, will send securely packed for $3.00. 

 R. C. McGregor, Palo Alto, Cal. 



EGGS WANTED— In exchange for fine rubber 

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 * " first- class sets of American and foreign eggs 

 of both rare and common species I collect in 

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 kind. Particularly desire series of A. O. U. Nos. 

 67, 83, 84, 327, 32S, 332, 349. 355, 356, 357, 416, 417, 

 etc,, for which I shall be glad to give the best of 

 exchange or buy for cash if price is reasonable. 

 To those offering me especially nice sets I will 

 give extra rarities from my collection, such as 

 Spoonbill Sandpiper, Little Gull, Green Shanks, 

 Crossbills, etc. Hummers taken in any quantity. 

 C. W. Crandall, Woodside, Queeus Co., New York. 



