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THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



The NiDiOLOGiST. 



AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE 



l)EVOTHI> Tt> THH STirUV OK 



ORNITHOLrOGY, 



With Special Kefercnce to the 

 NiDIFICATION OF NORTH AMERICAN BiRDS. 



H. R. TAYLOR. Editor and Publisher. 



Issued at Alameda, Cai.ikornia. 



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The great Railroad strike has seriously inter- 

 fered with the issuing of the NiDiDOtOGiST, as 

 with other publications, and in consequence, we 

 feel obliged to combine the numbers for June and 

 July. 



Mr. H. T. Booth, of 3SA Upcerne road, Chelsea, 

 London, will act as foreign agent for the Nidiolo- 

 GisT. Mr. Booth is the editor of the Collector, 

 an interesting monthly devoted to British Orni- 

 thology. 



The NiDior.DGiST is not merely the leading 

 monthly publication in this country devoted to 

 Ornithology, but the only one that is illustrated. 

 We are making this a feature of the magazine, and 

 it is an jnvaluable aid in extending the knowledge 

 of our bird life. 



Mr. Wm. C. Bi.ack writes: "1 am in receipt 

 of the sample copy of the NidiologisT, and am 

 much pleased with it. I am glad the camera will 

 be requisitioned to present us with actual nests 

 and eggs 'in sites.' Perhaps you will let your 

 l-jiglish subscriljers (through the medium of the 

 magazine) know how they should remit suljscrip- 

 tions." 



Among the articles contemplated for our next 

 number are: "Photographing an Owl" (illus- 

 trated), "The Woodcock's Mimicry" (illustrated), 

 "Nesting of the Ashy Petrel" (illustrate.l), "A 

 Day With the Raptores," "Nesting of the vSharp- 

 shinned Hawk" Cillustrated). 



As a medium of exchange this magazine stands 

 uurivalled, for the reason that it goes to advanced 



collectors. Many persons have noticed this fact 

 and profited by it, but to advertise it more thor- 

 oughly we have decided to open our exchange 

 column during the Fall months to every sub- 

 scriber, without limit. No strict rules as to num- 

 ber of words will be followed, and if one notice 

 does not answer another ma}' be inserted. It 

 mu.st be understood that advertisers are not in- 

 cluded in this ruling, and only paid subscribers 

 have these privileges free. All others must pay 

 cash. Setting type cost coin, and this means 

 practically a free subscription to those who come 

 in now. The exchange column will not always 

 remain open. 



Brief Notes and Comment. 



The Czar of Russia is a collector of birds' eggs. 

 Your paper is exceedingly interesting. — A. H, 

 Frost, New York City. 



That article of mine wasn't meant for an "ad," 

 but it brought me more inquiries than any "ad" 

 I ever inserted.— 1^. W. Brokaw. 



The Chamberlin resideuvje at College Park was 

 totally destroyed by fire last Tuesday evening, 

 but, as you can imagine, the eggs and skins were 

 saved. After the fire Cory found his file of the 

 NiDioi.oGiST in the middle of the road, where 

 they had been carried by some hero! I told Cory 

 he should send you a "testimonial." — C. Barlow. 

 Have taken sets Broad-winged, Red-shouldered 

 and Cooper's Hawks. The latter is very rare in 

 this locality. Have also taken Screech Owl 1-4, 

 which is quite rare. Last year I collected a set of 

 Barn Owl's, identified by Webster, which is some- 

 thing rare for Mas.sachusetts. — Percy G. Bourne, 

 Haverhill, Mass. 



Mr. G. F. Dippie, of Toronto, has had the ill 

 luck to be confined to the house with illness for 

 over five weeks, during the best part of the col- 

 lecting season. He could not make his anticipated 

 trip to North-west Canada, but hopes to make up 

 for lost time next year. 



I was (juite surprised when I came here [Fort 

 Jones, Cal.] to find that my friends have a Junco 

 {J unco hyemalis thurberi) as a cage bird. He 

 appears to be very happy, and spends his time in 

 the cage quite as a canary does. His feed is the 

 same. His song is far more plea.sing to me than 

 the canary next him. It is one of those soft, con- 

 fidential .sonatas which you must always think is 

 between you two. When he gets excited you hear 

 the well-known Junco alarm note. In the evening 

 he continues to move till the lights are out, whil^ 

 his friend canary goes to sleep at dark. — R. C. 

 McGregor. 



