THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



CONTENTS. 



^ PAGE. 



Notes on the Sharp-shinned Hawk (illustrated;. . J. H. Bowles 170 



Nesting of the Ashy Petrel (3 illustrations) C. Barlow 171 



Mimicry in the Nesting of the Woodcock fiHustrated ) L Whitney Watkins 174 



Do Wading Birds Swim? William Palmer 174 



Photographing an Owl (page illustration) Ur. R. W. Shufeldt 176 



How I Obtained a Canada Goose Egg in Central Park, N. Y . . . Anser Californicus 178 



Birds Found Breeding in Manitoba W. Raine 179 



Henslow's Sparrow Nesting in Michigan E. Whitney Watkins 180 



Cooper Ornithological Club 181 



Notes and Comments * 181 



Editorial 1-82 



Recent Publications 183 



" We Take Exceptions ". 184 



ALL OOLOqTsTS"^--^^1^once 



TO 



WALTER F. WEBB, 



ALBIO/^, N. g., 



For his Latest Bargain List of "^gg^ 



The iate co-partn^ship existing between F. H. Lattin and myself has been dissolved by mutual 

 consent. I retaining the eiitire mamnioth stock of Birds' Eggs, Bird Skins, Minerals, Naturalists' 

 Supplies, etc.. also a complete line and Wholesale Stock of Shells, Corals, Curios, Echinoderms, 

 Jewelry, Nove'.ties, etc. Special Bargain Lists Monthly. 



Note some of the prices for sets of Eggs from my August bulletin. 



KACH. 



Black Crowned I^ight Heron, 1-4 09 



Turkey Vulture, 1-2 35 



Coopers' llawk, 1-4 15 



Red-.shouldered Hawk, 1-3 25 



Red-tailed Hawk, 1-2 30 



Broad-wing Hawk, 1-3 75 



Sparrow Hawk, 1-5 15 



Amer. Ospre_v, 1-3 30 



Willow Ptarmigan, l-io, . . .40 



Rock Ptarmigan, i-io . . .30 



Chestnut CoUaread Longspur, 1-3 25 



Cardinal, 1-4 < 04 



Texas Sparrow, 1-4 20 



These are only samples. The /«// list must be seen to be appreciated. I have just received a fine 

 lot of Butterflies in .^i condition. A big number of species, all go at 10 cents each. Order any number 

 desired. I carry also a complete line of books of all kinds. Catalogue free. Also Glass Eyes, and 

 everything for Ta.xidermists. Orders for Eggs sent from this "add" in tl\e " Nid." will have special 

 and prompt attention. .\11 desiring to exchange note my "add" in August "Oologist." 1 desire at 

 once any espccinlly rare singles and will allow .special rates of exchange. 



Address, WALTER P. WEBB, 



Old vStand of V . H. Lattin & Co. Albion, N. Y. 



Ring-bill Gull, 1-3 



-pj-^o 



20 



Leachs" Petrel, i-i . . . .- 



12 



Black-throated Loan, 1-2 



90 



California ISIurre, i-i 



15 



Murre (Col. in Labrador), i-i 



'5 



Eor.ster's Tern, 1-3 



10 



Courmon Tern, 1-3 



06 



American White Pelican, i-j 



20 



White Ibis, i-^ 



25 



Wood Ibis. 1-4 



60 



I.,ouisiana Heron, 1-5 . . 



.n9 



Little Blue Heron, 1-5. . 



.09 



Out of Doors for Women 



H. H. AND C. S. BRIMLEY, 



Ls a yidque journal for ladies who enjoy out of 

 door occupatinn and recreation. 



RALEIGH, N. C. 



First-class Bird and Mammal Skins and Birds' 

 Ivggs; Reptiles and Batrachians, alive and in 

 Mrs. O. L. Okcutt, Editor, alcohol. Histological Material. 



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