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THE OOLOGIST. 



Notes, dueries and Information 

 from and for our Correspondents. 



E. L. K., Millford, N. H. - The bird you 

 c:ill Wilson Tori), is No. ()8(i, Coniuiou 

 Tern. 



J. D. S., Guilford. N. Y., \vrit(^s, iLat in 

 his vicinity the Chimney Swift builds its 

 ui'st more fre(]ently in barns than in 

 chimneys. 



H. B., Baugor, Me. — We furnish a t;()od 

 set of Taxidermist's instruments for $2. (HI. 



J. M., Paola, Kan , would like to learn 

 the correct name of a bird known in his 

 locality as the " Milk Bird. " 



A. M. L., Northford, Conn., would hke to 

 know if the Loon ever breeds iu his 

 State. 



H. C. r. , Lane Co.. Oregon, would like 

 the address of some reliable assay er. 



C. B. C. , Odin, Ills., requests some 

 reader of the Oologist to inform him 

 through its columns, the difference be- 

 tween the White-rumped and Loggerhead 

 Shrike; he finds it impossible to distinguish 

 one from the other. 



T. S., Sing Sing, N. Y., asks if Cuckoo 

 eggs are very often spotted ? and adds 

 thiit he has a Black-billed Cuckoo's egg 

 which has a very distinct band of dark 

 green spots around the larger end. and 

 large blotches of green (a shade ligLtei) on 

 the smaller end [Cuckrx) eggs are fre- 

 quently if not usually marljled ns you 

 describe. — Ed. 1 



Conundrums. 



V' hy is a Quail like a Chinaman ? With- 

 (lur, the q there would be a nail (wail). 



^^'hat is the diilerence between a sports- 

 man and an oologist ;•' One empties his 

 sliells through the side and the other through 

 the end. 



Why is n Wood Fewee building its neat 

 like an old toper taking his gin-fizz ? 

 Tliey both havo a lichen (likiii') fur it. 



Why is a quarry laborer like an oologist ? 

 B< th are skillful with the drill. 



Why is a fall from a tree like a bee ? 

 Both have a sharp termination. 



Why is Lattin like a rice-pudding ? 

 Because without eggs he would be miser- 

 able. 



What is the difference between Lattin and 

 the boy {it the head of the class ? One 

 eggsels and the other sells eggs. 



What hymn should an oologist sing on 

 finding a last year's Hawk's nest ? Nothing 

 but Leaves. 



When is a bird not a bird ? When its 

 a building. 



WTiy is a Pelican like a gas man ? They 

 both carry large bills. 



Why is an oologist like a man with the 

 catari h ? They bot h " Hawk . ' ' 



Why is h the oologisfs favorite letter ? 

 13ecause without it his shells would be 

 St IK 



Why is an unknown set of eggs like a 

 stranger at the bank ? Both must be identi- 

 fied. 



Why is C so useful to oologists V Because 

 without it, how can they fojm their 

 collections y 



How many straws go to make a bird's 

 irest ? None ; they are all carried. 



Why should you be a happy oologist ? 

 Because (yo)u are always in luck. 



Why is oology like a game of poker 'i 

 There should be a limit. 



Why is g never spherical ? Because it is 

 always iu egg-shaped. 



What language calls to mind birds' eggs ? 

 Lattin. • 



When is a highwayman like a bird ':' 

 When he's a robin'. 



When is an egg hke a student ? "When 

 it goes to Latin. 



When is egg like a murderer y When it 

 is spotted. 



V. H. L., Potsdam. N. Y. 



