Notice to Oologists. 



It is my intention to visit Europe this coming 

 spring, and as I desire to clear out my duplicate 

 eggs before going, I make the following liberal 

 offer: 



To every one sending me a $4.00 order, 1 will 

 give free, a ticket, entitling them to a chance of 

 winning a good prize. The prizes will include a 

 handsome set of 2 eggs of the Golden Eagle, a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Bald Eagle, a set of 2 eggs of 

 the Sea Eagle and others. 



Send 5 cts. in stamps for price list, and partic- 

 ulars, to W. RAINE, 



Walton St. Toronto, Canada. 



For Sale, or to Exchange, 



Two sets of four eggs each, of the 



Farallon Cormorant. 



Cash price $2.50 per egg. Perfect data, 

 with full history. 



Address, W. C. Brownell, 

 29 So. Fourth St. Ann Arbor, Mich. 



DATA BLANKS 



I have had a large quantity of data blanks print- 

 ed on a good quality of white paper, with my ad- 

 vertisement on the back, and by way of accommo- 

 dation I have decided to sell them at the following 

 low figures: 

 No. 1 per 100 .... $.08 . No. 5 per 100 .... $.12 



" 2 " 100 09 " 6 " 100 13 



" 3 " 100 10 " 8 " 100 23 



I can also furnish you datas without the adver- 

 tisement, at the regular rates, but why pay 25 to 

 B0 cents per hundred when practically the same 

 thing can be had at the above low prices. 

 Send stamp for a complete set of samples, to 



T. VERNON WILSON, Austin, 111. 



THE AUK 



A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. 



$3.00 A Tear. Single JSTos. 75c. 



Published for the American Ornithologist's 

 Union. 

 The Auk will present, as heretofore, timely 

 and interesting papers on 1 he subjects to which 

 it relates, and its readers may feel sure of being 

 kept abreast of the advances in the science. The 

 Atjk is primarily intended as a medium of com- 

 munication between ornithologists. While 

 necessarily to some degree technical, it contains 

 a fair proportion of matter of a popular charac- 

 ter. Its notices of recent literature cover the 

 whole field of North American Ornithology, and 

 with the departments of "General Notes" and 

 "Notes and News" render the journal indispensa- 

 ble to those wishing the latest and fullest intelli- 

 gence of the subject. 



L. S. FOSTER, Publisher. 

 35 PINE STREET, NEW YORK CITY. 



lITri-r»'J-pr]i First - class bird ' s e §"gs, 



V V (Xll LUU. j single or in sets, in large 



or small quantities. I will aUow one-half 



niy catalogue rates in exchange for same. 



Address, T. Vernon Wilson, 



Austin. 111. 



A. Tiare Set of JBggs 



After one has collected for several suc- 

 cessive seasons in any certain locality, he 

 always hails with delight any circum- 

 stance that will enable him to add any- 

 thing new to his collection, coming from 

 fields which he was pretty confident would 

 yield to him nothing new. 



I well remember a certain bright Sat- 

 urday morning toward the close of the 

 past season, when, as per previous ar- 

 rangement, my friend and fellow sympa- 

 thizer, Mr. J. B. Purdy, came to my office 

 in town and shouted to me a merry good 

 morning. I smiled as I noted his attire, 

 and he smiled when I donned a heavy 

 corduroy shooting jacket, and with much 

 light-heartedness, which came of antici- 

 pation, we quit the town. Once beyond 

 immediate observation we filled and light- 

 ed our fresh cob-pipes and rnvde our way 

 over rough country roads to the point of 

 our destination. The usual run of collect- 

 ing that followed added only a few sets to 

 our already large series; and the day was 

 waning. It was about three in the after- 

 noon, if I remember, when the voices of 

 two or more small boys were heard by us 

 some distance to the left; somewhat sur- 

 prised we made our way up to them. One 

 young hopeful was located on his back, 

 hands behind his head and his bare toes 

 a prey to numerous insects, loudly admon- 

 ishing somebody, as yet undiscernible to 

 us, to "stick to it" assuring him that "he 

 was all right" and "it was cut sure" and 

 all that sort of talk. Upon our inquiring 

 what they were in quest of, he very confi- 

 dentially told us that they had found a 

 "durn peculiar bird nest." "Well now 

 sonny that's rather indefin'te. is it not?" 

 quoth friend James. But as he could 

 furnish no further information, and not 

 being able to discover anything ourselves, 

 we quietly waited the outcome. Mean- 

 while urchin No. 2 up the tree was pro- 

 gressing, and directly came the news that 

 he " was up to it. " After various cuttings, 

 tuggings, twistings, etc., he began the de- 

 scent with about as much basswood limb 

 as boy. 



But to shorten my story I will observe 

 that he finally reached the ground and dis- 

 covered to our astonished view a set of 

 four eggs in a beautifully made nest of 

 the Cerulean Warbler. Ascertaining that 

 they were for sale, I straightway gave the 

 youngster half a dollar, took our value 

 received and made our way toward home 

 right smartly. 



As yet that set of eggs is nobody's prop- 

 erty; both of us refusing all offers the 

 other would make. — W. C. Brownell. 



