OOLOGISTS EXCHANGE. 



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ARTHUR E. PETTIT, 



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EDITORIAL. 



The O. & O. semi-annual, will, we 

 are told soon be out and if we are to 

 judge by tlie sample pages and proof of 

 cover reed, it will be an excellent work. 



We are advised that powdered starch 

 is better than any of the other articles 

 mentioned in our last as a blood ab- 

 sorber. We have never had the pleasure 

 of trying it but would like to have our 

 friends give it a test. 



As the fighting editor, and nesting 

 editor were walking down the street the 

 other day they were joined by the incu- 

 bation editor and shortly after the trio 

 were saluted by a shower of Brickbats. 



Send them on gentlemen we intend to 

 build a House when we can pay for a lot 

 and all the building niaterial you can 

 contribute will be thankfully received. 



We desire to say to the Hyena faced, 

 Screech Owl voiced, idiotic counterpart 

 of Darwin's missing link, who wrote us a 

 letter the other day calling us fools, that 

 if he can borrow or in any way get the 

 money to come to New York that we can 

 lick him with one hand tied behind us 

 and not leave enough of his miserable 

 body to be seen with a microscope. 



We have received very few answers to 

 our prize story offer and. the neglect of 

 our friends on this subject bids fair to 

 put a stop to the practice. 



We have received the Grand Total of 

 three approvals of our last month's suj)- 

 plement. 



We appreciate your disinterestedness 

 and to show our appreciation of it, beg 

 to say that until further advised we will 

 issue no more of them. 



Where is Trouslots Naturalist ? 



The " Old Curiosity Shop " "Collec- 

 tors Exchange," the "Hawkeye O. & 

 O." and Mr. Webster's "Boston O. & 

 O" and the ' Loon" are valued ex- 

 changes. 



This number was in press before we 

 received the July number of Sloobolo- 

 gist and we therefore cannot reply to 

 the article contained in that paper. We 

 will reply to it in the August number 

 and then show that Editor up in his 

 true colors. We would advise him, 

 when he next makes a "reply" to con- 

 fine himself to facts and not draw on his 

 imagination for matter especially in re- 

 gard to his circulation. 



Can any one inform us as to whether 

 R. M. Gibbs or any of the Kalamazoo 

 Gibbs engaged in embalming business, also 

 W. H. Winsey, Clearfield, Iowa, deserve the 

 bad reputation they have acquired. We 

 have seen several slaps against them, but 

 as yet have been unable to get a satisfactory 

 reason. 



The crows of Yaphank, Long Island, 

 N. Y., prefer the seventeen-year locusts 

 to the young corn of the farmer. 



Every ornithologist should read the 

 Bulletin on. the English Sparrow just 

 issued by the U. S. Government. 



A station for experimenting with the 

 homing pigeon as a despatch bearer 

 has been established by the U. S. Signal 

 Service at Key West, Fla. Germany, 

 France, Russia, Italy and Spain use 

 these birds in government service, 

 France spending $20,000 per year, and 

 Russia 810.000. 



The Pocket Lamp offer in June number 

 is extended until the supply of them is 

 exhausted. * * * We still want 

 twenty complete sets of Vol. 1 of this paper. 

 Our offer is open till August 8th. — Adv. 



Parties wishing to secure full sets of 

 American Coot and Florida Gallinule Eggs, 

 by exchange, will do well to correspond 

 with the undersigned. General oOlogical 

 exchanges also desired. No Eggs sold. 

 R. M. BARNES, 



Lacon, Ills. 



