THE NIDIOLOGIST 



The Nidiologist. 



AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE 



DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF 



ORNITHOLOGY, 



With Special Reference to tlie 



NiDIFICATION OF NORTH AMERICAN BiRDS. 



H. K. TATLOB, Editor and Piihlislier, 



Associated witii Dr. R. W. SHUFELDT. 



WE EXPOSE FRAUDS. 



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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE. 



Rather than delay the issuance of the September 

 number it has been found necessary to lay over the 

 complete inde.N to Vol. II until October. If you have 

 not secured Vol. II, remember that your library is in- 

 complete without it, and send in your order at once. 

 Vol. I is now almost unobtainable, although we oc- 

 casionally get one by purchase. 



" If we seem to hang our horn to the breeze too much 

 in this number remember that there are a few who 

 have not heard as much of the " Nid" as have you. 

 We want to give them a show. 



The NiDioi.OGiST enters upon its third yearof pub- 

 lication with greater prosperity than ever. Centrally 

 located in the biggest city in the Union, we have 

 superior facilities in every way for providing a stand- 

 ard illustrated journal for Ornithologists and Oolo- 

 gisis. We are here to protect their interests, and to 

 publis'h their valuable scientific material in lasting 

 form. 



Thre.\ts will not make us depart a hair's breadth 

 from our vigorous policy in dealing with scientific 

 frauds. Nor will bluster, lying evasion, or the calling 

 of hard names have any weight with intelligent 

 Ornithologists. 



It seems there has been no law passed in Florida 

 prohibiting the collecting of bird's eggs. R. W. Wil- 

 liam, Jr., of Tallahassee, sends us the following infor- 

 mation ; 



" The bill was passed by the Senate, but not by the 

 House, thereby failing to become a law. I read the 

 bill, and it was to this effect ; ' That no bird of plumes 

 shall be killed, robbed, or, in any way disturbed in 

 ■ this State.' The law named the birds. Crane, Egret, 

 Heron, Ibis, and Curlew. But there has, for some 

 years, been a law prohibiting the taking of Mocking- 

 bird's eggs, but it has never been enforced." 



W. S. CoBLEiGH, who is sojourning at present in 

 Los Angeles, Cal., writes : " Am waiting for a Cali- 



fornia Condor to drop me an egg, and then tell trie 

 where it is." 



We would call attention to the advertisement of Dr. 

 M. Gibbs in another column. The process of " em- 

 balming " is not required by first-class artists, as skin- 

 ning the specimens is a much superior method. But 

 for a large number of our enthusiasts. Dr. Gibb's 

 process meets the requirements fully in mounting, and 

 greater satisfaction is derived from this simple, inex- 

 pensive method than can possibly be had from the 

 common, and often unsatisfactory, so-called "stuffing." 

 The expense is nominal, as no tools are required be- 

 yond wire, knife, and file. Dr. Gibbs has hundreds 

 of testimonials (many from leading taxidermists), and 

 all unite in commendation of his process, which has 

 many commanding points of superiority. 



Mr. Ernest H. Short has succeeded to the large 

 retail mail trade of Frank H. Lattin, at Albion, N. Y. 

 He understands the value of being represented, and 

 has an announcement in this journal. Mr. Short has 

 been known for some time as a ivriter on natural his- 

 tory subjects, and his articles possess the singular 

 merit that no matter how long they are, they are 

 always Short, at the end. 



Mr. a. M. Nicholson is engaged in collecting all 

 sorts of material valuable to the naturalist or collec- 

 tor, at Orlando, Fla. He is in a favorable locality, 

 and has a long experience as a collector and taxider- 

 mist. 



If there are rare bird skins you need to complete 

 your collection, don't fail to write Charles K.Worthen, 

 of Warsaw, 111. 



The Nidiologist is the friend of the Ornithologist, 

 taxidermist, and collector. It exposes enemies to 

 their science and to their trade. It spares no labor or 

 expense to present illustrations which give pleasure 

 and instruction. It should be, and is, therefore, well 

 supported. 



Dr. Shufeldt has just succeeded in taking excel- 

 lent photographs of living specimens of the rare 

 Aiken's Screech Owl, also of the Western Red-tailed 

 Hawk. They will shortly appear as illustrations in 

 this journal. 



It is safe to say that in Vol. Ill the Nidiologist 

 will surpass its record. Special and new features, of 

 unusual interest to the Ornithologist, are now being 

 prepared for early publication. 



The many friends of Dr. R. W. Shufeldt and Miss 

 Florence Audubon, granddaughter of the famous 

 author of Birds of America, will congratulate them 

 on their wedding, which was solemnized on Wednes- 

 day afternoon, September 4, at Salem, N. Y. They 

 will make their home in Washington. 



A CORRECTION. 



Editor Nidiologist. — Dear Sir ; I notice in the 

 Nidiologist for August, page 170, that the Pallid 

 Horned Lark (Otocoris aipcsiris leitcottEma) is men- 

 tioned as breeding in Colorado. This form does not 

 occur in Colorado during the breeding season ; all 

 summer birds being referable to the race Otocm-is 

 alpestris arenicola. This oversight in identification 

 should be corrected. Yours very respectfully, 



Washington, D. C. Harry C. Oberholser. 



