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More about Alnimal, Photography. (Ulustrated)) sj...) sate eiolete ofesctele tate vlnicls atae!-tcie/sicyeists Dr. R. W. Shufeldt 
Wii p=poor-wallsNotesis.; (s<ctm acters setehoe item aie hater ethers EERO aoe ae na J. C. Galloway 
Welcome: News: of) BluebirdSesocac<lacs cole otis ae ee EPO ns eee eee James P. Stabler 
Our Grouse Picture—Photograph from Life of Ruffed Grouse ............ 0-12. b sence ene cnet esneee 
ESS HAD IOUS IER PEKLEM CESvsj ins ecvs ote saree) sleevortio ce tese eid atelier ote ec eI) ease rane P. M. Silloway 
_ NOTES FROM THE FIELD: * 
Brmnichss Mirren) Oneida: Coun tystNo pve. deren are sneer eee ener eas W.S. Johnson 
MIMO MIB FAY CU OSs a) fee Bet Sciarayace: slenoptees eae toe eee ge LaTet BRERA Oy aR IOS ts eC Edmund Heller 
Abnormal Nestiands Begs: sant etestecieiel- cl etal tlede er tecerieanest eae o-oo See eee Frank L. Burns 
FASE Ne bIrds AN Otesss. suet) cure cioueee iatenriemtdare ty a caecoaste ele TREAT SRE EIST VSR aR beers nee eae C. M. Case 
Wonble-cresteduConmorantrin indiana eee ia dene eee eit elena siren eee .C. C. Bassett — 
A Cat Slays a Kingfisher... ......2......0+ SdosSSpeneniagans cooeabscgbuoes doo tude fosone H. R. Taylor 
Duck Hawks of Mt. Tom (Illustrated) BUG HoH gHoUMo MGS oU oS Ss avaMBeeEUONA SOS J. Hobart Egbert, M.D. 
Curious Notes on the Water Ouzel in Montana.......2.. 00.5 edece cece teeeeeseceeees A. H. Wheatley 
Paihe-Spiritcotthe Marazinese=<ccesoe none seen eee He yeay RIERA aie Gn tave rae lecelel Seana bal Sara E. S. Rolfe © 
Notes and Camm eds: ise Ske ae eis nel Wee ACE an) a 
Be eeliocush'si Nest (Poem)! vw: ieee aces aa e sae nge Amine mone te S10, tenement ae Emma Carleton 
feeeMangerous Game to Stall (Tlastrated) scum cokes ssc meee Hamar hee ale nae asa oe nee 
THe Pouch From CoLorapo: + 
“as The Fortunate Possessor of a Set of Grouse Eggs.......2..0..:-eee ee ee ce ecseeeees Will Burnett 
Wiheresthe: Killdeer Article Tceft7Us.ss sore cit cain eee ere ona eee TSE oe eee F. M. D. 
Our Exchange and Want Department.........-.-0+--0seeteeeeeee Geode shodevec sade F. M. D. 
Somebirds New. to Colorado. %. i). pein eiaakie mais aiiarcdokn on eietsaeiets USM tad wan ane H. G. Smith 
Notes From IWRC ee ere AP OD ReEnn On SAME OM Shae aos She Bw A Gem eer Ata, si Dr. Morris Gibbs © 
Cooper Ornithological Club...............-05 Se a ari NY SRO ont ecco ts 
Peribomresto William TeGKellssas.tin: cists ayia ate overnite tine ene tee seer eicee mes ae eee J. B. Pp. 
INGEN G Publications: (2 kisses scleral cto ae oarceks aise lace Ne ele oceania eel ERC eran ease eee ooiors 
MEBEICTROTIALeLtes <i per... Ss Coal ia igre ee eRe rate a ate a are BN Re Ro eR ee chee e465) 
: OING TO ALASKA—Not for our health, but for | 4 vw 
te BirDs, BEAsts, and Picrures. Advanced col- Bargains for February Only. 
ie lectors, dealers, and museums will do well to place pes 
wants in our hands. Business principles and scien- B O O K S 
i" tific methods. Gro. G. CANTWELL, x 
Correspondence solicited. Puyallup, Wash. Fie a en De 
(BS" Watch these columus For an Alaskan address. Fisher’s “‘ Hawks and Owls,” = $2.25 
U BBE R STAM P Bendire’s ‘“‘ Life Histories of North 
American Birds,” Vol. I. - 
- ALL KINDS AND STYLES. Regular price, $7.50. 
BEST WORK. LOWEST PRICES. : 
Correspondence solicited. Maynard’s “Birds of Eastern ; 
R. W. FORD, BRISTOL, CONN. North America,” - = 10.00 we 
TF B B E R STA M Poe Regular price, $15. (Plates not all present.) eS aay 
desi _Coues’ ““Key to North American 
ih Oliver Davie s Birds. ” (Last Edition,) - 6.50 
” Regular price, $7.50. 
Nests and Eggs ? Ridgway’s ‘‘Manual of North ; 
of North American Birds.” American Birds.” (Last Edition.) 6.25 
Regular price, $7.50. 
NEW EDITION—out last of January; Finely II- { 
lustrated ; Up-to-date ; Indispensable. Davie’s ‘‘ Methods in the ae 2 
Address H. R. TaYtor, Taxidermy,” = 6.00 
150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Regular price, $10. ; 
stad Some of these have names in front, but are other- 
WANTED! wise exactly as good as new. Will be mae at” 
< 1 . any time during February, 1896. Address 
Old pewter porringer, a small copper skillet, and a few other y 8g 9 
household articles of Colonial days. Address C. P. WILCOMB, i H SHORT Albi N y 
San FRANeIsco, CAL, ERNES 1 5 100, a du 
