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THE YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



THE YOUNG OOLOGIST 



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Back numbers of The Young Oologist 

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H. H. H., of Berkeley, Gala., removes 

 stains from eggs by the use of soap rubbed 

 on with a fine brush. 



J. B. W., Bochester, N. Y., writes, that 

 he saw a cat-bird try to get at a nest of the 

 Wood Pewee, and that the Pewee did not 

 succeed in driving it away, until the cat- 

 bird had broken one of the eggs. 



Data blanks are becoming more popular. 

 Every Collector should use them, as it not 

 only aids in indentifying doubtful speci- 

 mens, but greatly increases their value for 

 scientific purposes. 



We often receive a dozen or more pack- 

 ages at a single mail, consequently it is 

 almost impossible for us to tell who they 

 are from unless the sender's name is either 

 written, stamped or printed on the wrap- 

 per. 



W. H E. Vineland, N. J., writes us, 

 that he uses scouring brick to erase ink 

 marks and other stains from eggs, and says 

 that although it may not be the best, it is 

 his method of removino; the stains. 



G. B. H., of Indianapolis, Ind., has 

 found a nest of the Blue-bird, containing 

 seven eggs. He wishes to know if this is 

 not an unusual number for the Blue-bird 

 to lay ; we should say that it was, what 

 say our readers ? 



To Editoks ajstd Publishers. — We 

 will send The Young Oologist one year 

 to any editor or publisher who will give it 

 a notice, favorable or otherwise, and send 

 us a marked copy of his paper containing 

 the same. 



The Government edition of ' ' Ridge- 

 way's Nomenclature" is exhausted, and 

 consequently cannot be obtained until a 

 new edition is run off. We have been 

 patiently waitingnearly two months for 

 our supply. 



We have received dozens of papers pub- 

 lished for the benefit of collectors. Among 

 the more worthy ones, those deserving our 

 support, we might mention : The Young 

 Naturalist, Galesburgh, Illinois, The Col- 

 lector, Utica, N. Y., The Naturalists Jour- 

 nal, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., and 

 The Young Mineralogist and Antiquarian, 

 Wheaton, Illinois. We have not space 

 to review each of these valuable little Jour- 

 nals separately, and would therefore advise 

 our friends to send for sample copies ; do 

 not forget to state that you saw them noticed 

 in The Young Oologist. By so doing 

 you will give our "brethern" some idea 

 of the circulation of The Young Oolo- 

 gist. 



