THE YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



THR YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



EDITED AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY ,» 



— BY — 



FRAXKM.JLATTIfr, - GAINES, N.T. 



Correspondence and items of interest to the Oolo- 

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JEditorial Melanae. 



Prof. Ballard's new Hand-Book is just 

 what is needed by every collector. 



W. B., of Flint, Mich., found an egg of 

 the "Whip-poor-Will last season at that place. 



Spaulding's new catalogiie is a " little dai- 

 sy." Send stamp at once and see for your- 

 self. 



E. B., Jr., of Hyde Park, 111., shot three 

 Evening Grosbeaks near that place during 

 the past winter. 



We were unavoidably somewhat delayed 

 in issuing this, our first niimber. It vidll 

 not occiu- again. 



There are hundreds of A. A. Chapters and 

 Natm-al History Clubs in the United States. 

 Let each Society instruct one of its most ac- 

 tive menibers to act as our agent and solicit 

 subscri lotions. Bemember, agents can de- 



duct, as their commission, 15 cents from 

 every subscription they obtain, and that the 

 one hundred who obtain the most subscrip- 

 tions will receive valuable prizes in addition 

 to their regular commission. 



S. L. W., of Grinnel, Iowa, has found 

 several Shrikes' nests in that locality during 

 the past two seasons. 



Blue Jat.^ — First nest reported by K. W. 

 H., of Savannah, Ga.; found April 14th, and 

 contained three eggs. 



J. D. McD., of PljTnouth, Ohio, found 

 two nests of the Sandhill Crane in that vi- 

 cinity during the season of 1883. 



"W. Elliot Woodward's sixty-sixth sale, 

 consisting of coins, medals, pre-historic rel- 

 ics, &c. , took place at Bangs & Co's, April 

 24, 25 and 26. Catalogue received. 



W. B. H. , of Toronto, writes : ' 'Last year 

 while collecting, we found the nest of the 

 Yellow-shafted FUcker in a hollow stump, 

 about twenty inches from the ground." 



If this copy of The Young Oologist is of 

 no value to you, please hand it to some per- 

 son interested in the collecting of birds' eggs 

 or curiosities, or return it to the publsher. 



We thank our friends for their promptness 

 in responding to the little cu'cular announc- 

 ing The Young Oologist. We received over 

 1,000 "favorables," and 400 yearly sub- 

 scriptions. 



Collectors' blanks, labels, tags, etc., etc., 

 should be used by every collector. The par- 

 ties who advertise in this number of The 

 YouTiJG Oologist do good work at low prices. 

 Give them a trial. 



We use a considerable space in this issue 

 "blowing our own horn," for which we 

 hope our friends will make due allowance. 

 We intend to give a variety of more interest- 

 ing matter hereafter. 



To Editors and Publishees. — We will 

 send The Young Oologist one year to any 

 editor or publisher who will give it a favora- 

 ble notice, and send us a marked copy of 

 his paper containing the same. 



