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THE OOLOGIST. 



Devoted to Birds and Birds' Eggs 



THIRD PUBLICATION YEAR. 



S. L. WILLAED, EDITOB, 



Assisted by able Associate Editors. 



TERMS: 

 Forty cents a Year in advance, postage paid. 



Items on Ornithologj'" and Oology solicited. 



I^^Those wishing to dispose of birds" eggs 

 or skins will find The Oologist the best 

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DECEMBER, 1877. 



Natural History Journals. — The 

 opening number of Vol. Ill of the Bulletin 

 of the Nuttall Ornithological Chib is unus- 

 ually interesting, made the more so per- 

 iiaps, by the fine lithograph which accom- 

 panies it. The leading articles are upon 

 scientific topics of interest, prominent 

 among which are, Notes on the Breeding 

 Habits of Garpodacus jpurpureus var. cali- 

 jornicus^ by William A. Cooper ; Descrip- 

 tions of the First plumage in various Spe- 

 cies of North American Birds, by William 

 Brewster ; Breeding of the Duck Hawk in 

 Trees, by N. S._Goss. The General Notes 



are copious and interesting. 



The Monthly Bulletin of the Naturalists' 

 Agency, Philadelphia, is usually filled with 

 matter interesting to the mineralogist and 

 conchologist, and occasionally publishes or- 

 nithological notes. Published by Prof. A. 

 E. Foote, 1223 Belmont Ave. 



The Valley Naturalist^ a new journal 

 from St. Louis, Mo., is a natural history 

 paper in a wide sense, as it discusses the 

 subjects of P^utomology, Botany, Oi'uithol- 

 ogy and Conchology. Under the heading 

 of Ornithology an article on the Prairie 

 Lark and a list of birds of St. Clair Coun- 

 ty, 111., are the most notable papers. 



The Science Observer is a monthly mag- 

 azine published in Boston, Mass., in the in- 

 terest mainly of Astronomy. Its make-up 

 and contents are good, and it undoubtedly 

 supplies a want for such a journal in the 

 field it occupies. 



The Familiar Science and Fanciers' 

 Journal has made an addition to its list of 

 useful subjects in setting apart a goodly 

 share of its pages to Ornithology and Oolo- 

 gy. Its writers are among the best ob- 

 servers, and its contributions we expect will 

 be of an interesting nature. The opening 

 number is a model in appearance. 



Mr. C. Hart Merriam's Review of the 

 Birds of Connecticut is a pamphlet of con- 

 siderable scientific value as an addition to 

 the lists of Connecticut birds already pub- 

 lished. Would our space permit, we should 

 ffive it a more extended notice. 



We would call the attention of our sub- 

 scribers and readers to Mr. Wade's advei'- 

 tisement in another column. We will make 

 this additional inducement to those who 

 have the issues desired : For Vol. I com- 

 plete, and Vol. II to August, in good con- 

 dition, we will give two subscriptions to this 

 paper, in addition to the price asked Mr. 

 Wade for them ; or we will give a com- 

 plete file of this journal from August, 1876 

 to Vol. IV for the above. It is earnestly 

 hoped that those having these issues will 

 communicate with Mr. Wade or with us. 



