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VOL. XXXVIII. No. 2 Albion, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1921. 



Whole No. 406 



Owned and PubHshed Monthly, by R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lact m, lU. 



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BIRD LISTS 



This issue of Tlie Oologist is given over to the publication of Bird 

 Lists, "with malice afterthought." The reason being that the collecting 

 season is now rapidly approaching and we believe that the publication 

 cf a wisely selected series of Bird Lists, from various parts of the 

 country would be of benefit to the collectors in the field, and would 

 enable tliem to avoid taking more specimens of the common species 

 tlian would be needed for tlieir own collection. 



A bird tliat may be rare in one territory may be quite common in 

 another and eggs of tlie common varieties of birds are of no value com- 

 mercially, and have no demand for exchange, hence it is well to 

 examine all lists and take duplicates only of those that are generally 

 rare and not merely locally uncommon. — R. M. B. 



