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matters pertaining to the Association. 

 We have to stand by and see Ober- 

 holser stick his knife through all our 

 historical and time tried nomenclature 

 and cannot do a thing about it. Yet 

 it is our dues in the aggregate that 

 keeps the organization alive. If it was 

 possible for about three hundred of 

 us to get together in meeting, there 

 would certainly be something doing. 



Now Barnes, if you are going to es- 

 tablish this Christmas Day Bird List 

 Column, give me advance notice next 

 year and I will get into a region where 

 I can compile a "list" that will not be 

 so streaked with black and white, or 

 strain your pica type to the limit for 

 publication. 



Can you inform me as to the re- 

 quirements admitting to the A. O. U. 

 Membership class? Burnett thinks it 

 must be relation by marriage but I 

 told him I thought it was more ac- 

 cording to the size of wire used. 



Say, Barnes! You know that with 

 all those eggs in my valise, I could not 

 have possibly stopped off to see you 

 on my way hack from the east. You 

 recall that incident about the two 

 burglars and their adventure in the 

 House of the Lawyer? One man paced 

 up and down the walk outside, while 

 his pal went inside. When the latter 

 emerged, first man went up to him 

 eagerly and inquired, "Did youse get 

 anything. Bill?" "Naw!" said Bill dis- 

 gustedly, "This house belongs to one 

 of those lawyer sharks." First burg- 

 lar comes back quick with anxiety in 

 his voice, "Youse didn't lose anything 

 did you Bill?" 



Write when you get the time to the 

 old address and believe me 

 Your best friend, 



Pedioecetes. 



STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, 

 MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, 

 ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF 

 CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, 

 of The Oologist, published monthly 

 at Albion, N. Y., for October 1, 1922. 

 STATE OF ILLINOIS, 

 County :»f Marshall — ss. 

 Before me, a Notary Public, in and 

 for the State and county aforesaid, 

 personally appeared R. Magooii 

 Barnes, who, having been duly sworn 

 according to law, deposes and says 

 that he is the owner of The Oolo:Aist, 

 and that the following is, to the best of 

 his knowledge and belief, a true state- 

 ment of the ownership, management, 

 etc., of the aforesaid publication for 

 the date shown in the above caption, 

 required by the Act of August 24, 1912, 

 embodied in section 443, Postal Laws 

 and Regulations. 



Publisher, Editor, Managing Editor, 

 and Business Manager, R. Magoon 

 Barnes, Lacon, Illinois. Not a corpor- 

 ation. No stock has ever been issued. 

 The Oologist is owned exclusively by 

 R. Magoon Barnes. 



There are no bond holders, mort- 

 gagers or other security holder, none 

 have ever been issued. 



R. MAGOON BARNES. 

 Sworn to and subscribed before me 

 this 7th day of October, 1922. 



(Seal) FAY BALL. 



My commission expires Jan. 30th, 

 1922. 



This issue closes Volume XXXIX, of 

 this magazine. All subscriptions num- 

 bered 428 or less run out with this is- 

 sue, and you should give immediate 

 attention to renewing the same; in 

 other words, do it now. It would like- 

 wise be a splendid boost for your 

 little friend. The Oologist, if each sub- 

 scriber would send the magazine to 

 some friend as a Christmas present. 

 Let us see how much interest in The 

 Oologist will be evidenced in this 

 manner. 



R. M. Barnes. 



