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F'M All NT 1 BiU AX AP I Q 



A Monthly paper of Natural History. 



Especially devoted to the study of Birds, their 

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Edited^y C. L. McCOLLUM, 



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Motes. 



A small collection, if prepared by 

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The most prolific of American 

 birds is the English Sparrow, its nest 

 can be found during at least two 

 thirds of the months in a year. La 

 Grande South worth, Otsego Co., N. 

 Y., writes, that he found a nest con- 

 taining three young on the 18th of 

 October. y. o. 



From a number of clippings sent 

 us by a subscriber we copy the fol- 

 lowing: "A quails nest' was found 

 some time since, on a farm, near 

 Hutchinson, Kan., and among her 

 brood were two plymouth rock 

 chickens. She has, strange to say, 

 forsaken her own offspring and gone 

 with the adopted ones." 



Man y Thanh s. 



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 our little paper, and will endeavor to 

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 osity, by making The Ornitholo- 

 gist as useful and instructive, . as 

 possible. We have secured the aid 

 of several prominent collectors, and 

 others interested in natural History, 

 and hope to present our readers with 

 many excellent articles during the 



coming year. 



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Out Table . 



No. 149 of the Elzevir Library, 

 A red-headed Family, by Maurice 

 Thompson, has been received from 

 the publisher, John B. Alden, 393 

 Pearl Street, New York. In this 

 little book Mr. Thompson gives a 

 pleasing account of his acquaintance 

 with "The great king of the red-head 

 family," Campephilus principalis, 

 price 3 cents. Have also received 

 from Mr. Alden the April No. of 

 The Book Worm, containing The 

 Lamp of Memory, "A specimen chap- 

 ter from one of the most popular 

 works of John Ruskin." It is a valu- 

 able literary magazine, and only 25 

 a year. 



The Yinoig Mineralogist and An- 

 tiquarian, is replete with matter of 

 interest to those for whom it is pub- 

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 per year. Published monthly bv 

 T. H. Wise Wheaton,Ill. 



Tidings from Nature, a leading, 

 IS page paper on natural history, 

 published by H. Mertoun Downs, 

 Rutland, Vt. 40 cents per annum. 



A catalogue of birds eggs con- 

 taining some rare bargains for col- 

 lectors, from A. M. Shields, 330 

 Main St., Los Angelos, Cal. And 

 many others which our limited 

 space will not permit us to mention 

 this time. Eds. please accept thanks 

 for same. 



