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and ready sort, and they knew absolutely nothing about music, 

 but had picked up all they knew. As I had studied music for 

 a number of years I was able to show them some "points," for 

 which they were very grateful. 



They had heard about my hunt, and plied me with questions, 

 of which the following are samples : 



" What'd yer shoot ter-day ?" " Kill any b'ars ?" " How about 

 them 'ar buzzards?" "Do you like shootin' sandpepes?" (San- 

 derlings.) 



They departed for their homes late in the evening, promising 

 to " take me on a hunt that was worth something" one of these 

 days. I " turned in" that night to dream of shooting Buzzards 

 and Sandpipers, with visions of bears and wild-cats floating 

 through my tired brain. 



Notes. 



"The Oologists' Exchange," published by Arthur E. 

 Pettit, P. 0. Box 2060, New York, at 20 cents per annum, 

 is the paper formerly published by Dickinson & Durkee, 

 Sharon, Wis. Since the paper passed into his hands Mr. 

 Pettit has made many improvements, and it will, no 

 doubt, be a grand success. 



We give Mr. W. H. Poote's " Semi- Annual" a hearty 

 welcome. Among the contributors in the January num- 

 ber we notice the names of such men as W. L. Kells, 

 Prof. J. A. Singley, Le Grand T. Meyer, Walter Kaine, 

 H. W. Davis and others, who are known all over the 

 United States by their ornithological writings. With 

 such a corps of writers we don't see how he can do other- 

 wise than succeed. We extend our best wishes. 



We respectfully request our friends to mention the 

 Loon when answering advertisements. 



