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and wrinkled. It was natural that I 

 thought of a vulture. The feathers 

 in perfectly normal condition and ar- 

 rangement, began about half way 

 down his neck, and although they 

 were slightly worn, they presiented a 

 rather neat appearance. 



It has always been a puzzle to me 

 what caused this, and I should be 

 glad to hear of any similar experiences 

 among the bird-men. 



Was it a skin disease, or simply 

 some exceptionally narrow escape, 

 which left the bird without even the 

 smallest feather on its head? The 

 bird otherwise was a perfectly normal 

 cardinal, and his actions were as true 

 to type as they could have been. His 

 eyesight too, as far as I could tell, 

 seemed perfect. 



George Miksch Sutton. 

 June 29. 



''Business Is Dull." 



The Editor is in receipt of a letter 

 from one of the best known Ornitholo- 

 gists of the East which contains 

 among other things the following 

 illuminatory information as to the con- 

 dition of science in his part of the 

 country: 



"As far as Ornithology is concerned, 

 it seems to me all that are left are 

 opera glass friends and sub species 

 hair splitters possessing microscopic 

 eyes. Why not a sub-species for every 

 county in the United States and sim- 

 plify it, so all necessary to know is in 

 what county the bird was taken and 

 later extend it to towns. 



It is very evident, we are all dead in 

 the Northeast as far as advancement 

 is concerned for any new song spar- 

 rows or Juncos in competition with 

 California where a new sub-species is- 

 sues every week when business is 

 good." 



statement of the Ownership, Manage- 

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 The Act of Congress of Aug,. 24, 1912. 



Of The Oologist, published monthly, 

 at Lacon, Illinois, for Octobei' 1, 1917. 

 STATE OF ILLINOIS, 



County of Marshall — ss: 



Before nie, a Notary Public, in and 

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 having- been duly sworn according to 

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 and Regulations, printed on the reverse 

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 Business Manager, R. M. Barnes, Lacon, 

 Illinois. 



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R. MAGOON BARNES. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me 

 this 12th day of October, 1917. 



Erna Thiedolir. 

 (My commission expires Mar 11, 1919.) 



