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THE OOLOGIST 



ing "remarks." This should be signed 

 by the collector in his own handwrit- 

 ing. 



Cotton Nests For Small Eggs. 



This is a great help when moving 

 small eggs. It keeps you from taking 

 each egg separately. These nests are 

 easily made. Take a strip of card 

 board three fourths inch wide and any 

 length according to size of nest desir- 

 ed. Bend it in a circle and tie or glue 

 together. Take a piece of cotton two 

 times as large as the card board cir- 

 cle. Lay it flat on a table, then place 

 circle in the middle of cotton, turn the 

 cotton over the top and round into 

 shape. This makes a good nest and is 

 handy when moving eggs from one 

 drawer to the other and saves all risks 

 of breaking. It takes a little time to 

 make but when finished they can be 

 used for a long time. It's a good idea 

 to use white cotton for some nests 

 and colored for others, according to 

 the eggs that show up better in differ- 

 ent colors. R. Graham. 

 Worth, Texas. 



A New Method of Arranging Eggs for 

 The Cabinet. 



From time to time 1 have seen note.^ 

 in various Ornithological publications 

 on the subject of egg arrangement. 1 

 have tried many of these ideas, but 

 none of them ever proved entirely sat- 

 isfactory in the long run. Others may 

 have had the same experience and 1 

 therefore give a description of the 

 method now used by me and which 

 gives an extremely neat appearance 

 to the collection. 



Instead of using cotton or sawdust, 

 fill the tray half full of DRY plaster of 

 paris. Now press it down with a card 

 or other devise until flat and smooth 

 and of the same depth in all parts of 

 the tray. Be sure that the pressing 

 devise is the same size as the interior 



of the tray, otherwise there will be 

 ridges in the plaster. The eggs are 

 then gently set in the soft substance 

 and a label or number placed in the 

 corner of the tray, according to the 

 idea of the owner. 



The advantage of this method is that 

 each egg is held in a cavity which ex- 

 actly fits it, and prevents it from roll- 

 ing about as is the case when cotton 

 is used. It is also by far the neatest 

 method that 1 have ever seen, each 

 tray appearing as though it contained 

 a solid immaculate block of pure white 

 plaster, into which the eggs had been 

 set. The accompanying photograpli 

 gives a fair idea of the appearance of 

 a small type collection arranged in this 

 manner. 



Paul G. Howes. 



Take Care of Your Calipers. 



If you have a pair of calipers do not 

 allow them to become wet or to be left 

 in a damp place. If you do, you will 

 find that in a short time they will rust 

 or tarnish. To prevent this, get some 

 "Three-in-One" oil. Place a few drops 

 on a cloth and rub your calipers thor- 

 oughly. Do not pour the oil direct 

 upon them, for a thorough rubbing is 

 sufficient. The oil fills the pores of 

 the metal and thus forms an impervi- 

 ous guard against rust or tarnish. It 

 is also well to wrap them in tissue 

 paper when you will not use them for 

 a length of time. 



Ralph R. Wilson. 



Unusually Large Set. 



On the 6th of November, 1915, 

 three men were hunting in the Kas- 

 kaska River bottoms about sixteen 

 miles northwest of Odin. They were 

 climbing trees which they thought 

 might be a "coon" den and they claim- 

 ed to have found one which was full 

 of eggs. To verify this statement, 

 they delivered to me a small bucket 



