The Oologist. 



Vol. XXXVII. No. 2 Albion, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1920. Whole No. 394 



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^ ANOTHER OPEN LETTER ^ 



^§ Hon. R. M. Barnes, Lacon, 111. <||, 



y[3 If my vocabulary were as well supplied with fine words as is ^ 



^^ that of a lawyer I would show you a fancy stunt right here and ,^% 



m now. But, on account of my being short along the line of pretty CD 



g}^ speech, I shall have to stick to the plainest kind of English and ^ 



^ it is wholly inadequate to express the things that ought to be ^ 



^ said. I wish I could put on paper my real estimate of The OQ 



%€ Oologist of today as compared with The Oologist of some §^§ 



Qg thirty-one years ago — the time when I began to read it. Some- ^ 



^^ times now that early publication with egg-drills, blowpipes, ^% 



GO embryo-hooks, etc., bristling from almost every square inch ^ 



g^ crowds itself into my dreams. But, presto! begone! here comes ^ 



^ the December number ! What was a torturing nightmare -has ^ 



vp become a happy dream realized. Yes, that which a year or two oB 



^# ago we scarcely dared hope could ever become a permanent part <^§ 



^ of The Oologist seems to be here to stay. Artistic front cover, OR 



^|, high grade of paper, plain clear-cut type, and wonderful half- gf^ 



op tones scattered all through — here they are at no extra expense ^ 



^ to the readers. But — somebody pays the bill. Those half- ^ 



^ tones in this one number are worth more than the subscription ^(^ 



^ price. I wonder whether your subscribers have appreciated what 88 



^ you have been doing for us. I wish this child could help you <J§ 



^ carry out the kind of program that you seem to have in mind. fQ 



^ If I only knew enough about birds so that notes of any worth ^a 



rr\ might be made from my observations you might depend on me ^ 



^ for several columns of copy. But — yes, but. ^ 



^ I certainly wish you success in your worthy undertaking. "^6^ 



CD Cordially yours, qq 



ft Toulon, 111. W. F. NICHOLSON. & 



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