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typical wren nest was left to indicate 

 anything unusual doing. 



Clarence H. Luther, D. D. S. 



Editor Oologist: 



The fire which destroyed our State 

 Capitol some time since, burned near- 

 ly all of the collection of war memen- 

 tos, among them being the skin 

 (mounted) of the famous War Eagle, 

 "Old Abe." 



G. W. VOSBURGH, 



Columbus, Wis. 



EDITORIAL. 



The entire Collection of Books, 

 Shells and Eggs in sets and the great- 

 er part of the Stamp Collection of Mr. 

 F. H. Andrus of Kellogg, Ore. (better 

 known at Elkton, Ore.) was destroyed 

 by fire on July 21st. As his correspon- 

 dence was also destroyed all corres- 

 pondents will be governed accordingly. 

 Mr. Andrus states that he will make 

 a start on a new Collection as soon as 

 he gets quarters in order. 



The appearance of the Editor's like- 

 ness in our last issue has evoked the 

 comment from one of our readers that 

 "even birds of Wisdom can be stuffed." 

 So it seems that in one respect, at 

 least, he resembles his companions in 

 the Photo. 



Friend Forge of Manitoba sent us an 

 adv. for August at thevery last minute 

 and we were unable to get a proof of it 

 hence it went in with incorrect ad- 

 dress. Please note correction in this 

 issue. 



Five sets taken by G. B. Thomas 

 this year near Livermore, Iowa, and 

 lately examined by the Editor are 

 worthy of mention. Set R-2 Black- 

 bill Cuckoo (bird shot). The two eggs 

 are as light in color as any of Yellow- 

 bill and immense as to size. Measure- 

 ments 1.27 x .98 and 1.38 x 1.04. Sets 



A. 7 and x-7 of Barn Swallow are evid- 

 ently 2 sets of 7 each laid by the same 

 bird and collected June 16th and 27th 

 respectively. I have never seen a set 

 of 7 of this bird before and two sets of 

 this size from the same bird in one 

 year is a record. Sets C-5 and F-9 of 

 Blue Jay are both the result of double 

 housekeeping. Mr. Thomas says that 

 all four of the birds were about when 

 he took the set of 9 which are clearly 

 sets of 4 and 5 of different types. The 

 set of 5 are 3 from one bird and 2 from 

 another, clearly. 



REVIEW. 



In the current issue of American 

 Ornithology appears a Bird Chart that 

 should be in the hands of all beginners 

 in Ornithology and Oology, especially 

 those who cannot afford an expensive 

 library on the subjects. The accom- 

 panying map is divided into six sec- 

 tions by natural parallels of latitude 

 and these are further subdivided by 

 three artificial lines into western, 

 middle and eastern or 18 subdivisions 

 all easily found by key figures and 

 letters on the Chart. 



It is compact, simple and right up to 

 date. We do not understand that it 

 can be secured separately but 10 cents 

 and a request for a copy of August 

 issue of American Ornithology sent to 

 C. K. Reed, Worcester, Mass. will 

 undoubtedly secure it if you are not a 

 subscriber. 



We had an egg of Common Night 

 Hawk sent in for Poor-will and 

 a set of Carolina Wren came in for 

 Lomita a short time since both from 

 Mississippi. A glance at this chart 

 would have been enough to have set 

 this collector right. 



Publications Received. 



American Ornithology, Vol. IV, 

 No. 8. 

 Nature Study, Vol. XIII, No. 8, 



