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room to to reprint it but it hits the nail 

 on the head and we were strongly 

 tempted. 



"The Warbler," second series, Vol. 

 I No. 1, is before us. Of course it is 

 fine. Coming from "Childs" it was 

 bound to be, but that fine plate of the 

 set of 4 Kirt land's Warbler was an 

 agreeable surprise. 



Mr. Arnolds position toward any 

 Oologist who may seek to copy his 

 example of the past season is hardly 

 charitable however. 



We regret to announce the death of 

 Mr. G. H. Rodwell of Holley, N. Y., 

 on December 3d last. 



Mr. Rodwell was an associate of the 

 Editor's earliest Oological experiences 

 and an active member of the old West 

 New York Naturalists Association now 

 defunct. Under any conditions, wheth- 

 er in connection with his hobby or not, 

 it was always a pleasure to me meet 

 him and his death in early life is a 

 loss that we will all regret. He leaves 

 a small but choice collection. 



Publications Received. 



December 1st to February 1st. 



American Ornithology, Vol. IV, No. 

 12. 



Birds and Nature, Vol. XVI, No. 5. 



Nature Study, Vol. XIII, No. 12. 



Amatuer Naturalist, Vol. I, No. 6. 



Philatelic West, Vol. 29, No. 1. 



Journal of Maine Ornithological So- 

 ciety, Vol. VI, No. 4. 



American Ornithology, Vol. V, No. 

 1. 



Universal Exchange Magazine, Vol. 

 I, No. 2. 



"Birds andNaturs," Vol. XVII, No. 

 1. 



"Nature Study," Vol. XIV, No. 1,2. 



"Candor," Vol. VII, No. 1. 



"Warbler" (2nd series) Vol. I, No. 1. 



American Ornithology, Vol. V, No. 2. 



Philatelic West, Vol. 29, No. 2. 



Collector's Note Book, Vol. Ill, No. 

 2. 



A Question Answered. 

 L. Lawrence, Ohio. 



The male Downy Woodpecker has 

 the scarlet patch on nape. This varies 

 much in extent with individuals. The 

 females have none at all. — Ed. 



Alameda, Cal., Ian. 30, 1905. 

 Editor Oologist: 



Kindly allow me to :idd a word or 

 two to your review of my Standard 

 American Egg Catalogue, and to thank 

 you for criticism conceived in so fair a 

 spirit, while citing a few "bulls" which 

 you have overlooked. It certainly is 

 no "snap" to compile a criticism-proof, 

 all wool and a yard wide comparative 

 "exchange basis." To presume to do 

 do so is like taking a shot at the moon. 

 I didn't. Skin prices were omitted as 

 suggestions on that side were almost 

 entirely lacking. 



On any schedule, Swallow-tailed 

 Kite's eggs should be priced higher 

 than Everglade's, as the former, hav- 

 ing occured in England, is constantly 

 in demand in that country, where 

 Oology is more fostered than in Amer- 

 ica. There are doubtless more sets of 

 Swallow-tailed in collections in Eng- 

 land now than in America. The in- 

 creasing rarity of the egg is apparent. 

 In Bendire's Life Histories it may be 

 learned that the Everglade breeds in 

 colonies in South America, where it is 

 known as the "Sociable Marsh Hawk," 

 Mr. Gibson finding "twenty or thirty 

 nests, placed a few yards apart." 

 There is a possible, even though re- 

 mote, supply down that way of these 

 eggs, but never of Swallow-tailed. 

 White-faced Glossy Ibis, Owing to 

 plenty of eggs now available, (in Ala- 

 meda), are high enough. The star 

 is a palpable error. 



The list, which came to me in electro 

 form, contains some "breaks" in 

 nomenclature, but for the most part, I 

 was obliged, per force, to let it go at 

 that. You did not catch error on Bick- 



