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JUNE, 1875. 



Ouk cireulution among collectors is large. 

 Advertise if you would sell your eggs. 



Bv the large number of subscribers we 

 received since our last issue wc should judge 

 that its improved appearance was well ap- 

 preciated. 



All the specimens offered are well au- 

 thenticated and good specimens. 



Eor 1 subscriber and 50 cents, wc will 

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For 2 subs, and $1, a Great Blue Heron. 

 lk 5 " " 2.25, 2 Louisiana Her- 

 on's and a Boat-tailed Blackbird's. 



Eor 8 subs, and $3.50, a Sparrow-hawk 

 and Whip-poor-will's. 



For 10 subs, and $4.25. 1 each Night 

 Hawk, Traill's Elye. and White Ibis'. 



For 15 subs, and 96.00, 2 Magpies' and 

 1 each Rosc-b. Grosbeak's and Red. Egret's 



For 20 subs, and $7.00, 1 each Razor-bil- 

 led Auk, Horned Grebe, Sooty Tern and 

 Ela. Cormorant. 



For 30 subs, and $12. eggs to the om't 

 of $5. 



For 50 subs, and $20, eggs to the ain't 

 of 88. 



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Icterus Baltimore. 



TO THE READERS OE THE OOLO- 

 GIST ; ATTENTION ! 

 In order to give you a chance to increase 

 your collection, and to augment our alrea- 

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Premium List. 



As oology is our " line of business " we 

 propose to offer Birds' Eggs as premiums, 

 thinking that these will be more acceptable 

 than anything else we know of. 



On the morning of July 4th, 1873. on 

 a patch of Champion peas in our garden. 1 

 shot seven Baltimore Orioles old and young. 

 A WantOl? :\<-t you will say; but bear in 

 mind, please, it was a day set apart for the 

 burning of unlimited saltpetre, it was out- 

 side the jurisdiction of Mr. Bergb. and in 

 line it was a serious question of 'lamb aud 

 green peas' for our Fourth of July dinner. 

 These seven dead birds — the victims of n 

 newly-acquired appetite — were in the olive 

 green of adolescence, the (Hill yellow of the 

 year, and the vivid blaek-and-gold of the 

 old males, well illustrating the changes in 

 their dress so fully noted in the text-l ooks. 

 A bird of such marked characteristics, can- 

 not but have been scientifically described in 

 every detail of plumage, nest and song ; but 

 a close Study in the field leads me to say a 



