THE OOLOGIST. 
55 
As tlie t?Iecli()ii of otricer.s Ciin not taki^ 
pliic'c in time to notice them in their col- 
uiiius, members will bo notified by a ciren- 
lar, wliicli >vill be sent them as noon as of- 
ficers tire elected and constitut ion ap])n)ved. 
NEW MEMBERS. 
C. E.Coles, Box 710, Miirsliall, Midi. 
E.G. Burnett, Box 60, Ponltney, Vt. 
We liave foimd it utterly inipossiI)le to 
forward the constitntion to members living- 
in California and other distant placoH, un- 
til we can have it printed, when a copy 
will be mailed to each member. 
ECGS FOR EXCHANGE. 
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369. 380, 387, 390, 391, 399, 
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485, 486, 493, 495, 504, 522, 
551, 555, 559, 576, 578, 606, 
661, 688, 689, 690, 692, 695, 
727, 729, 738. Address 
Cha-s. E Coles, Box 710, Marshall, 
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726, 
Mich. 
TO THOSE WISHING TO JOIN 
THK 
Am. Oological Society. 
^ i 
Send 75 cent.s to the treasnrcr of llie So- 
ciety, together with your address. Tliis 
entitles you to a year's suhsci iption to the 
'rilicial ma^razine [now Thk Oolooist.] h-- 
sideH *rivin;r vou permission to insert for 
your own heuefit yom- list of duplicate ex- 
chan;re e;:;^^ and entitlinjr you to a list ot 
' ollectors with wlunu to correspond and 
imtke cxchan«res. The Stu-iety is now be- 
'■omin;? very interesting and everything has 
'leeu c(Mitrii)Uted to make it the most suc- 
'•fssful of any amateur association now in 
"peratiou. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Hf.uk is a letter that we received some 
time since, that seems to us quite a curi- 
osity, and, since it might amuse tlie read- 
ers of Thk Oologtst to some extmit, we 
I publish it almost entire. 
, may I-lth, 1S7."». 
! deer Sir. 
What kin of a Book is MK liairds 
& hiwrences.. and dus it tell Whair To find 
bii'ds Eggs. I'leas auser in yor I'aper thr 
OOligPst & Obblig. Gkokuk U 
We were struck with the liberality of Mr. 
I H. as he sent us a sheet of paper and u 
I stamp, and then requested us to answer his 
' missive iti our correspondence eolumu ! 
I 
i:. Hi Li-.— We eatniot hiforni you eoncern- 
I ingyour(|ueslion. A eatalogueof N. A. Birds 
I may Ix' obtained ol" us for 25 cents, but there 
are no ]triees in it. 
I E.T. ToMLiNsoX.— Mr. F. S. Peterson ^?ays 
[the l.ong-bilkHl Curlew does brerd hilandt 
and thatlie Inis found several nests. 
PUJiLiCATlONS RECEIVED. 
Jack ksv 1 : oi Oi r of Her Ton s. By J. A. 
yvnes, Jr. Norfiilk. Va. : Wm. N. Grubb, 
Pub. 2S pp. 10 c4-nts. 
A book of meritorious appearance, but 
the contents of which are about the average 
of most amateur publications. In a pretty 
<rood view of the book, we fomid no mis- 
takes in tvpojiraphy. thiiigs <d>en f«mnd in 
such pid.fications. * Mr. O. the publisher, 
is, we believe, the iuuatcur printer, and 
1 ali his publications show careful study. 
