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Attention, Collectors! 
ANOTHER PRIZE OFFER. 
i>KV<iTi:i* TO uiHi>s A\r> aiiii>8 kggs. 
S. L, WiLLAKD & Co., 
EoiTOIi.S. 
Subscription (in advam^o) 50 cents a yoar. 
TLI B RATKS : 
5 ciipies one year, § 2.2r> 
s * ** ;^.;-)0 
10 ** " " 
20 " ^- 7.00 
g(^^Po*ita<j(' free on all sultseiptions. 
A eonwnission of 25 i)er rent, to Jij^ents. on 
one to ei;;lit snbseriptions ; above that 30 p.r. 
Spei'iincn copies for two cent stinnp. 
Kates of advertising on last pa^»"'e. 
Address all eonnnnnieations to 
•27 Oneida Street, Utiea. X. Y. 
AUGUST, 187o. 
^^'IIkkk we arc asrain. " 
Do not for*jret to ol)tain next inontirs pa- 
per, as in it tbere will be illustrations of 
Now is the time to subscribe for The 
OoLOGiST. We are contemplating <rrand 
iniprovenients, to take place soon. Don't 
Ibrget it ! 
Mr.AxiNt; OF '*Oolo(;tst."— Weare fre- 
(piently asked to define the title we selected 
for this nia;ia;:ine. and not seldom are we 
accosted liy someone, who thinks lliat Wi- 
are a little "out" and mannfacturod the 
njiiue for our esp(?cial use. iS'ow sw mvjhf 
n»in a new title very easily, but tlu^ fact is, 
we do not Ic.el that we arc sutlicicntly vers- 
ei! ill the Enuiish lan;rua;»c to produce one 
ihiit would do us credit. **()ok).uist". is de- 
rived from ^'(iolofji/," which si,uinii''S n 
ihsrtitirsi' on hinls^ f'f///.s ttUfJ /H'.s/s." '-OdI- 
<if/isf," therefore, means ^^otH- who >>r llial 
irhti'li diarour^rs flu' i^n/ijrr/ of hinltC rt/j/a 
f4uil //^-.s/.s." It is probMble tlnit the word is 
not in dt(*tion:iri<'S. bul. iirvertlieless, it is 
a logical ouo. 
IZXOWINO liow much you all appreciate 
* contests in winch prcmiumsare invcijided, 
we take pleasure in tittering tins month, an- 
oth^>r scheme, in the disposal of whirh we 
expect many (collectors will participate. Wi* 
have investi^rated matters, and have conn? 
to the conclusion that a cmitest for simie- 
thin;: of use in the preparation of eir^^s woidd 
provi^ more a<'ceptabie and benelicial than 
any other article ; so we offer the lollowin;;; 
prizes for tht^ best two articles in consitler- 
ation i'ccci\ed. 
For the e* <i- of the r>»>AT-TAii,i:ii (Jkatk- 
1J-: l)eariici' the followiii-r points : 
1fi-i,i^ of ('oflfrfiou; (ilate. locality and 
j number of the errjr) written on the sh<4l, 
in the smallest spai-e. and th«' most neatly 
I written ; 
I Stttnlfvsf avtf hfst ih'ilh'tl holr; 
lif'nt colored ainl sliaftrd sp''rinicn I 
Packed heaf for fmriiipnrfntion ; — 
— we will give a medium sized drill, a 
glass blow-pipe, a small embryo-liook and 
au eud)ryo-knife, or $ 1. cash ; to the sec- 
ond best a medium sized drill.* 
<;OMJ|TION s. 
X'one but subscribers are allowc<l to 
conjpete ; 
It is immaterial by whom the ejrjT W'^"* 
collc<*ted. marked, or packed ; the prenu- 
um is to the otmer ; and 
Specimens must be reccivcil by llie first 
^ of September.- C'al. collectors pU-ase uotiee. 
The Pofodor Sri'-nrr ftr .lunc coutaius 
a V(M-y interest iiiif and rather len;rtl»y i^rti- 
<'le on thi' mi;iration of birds. In it are 
some new pi)ints not hithert(t known : or nt 
least published. Had we space, we sin>»'''' 
ptddisii the article entire. 
*()ri; niiMliuiii si/ed drill is an article of sat- 
iieienl fuieiiess lo drill with eiiiial facility- 
. Warbler's or an Kaji'le's ey,"-. Price. ."jO cents. 
