THE NATURALISTS’ COMPANION. 
151 
Published Monthly in the interest of the different 
branches of Natural History. 
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We request all of our readers to send us a description of their 
Collecting Excursions, their Finds,or any items they may Uiink 
will be of interest to the readers of the CO.HPAMOJlf. 
CHARLES P. GUELF, 
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, 
Brockport, New York, U. S. A. 
RANDOM NOTES. 
Mr. F. S. Burch, Chicago, Ills., has 
<oiir thanks for a copy of his fine illus¬ 
trated catalogue of sea shells. 
We cannot possibly furnish our read¬ 
ers with a file of back numbers, as we 
have but a few odd ones left. 
We made an error in our last issue in 
stating that on March 21st we saw a 
flock of Brewer’s Blackbirds. It should 
have read Rusty Blackbirds. 
Mr. S. Jacob, naturalist, Newport, R. 
L, informs us that he is fitting up a store 
at that place, which when complete will 
be the largest store in the United States 
devoted to natural history. We wish 
him the best of success. 
How do you like the appearance of 
this number ; is it not impioving? 
We sincerely welcome the Buckeye 
Naturalist, of Bellville, Ohio. 
It is with deep regret that we learn 
that Tidings from Nature, after issueing 
nineteen numbeis, has discontinued 
publication. Its subscription list, and 
also that of the late Ornithologist have 
been transfered to that of the Hoosier 
Naturalist. 
Some of the mound builders’ best 
production of art are their pipes. In 
many of these they have shown remark¬ 
able skill. Birds, such as eagles,turkeys 
and smaller birds, otters,foxes,frogs,etc., 
as well as the human face are represented 
in the make of a great number of pipes. 
We have decided not to publish the 
article on ‘Lggs and Egg Collecting” 
as announced in our last number, as we 
have noticed that nearly every natural 
history paper published has had a serial 
on the subject, therefore it would be 
a waste of space for us to publish one 
on the same subject. 
Now that spring is here, the archaeolo¬ 
gist can begin work. Visit new plowed 
fields. The l>est time is just after a 
moderate rain shower. Arrow-points 
can easily be seen then, as can all other 
relics, for the rain washes the dirt off 
them and their red, white, gray or black 
colois are clearly desernable. 
The following is an extract from a 
letter recently received from Mr. J. E. 
Jones, St. Johnsbury, Vt., former pub¬ 
lisher of the Naturalists’ Bullentin : 
“I think the Companion by far the 
neatest, best and most profitable paper 
ever placed in the hands of the collector. 
It deals fair with its subscribers, and 
handles the various subjects with an ex¬ 
perienced hand. Long may it live.” 
