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Title: The Oölogist: for the student of birds, their nests and eggs
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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arger in size, tlieeggs resemble those of the Kildeer. WILLIAIVI F. NICHOLSON The sad news reaches us tliat Wil-liam Franklin Nicholson, aged 61years, 1 month and 22 days, passedaway at liis home near Toulon, in thisState, April 7th, 1922, ending a usefullife. Mr. Nicliolson was for years a person-al friend of the editor, and at one timeSuperintendent of tlie Public Schoolsin Lacon. He was one of the mostgenial, companionable men tliat wehave ever met. A careful observer,having good descriptive powers and anentertaining conversationalist, a loverof nature, science, and a true .Cliristiangentleman. He was a strong support-er of The Oologist and in his death wehave lost a good friend. R. M. Barnes. ANOTHER COLLECTOR REPORTS My collection, like Bro. Mathes, isthe accumulation of years and con-tains 3,000 sets with and without nest,1,200 mounted birds, mammals, fishand reptiles, also containing PassengerPigeon, Carolina Paraquet, EskimoCurlew, two-headed California pig and THE OOLOGIST 51
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Avocet and Nest and Eggs.—Photo by Dr. A. G. Prill, Scio,Oregon. 62 THE OOLOGIST kitten, four-legged chicken, four-legged duck, etc; 4,000 Indian relics,800 gun and pistol, 10,000 land, freshwater and marine shells, 2,000 min-erals and fossils, 1,000 coins, medalsand badges, 5,000 stamps. Pioneerand wat relics galore, and are housedin a two-story building 18 x 36, usedsolely for same as a free publicmuseum for the advancement ofscience as is also my scientific library,of over 400 volumes. A. W. Dean,Alliance, Ohio. MILLIMETER RACES Dear Mr. Barnes: No criticism of yourself being ex-pressed or implied, in the accompany-ing copy, I trust you may see fit togive it place in the pages of TheOologist. In making this request, 1wish to assure you that I heartilyagree with you in the matter of whatDr. Dwight has called MillimeterRaces. No one, perhaps, has causeto feel more of aggravation than I inthese matters; as also in that of thechanges in scientific names. In themanuscript of my propos

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