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Title: The oist
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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it did if theyfound no nest at the spot they wouldseldom look farther Bear in mind that sometimes a dogor a fox will follow a mans trailthiough the woods, and for this reasonif you are watching a nest on or nearthe ground it is well not to visit it toofrequently and to go no nearer than isnecessary to see the contents whenyou do. Remember that in years past profes-sional egg hogs have done much tol)ring our favorite study into disrepute,and do not take any more sets thanyou actually need. This is in no wayintended as a reflection on any manwho collects a large series of anyspecies concerning which he is mak-ing a special study and for which heneeds specimens for comparativework, but the average student does notneed a large number of sets of thesame species, and to collect eithereggs or birds in excess of your legiti-mate needs is not only useless but acriminal waste of our national re-sources, and will bring you nothingbut censure from every naturalist whofinds it out. THE OOLOQI8T 31
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Great Horned Owl Nest. Note that One Egg Is Half Buried —Walter A. Goelitz The ultimate end of all private col-lections should be that sooner or later,by gift or by purchase, the bulk of ihematerial taken should be absorbed bylarger collections and find a place inmuseums open to the public where itwill do the most good. Prepare your specimens and takegood care of them so that if they arefinally placed on exhibition they willcompare well with their surroundings, so that you will either feel ashamedof them nor need to apologize for theircondition. If it becomes necessary to blow eggsin which incubation has considerablyadvanced sometimes it can be accom-plished as follows: it is not impera-tive that all the contents should be re-moved immediately after the hole isdrilled; just blow out what you can,fill the egg with clear water and allow 82 THE OOLOQIST it to set for two or three days. Thenagain blow out wliat you can, and re-peat tlie soalcing several times ifnecessary. This is a slow

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