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. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . verysimilar bird. Hoping you will coriect this error ifit should be one, I lemain, J. Harvey Riley. Egfg-s of Greater Yellow-legs. On Apiil27lh, a female Greater Yel-low-legs (locally called Tell-tale or Prai-rie Turkey), was shot-neai this village.- It was observed that she was quiteplump and a slight pressure brought to-light a pei feet and finely marked egg. The ground color is light grey, prof-usely marked over the entire surfacewith dots and heavy blotches of deeplavender and dark brown. The egg measures 1.30x1.67 inchesand is somewhat similar in shape to theegg of our Bartramian Sandpiper. The larger and heavier splashes ofrich brown, add a pleasing color andserve to readily distinguish the egg^from those of our resident Sandpipers. Question:—Did this bird intend tonest in this vicinity? Does the speciesever nest so far south as this, the 40thparallel ? Isaac E. Hess, Philo, Ills. 11 IK UOLOG 1ST ALL ROADS ARE ALIKE TO A MONARCH. Perfection is the result of our Songexperience.. MONARCH AND DEFIANCE BICYCLES are the product of mechanical ingenuity. $40.00 $50.00 $60.00 Monarch Chainless $100.00 Send for 1898 Catalogue.Agents wanted in open territory. MONARCH CYCLE MFG. CO., Lake, Halsted and Fulton Streets, Chicago>Branches—New York. London and Hamburg.Send ten 2-cent stamps for a deck of Monarch Playing Cards illuatratingLillian Russell, Tom Cooper, Lee Richardson, and Walter JoneSi i^ALL MY OFFERS, subscription, pre-mium or otherwise, as made in AprilOOLOGIST, will be extended or holdgood until July 15. 1898. LATTIN. THE OOLOGIST. FINE SHELLS. Acmea patina I 15 persona (5 Achatina variegata 75 Achatinella Olivacea 05 spirazona 10 Perversa 10 unidentata 03 uniplicBta 05 magna 10 Amptdlaria Hopetonensis 05 Astratium longlspina 30 Astarte sulcata 10 Aspergillum radix 75 Area ponderosa _ 20 Aplustrum aplustre _ 20 Bankivia varians 15 Bulimus multilineata 15 Bahamaensis _ 10 Bulla=ampulla _ 20