. The Oölogist . of stamp. \S. L. WiLLARD & Co., Utica, N. Y. XJNGRAVINGS of Birds, Eggs etc., suit-1 able for catalogues and price lists, for 1 sale at this office. Prices very low. i Thepnbllshersof FOEEST AND STEEAM AJSTDEOD AND GUN tiim to merit and secure the pat-ronage and countenance of that portion of thecommunity whose refined intellig-ence enablesthem to properly appreciate and enjoy all that isbeautiful in Nature. It Avill pander to no depravedtastes, nor pervert the legitimate sports of landand Avater to those base uses which always tendto make them unpopular with the virtuous andg
. The Oölogist . of stamp. \S. L. WiLLARD & Co., Utica, N. Y. XJNGRAVINGS of Birds, Eggs etc., suit-1 able for catalogues and price lists, for 1 sale at this office. Prices very low. i Thepnbllshersof FOEEST AND STEEAM AJSTDEOD AND GUN tiim to merit and secure the pat-ronage and countenance of that portion of thecommunity whose refined intellig-ence enablesthem to properly appreciate and enjoy all that isbeautiful in Nature. It Avill pander to no depravedtastes, nor pervert the legitimate sports of landand Avater to those base uses which always tendto make them unpopular with the virtuous andgood, and nothing- will be admitted to any depart-ment of the paper that may not be read with pro-priety in the home circle. It is the aim of thisjournal to become the medium of useful and re-liable information between gentlemen sportsmenfrom one end of the country to the other, and tothat end it solicits correspondence on any topicAvithin the scope of the paper. As an advertisingmedium there are none ISSUED IN BEHALF OF THE SCIENCE WHICH IT ADVOCATES. Volume III, JUNE, 1877. Number 4. Fossil Eggs and Nests. 1UITE an interest attaches to the geo-logical remains of birds eggs andnests, and these are by no means un-common in North America, especially inthe region of the north-western part of theUnited Sttites. The coasts of Californiaand Washington Territory afford excellentopportunities for obtaining these specimens,which, though not properly belonging to anoological collection, will often prove worthyof attentive study in this connection. In some places in California many eggshave been found bedded in groups, evident-ly once sets, completely fossilized and im-bedded in the earth, in connection with pet-rified rubbish. When unearthed, many ofthese are inseparably attached to each oth-er and the surrounding mineral substance,and some, instead of being perfect in form,are bent and dented into many shapes,though generally perfectly sound in theshell. The circumstance of fi
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