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head till he died. At night the other Sparrow came in and was looking for her 

 mate. — Joseph O'Hanley (Age 13 years), Plainview, L. I., N. Y. 



[Evidently the Pigeon detected the presence of an undesirable intruder and dealt 

 with it accordingly. Whether the Pigeon would have been equally savage with any of 

 our native birds, had one chanced to nest too near, it would be interesting to note. 

 —A. H. W.] 



JENNY WREN 



About two years ago, Jenny Wren and her mate made a little home in our 

 washroom. They made it in a crack above the door. There no saucy little 

 Sparrow could bother them. One day I tried to look into their little house, 

 but could not climb so high. Mr. Wren sang all day long, warble, warble. 

 — Frances Forest (Age 10 years), Mt Vernon, Iowa. 



[Had 'Jenny Wren' built in a crack outside-instead of inside, the English Sparrow 

 might have ousted her. How many nesting-sites of Wrens can you find that are now 

 used by English Sparrows? — A. H. W.] 



PROGRAM OF THE BIRD SOCIETY 

 THE CROW 



1. In Winter. — George Fillinger, Murvin 7. Insect Food. — Violet Aitkens. 



Dank, Howard Schmidt. 8. A Scavenger. — Carl Quanz. 



2. Great Roosts. — Virginia Powell, Helen 9. Harold Reeder and James Dumfree will 



Gifford. tell the story of a ride on their 



3. Killing a Comrade. — Edward Harbough, wheels to see the birds. 



Ida Mae Goldrick, Chet Horton. 10. Songs and Calls of Our Native Birds. 



4. Nests and Eggs. — Mildred Robertson. — Victrola Records of Charles Kel- 



5. His Foes. — Roland Froxell. logg and Charles Gorst. 



6. His Smartness. — Louise Anderson. 



— Augusta Cary Thompson, The Hodge School, Cleveland, Ohio. 



[Programs of this kind are always of use to other schools, and are welcomed in this 

 department. Has any one a good bird-play to contribute? — A. H. W.] 



REPLY TO A LETTER FROM TEXAS 



In reply to a letter from Mrs. Rose M. Hall, Texas, asking for information 

 about bird-books including the birds of that state, the following are suggested: 

 Chapman's 'Color Key to North American Birds'; Mrs. Florence Merriam 

 Bailey's 'Handbook of Birds of Western North America,' and Cassin's 'Illustra- 

 tions of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.' 

 The latter work was published in 1856, and is accessible only in large libraries 

 or in private libraries, as a rule. A marked list of the educational leaflets of 

 The National Association of Audubon Societies may be had by applying to 

 1974 Broadway, New York City. State clearly in the application that only 

 leaflets dealing with Texas birds are desired. All letters asking for information 

 or requiring a reply should have the applicant's name and full address plainly 

 written on an inside sheet. — A. H. W. 



