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THE 00L0QI8T 



were a number of eggs taken by this 

 Expedition.) 



The Birds of Canada, by Alexander 

 M. Ross, 1871. 



The Birds of Greenland, by Edward 

 Sabine, 1819. 



Avia fauna of the Gala peg as Island, 

 1875. 



Complete file of the United States 

 Geological and Geographical Survey 

 of the Territories. 6 vols. 1874-82. 



In addition to the foregoing we se- 

 cured a large number of works of les- 

 ser importance and many pamphlets. 

 Amateur Bird Journals, Separates, 

 and the like which were essential in 

 building up a modern library on the 

 subject of American Ornithology. 



R. M. Barnes. 



shouldered eggs in a beech tree about 

 50 feet from the ground. 



Raymond Beardsley, 

 East Claridon, Ohio. 



DATES AND NOTES OF RED 



TAILED AND RED-SHOULDERED 



HAWKS 



Mar. 24, 1921. Took a set of two 

 Red-tail's eggs from a nest in a 

 beech tree about 60 feet from the 

 ground. 



Mar. 27, 1921. I took a set of four 

 Red-shouldered eggs from a nest in a 

 beech tree about 40 feet from the 

 ground and a set of two Red-tail's 

 eggs, from a beech tree about 50 feet 

 from the ground. 



April 3, 1921. I took two sets of 

 four Red-shouldered eggs and one set 

 of three. 



April 9, 1921. A set of three Red- 

 shouldered eggs from a nest in a 

 beech tree about 25 feet from the 

 ground. 



April 21, 1922. A set of Red- 

 shouldered eggs fro ma nest in a 

 maple tree, about 60 feet from the 

 ground. 



April S, 1923. I took a set of four 

 and a set of three Red-tailed Hawks' 

 eggs, both from beech trees. 



April 15, 1923. One set of five Red- 



THE WINNERS 



On the title page of the last May 

 issue we printed a half tone of a little 

 girl feeding two young birds, and on 

 page 80, offered the first prize that 

 The Oologist has ever offered since 

 we took the management, to those 

 who might be able to identify the 

 birds. 



Hon John Williams, of Washington, 

 D. C, Hon. John E. Thayer, Lancaster, 

 Mass., Mr. Maunsell S. Crosby, Rhine- 

 beck, N. Y., Mr. James L. Ortega, 

 Yountville, California, Mr. Alex. 

 Sprunt, Charleston, S. C, have prop- 

 erly identified these young birds as 

 Polyborus cheriway, Audubon's Cara- 

 caras.— R. M. B. 



ALBINOS 



Last fall 1 had sent to me what 1 

 classed as an Alb'no Meadowlark. 



The bird was the same size as our 

 common Meadowlark but pure white 

 all over with the exception of a spot 

 on the breast about the size of a 

 quarter which was bright yellow. The 

 eyes as near as I could tell were steel 

 grey. 



I am sorry to say I was unable to 

 mount the bird. It had been badly 

 misused and started to spoil. 



A friend taxidermist reports hav- 

 ing mounted an Albino Robin while 

 I have in my collection a partly Al- 

 bino Coot. 



This bird is spotted with slate and 

 white while the feet and legs are 

 spotted with light green, dark green 

 and tan. The bird has no frontal 

 plate and has brown eyes. 



I would like to hear of other Al- 

 binos. L. W. Speer, 

 Sac City, Iowa. 



