The Oologist. 



Vol. XXI. No. 4. 



Albion, N. Y., April, 1904. 



Whole No. 201 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



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ERNEST H. SHORT, Editor and Manager, 



Correspondence and Items of Interest to the 

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The Discovery of the First Known Nest 

 of Kirtland's Warbler. 



Probably few finds in recent years 

 have attracted more interest on the part 



of the American oologists than the 

 discovery of the breeding area of Kirt- 

 land's Warbler in Michiga i by Nor- 

 man A. Wood, taxidermist to the U. of 

 M. Museuni. 



The bulletin of the Michigan Orni- 

 thological Club for March appears as 

 a "Special Kirtland issue" and it is 

 here that Mr. Wood tells for the first 

 time of his excellent success with this 

 bird which has so long puzzled oolo- 

 gists. Speaking of American warblers 



Norman A. Wood. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Discoverer of First Anthentic Nesting 



of Kirtland's Warbler. 



in the Auk for October, 1898, Frank M. 

 Chapman says: "With the exception 

 of several Mexican species just reach- 



