THE OOLOGIST. 



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The place where the eggs were taken 

 was at the foot of a hill in a dense 

 thicket the eggs were lying in a shal- 

 low depression in some dry leaves 

 with no attempt of nest-building what- 

 ever. Three weeks later I found two 

 young Whip-poor. wills near the same 

 place which were only a few days old. 

 If this was the same pair of birds that 

 nested there before, I am unable to 

 say, perhaps it was. 



Jos. F. HONECKER, 



Oak Forest, Ind. 



Much to My Sorrow! 



I found a Cuckoo's nest about the 

 time the blueberries were scarce with 

 "6 eggs" % their natural size; two were 

 with holes, three rotton and one is in 

 with my singles. I believe this is very 

 rare. 



I find something is "raising the 

 dickens" with Cuckoo's eggs in this 

 part of the country. I find quite a 

 few Cuckoos' eggs with holes picked in 

 them. 



I found a Brown Thrasher's nest on 

 the "ground" under an Oak tree or 

 you might call it a bush, situated like 

 a Chewink's nest, but had plenty of 

 stick. 



E. S. Coombs. 



The Yellow-billed Cuckoo often lays 

 six or even seven eggs in rare in- 

 stances. The Black-billed seldom lays 

 over four. 



I once found a Robin's nest on the 

 ground at the base of a Railroad em- 

 bankment. Flushpd her from the 

 nest and it appeared to have been built 

 there. Editor. 



A Pomarine Jaeger. 



In October, 1904, Mr. W. A. Ket- 

 cham of Toledo, O., while out duck 

 shooting near Cedar Point saw a Pom- 

 arine Jaeger out of gun shot. This 

 bird is rare in this section of the 

 country, having been observed only a 

 few times around the Great Lakes or 

 perhaws more definitelj'; Lake Erie. 



It was chasing a flock of smaller Gulls 

 and finally dissappeared making a 

 dash after some unfortunate Gull. 

 This Gull was seen plainly and could 

 hardly be mistaken. A fellow sports- 

 man saw it also. 



A. C. Reed, 

 Toledo, O. 



EDITORIAL. 



Self Explanatory. 



Houston, Texas, Dec. 31, 1904. 

 Editor Oologist: 



My Dear Sir: 

 I take the liberty of writing to you 

 in reference to a Mid-winter tent-outing 

 and horseback journey through South- 

 western Texas and Old Mexico beyond 

 the Rio Grande. The party is to con- 

 sist of fifteen inen, aside from guides, 

 clief, helpers, physician and host. 

 Business men who need rest, diversion 

 and out-of-door life, young men who 

 are not strong and amateur sportsmen 

 are the cliass I desire to have with me, 

 Tlie camp outfit will be of the best, 

 and the cooking equal to that in any 

 private home. The temporary camps 

 and journey of many miles will occupy 

 two months' time, and will extend 

 through a high, dry country, ranging 

 from 1,000 to 3,000 feet elevation, where 

 the weather is as mild and delightful 

 as Indian summer in New England. 

 Each guest is to be represented by two 

 horses, the one he rides and the one 

 hitched to a wagon. When tired of the 

 saddle, he can avail himself of a seat. 

 The cost will be $10.00 a day. 



A physician of large experience in 

 the care and cure of chronic disorders 

 will be one of the party, therefore, any- 

 one needing medical attention on the 

 trip will be able to secure it, and any- 

 one desiring special treatment while 

 on the journey can arrange for it be- 

 forehand. The place of meeting will 

 be San Antonio, Texas or some point 

 west of that citj' to be agreed upon. 

 New Orleans can best be reached on 

 the Southern Pacific Steamers that 

 leave New York City at high noon 

 twice a week. The Sunset Limited 

 over the Southern Pacific takes one 

 through the old sugar plantations of 

 Louisiana, through the oil and rice 

 fields of Texas, through Houston, the 



