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of 'Jewel Weed'' (Iinpttticns Fulva) 

 several square rods in extent liy walked 

 to it and diseovered it to be literally 

 alive with Ruby throats. The plants 

 which sjrew three to four feet high 

 were literally covered with scores of 

 the little creatures, their green coats 

 gl'stening in the sun, like polished ar- 

 mor, while the sound of their wings, 

 like the distant hinn of machinery. 

 Some seemed to lie gathering honey 

 while a great majority were chasing 

 each other about, as if in a frolic, and 

 a few were resting on the leaves. They 

 seemed to be quite tame as he ap- 

 proached vei\v close without tiieir pa^^- 

 ing any attention. 



We have a description of a collecting 

 trip l)y H. D. Watts of California. The 

 main finds were a set of Warbling 

 Vireo 5 eggs. The nest was of lichens, 

 strips of grapevine bark, and lined with 

 hair, situated between twu runners of 

 a grapevine. A Rock Wrens nest made 

 of small sticks and grasses and placed 

 between two pipes which supply the 

 city below with water. A Louisiana 

 Tanager nest high up in an Alder tree. 

 ItAvasa frail structure, composed of 

 roots, and the four blue, spotted eggs, 

 were plainly seen from below. Four 

 gets of Black-chiuned and one of Cos- 

 la's Hummingbird. He states in their 

 locality the Costa's may be distinguish- 

 ed from the Black-chiuned 1)y being 

 completely covei'ed with lichens, while 

 the Black-chinned looks like a small 

 sponge. A Western Wood Pewee nest 

 with three eggs. This was saddled on 

 a large Sycamore linib 'iT^ feet up. 



Another collecting trip by II. L II !a- 

 tou of Kansas, contains some interest- 

 ing finds. Tiie eggs were taken in a 

 large conon, ;il)(>ut two miles of which 

 is coveied with roeks, clumps of cotton- 

 wood trees, etc. Tlie rock^i were three 

 to fifteen feet high, and form excellent 

 places for Hock Wrens, Barn. Bank 

 and Cliff Swallows, Says, Phcjcbes and 



Vultures. He discovered a. colony of 

 VA'\K Swallows under an overhanging 

 rock, from which several clutches were 

 taken, of from four to six eggs. 2nd 

 a Hawks nest which he could not iden- 

 tify, found in a hole in a rock. 3rd. A 

 nest of the Rock Wren, in a solitary 

 rock, in a hole about four inches from 

 the ground. This contained six eggs. 

 4th. A Says Phoebe, which was con- 

 cealed on the top of a small rock under 

 the edge of a large boulder. He took 

 the set b3'^ standing on his pony's back. 

 A number of other common finds, such 

 as Black-throated Bunting, Baltimore 

 Oriole, Night Hav, k, etc. 



APRIL CONTEST. 

 Eighty-Six Judges. 

 Prize winners and credits received by 

 each were as follows: — 



1. The Raptores of Michigan. 387 



2. A Criticism. S;")'). 



3. Another California Trip. 201. 



4. Wilson in Scotland. !)(). 



5. Band-tailed Pigeon. 83. 



The following articles weie awarded 

 one yeai'"s subscription to the Oologist:- 



Illinois River Valley. 71. 



ATricolored Blackbird. 08. 



A Collector's Gun. 54. 



The Judges prizes were awarded aS 

 follows; 



1. No. 63 -Fred W. Parkhurst, 

 Bath, N. Y. exact. 



2. No. 4-3-0. F. Cr()(d<er, Madison, 

 Wis. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4. 



3. No. 26— Lorande G. Woodrutt'. 

 New York City. 1, 3, 2.4,5. 



4. No. 70— John B. Seymour, Clin- 

 ton, N. Y. 1, 2. 3,4, 6. 



5. No. 21 — Roljert MePherson. North 

 Adams. Mass. 1, 2, 3, G, 4. 



The following voted the same as the 

 winner of the fifth prize, and were re- 

 ceived here in the following order, but 

 too late for any thing more substantial 

 than an enrollment in our list of honor. 



No. 25-Dana C. Gillett. N.Y. 

 No. 39 — R. S. London, Michigan. 

 No. 43-A. R. Hutchinson, N. Y. 

 No. 7(1— A. D. Baylis, Iowa. 

 All prizes were mailed April 15th. 



