THE OOLOGIST. 



No. 459. Ectopistes migratoria. (Linn.) 

 S"w. Passenger Pigeon. 'Wild Pigeon." 

 Formerly very common during migrations: 

 occurs semi-occasioually in small flocks. 



No. 460. Zenaidura carolinensis. (Linn.) 

 Bp. Mourning Dove. "Turtle Dove." 

 Rare summer resident. Breeds. 



No. 473. Bonasa umbellus. (Linn.) 

 Stepu. Ruffed Grouse. 'Partridge." 

 Common resident. Breeds. 



No. 480. Ortyx virginiana. American 

 Quail. "Bob-white." Rare resident. 

 Breeds. 



No. 487. Ardea herodias. Linn. Great 

 Blue Heron. Common summer resident. 



No. 494. Butorides virescens. (Linn.) 

 Bp. Green Heron. "Shiice-poke." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. 



No. 497. Botauruslentiginosus. (Montag) 

 Stepii. American Bittern. Occurs oc- 

 casionally. 



No. 498. Ardetta exilis. (Gmel.) Gray. 

 Least Bittern. Spec, secured in May, "82. 



No. 516. Oxyechus vociferus. (Linn.) 

 Reich. Killdeer. -'Ring-neck Plover." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. 



No. 525. Philohela minor. (Gmel.) 

 Gray. American Woodcock Common. 

 Breeds. 



No. 538. Actodromas minutilla. (Vieill) 

 Bp. Least Sandpiper. Common spring 

 and fall migrant. 



No. 550. Rhyacophilussolitarius. (Wils) 

 Cass. Solitary Tattler. Common mi- 

 grant. 



No. 555. Bartramialongicauda. (Bechst) 

 Bartrams Sandpiper. "Field Plover." 

 Specimens secured spring 1881. 



No. 557. Tringoidcs macularius. (Linn.) 

 Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. "Tip-up." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. 



No. 571. Rallus longirostris crepitans. 

 Gmel. Clapper Rail. Rare. Breeds. 



No. 572. Rallus virginianus. Linn. 

 Virginian Rail. Occurs rarely. 



No. 574. Porzana Carolina. (Linn.) 

 Baird. Sora R.\il. Occurs rarely ; two 

 cases of its breedina; here noted. 



No. 569. Gallinula galeata. (Light.) Bp. 

 Florida Gallinule. Specimen secured 

 in 1880. 



No. 613. Aix sponsa. (Linn.) Bole. 

 Wood Duck. "Summer Duck." Some- 

 what common. Breeds. 



No. 781. Podiceps holbolli. Reinh. 

 Am. Red-necked Grebe. Live specimen 

 brought me this spring, '85. 



No. 732. Dytes auritus. (Linn.) Ridgw. 

 Horned Grebe. Specimen brought to me 

 in May, 1885. 



No. 736. Colymbus torquatus. Brunn. 

 Loon. "Hell Dh'^er." Occurs occasion- 

 ally. 



Compiled by M. D. M. Jr., 



FOR Bennett & Dean. 



A Cheap and Convenient Cabinet. 



Dear Editor: — As there are many col- 

 lectors of Oology who cannot afford walnut 

 cases for their collections, I will try and 

 describe a method by which I keep mine 

 free from dust, away from the light, 

 packed away snugly, and yet in such a 

 shape as to be arranged for exhibition in a 

 few moments Should you deem it worthy 

 of publication you can insert it, otherwise, 

 consign it to the waste-basket. Select sev- 

 eral empty cigar boxes about of one size, 

 (as they pack away nicely if all of one size) 

 put a partition through the center, length- 

 wise, just enough lower than the sides to 

 admit a window glass ; remove the bottom 

 carefully, (so as to admit a fine saw), then 

 cut one, two, three or four saw curfo, 

 according to number of partitions wanted, 

 which depends on size of egg, in both sides 

 and also the middle partition; cut very 

 light, as it does not require much depth; if 

 you cut your cross partitions just the right 

 length, replace the bottom, and for cross 

 partitions cut pieces of tin the right length, 

 to go from side to center and just high 

 enough to be level with centre partition; 

 this then makes a good rest for your glass. 

 At almost -Any hardware store you can find 

 plenty of pieces of glass large enough for 

 such purpose which they will cut for you 



