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feel sure that a brood was reared and 

 launched from this nest. 



WALTER A. GOELITZ. 



BIRDS KILLING THEMSELVES 



On page five of the January number, 

 current year, is recorded an instance 

 of how the Prairie Hen is often killed, 

 being its own executioner. Tlie writer 

 of this item has noted three instances 

 of birds destroying themselves. The 

 first was that of a Blue Crane flying 

 against a telegraph wire. In its flight 

 the head of the bird was above the 

 wire, while its body wa's below it, and 

 the long neck of the Crane was 

 wrapped once entirely about the wire, 

 and it hung suspended from the same, 

 till the body decomposed and dropped 

 to the ground. A Meadow L,ark was 

 seen to dash against another wire of 

 the same kind, and instantly fell to the 

 ground lifeless. 



In another case two Mourning Doves 

 were in flight, one of the same passed 

 above the wire, the otlier flew so as to 

 come directly in contact with it, and 

 its head was severed instantly from 

 its body, and its quivering carcass, a 

 few seconds later picked up from the 

 ground where it fell. No doubt many 

 other kinds of birds that habitually 

 fly in the open plains, fall victims to 

 telegraph wire and barbed wire fences 

 and thus destroy themselves. The 

 Quail, not infrequently dashes against 

 Quail not infrequently dashes against 

 meet their deaths from the fact that 

 their flight is rapid and the shortness 

 of the tail, the steering apparatus of 

 all birds in flight, does not allow of a 

 speedy change of direction, and the 

 calamities result. 



H. H. Barker, 

 Harvey, Iowa. 



In order to reduce my collection of 

 oOO hand colored lantern slides of 

 birds, their nests and their young, I 

 will sell a limited number at cost, or 

 will exchange with other collectors or 

 photographers who have subjects new 

 to my stereopticon collection. Gerard 

 Alan Abbott, 6th Floor Louisville Trust 

 Bldg., Louisville, Ky. 



EXCHANGE — Nearly~coiTiplete set of 

 Maine ferns and lilies, also Philippine 

 and West Indies ferns for sets or sin- 

 gles of eggs. What have you? Alvin 

 H. Trundy, J\^est_l'"armington, Main e. 



FOR DISPOSAI^-My entire~6ological 

 Collection, including sets and sets with 

 nests of American, European, African, 

 Canadian Birds' eggs, entire or in part. 

 Send two cent stamp for lists. Dr M 

 T. Cleckley, 457 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 



EXCHANGE — Desire to correspond 

 with parties having skins B. T. or G. 

 T. Grackles to exchange or sell on other 

 skins. Delos Hatch , Oakfield, Wis. 



T^^A-NTED — A set ^f re-loading tools 

 for a 44 barrel shot gun, also want bird 

 skins, mounted birds, bird books. O. 

 M. Greenw^ood. Manchester, Iow a. 



WILL EXCHANGE Mounted Birds for 

 Bird Skins. I will also Mount your 

 Bird Skins you w^ant mounted, at low 

 prices. D. V. Hembree, Roswel l, Ga. 



UNUSUAL NOTICE — Two sets of 

 Goldflncli, taken by me in Wyoming, 

 were transferred, in 1915. to Mr. 

 Barnes, with my entire collection. I 

 want these sets back and will give one 

 dollar each for them. Send lists of sin- 

 gles you have to spare. P. B. Peabody, 



Blue Rapids. Kan. 



GAPS IX MV "MAYXARD SERIES" 

 Can you fill them, fash or exchange? 



15. 16. 20, 21. Anv Albatrosses 86, 

 113, 144. 177. Any Swans, 197. Any 

 Cranes, 230, |243|. Any Godwits. Any 

 Curlews. Any Golden Plovers. 281, 283, 

 286. |288|, 288a, 292, 293, 297a, 308, 

 (dark), 312, 319, 327, 328. 362, 381, 405. 

 417. 419, 486. 487, 496, 496a, 515, 563, 

 642, 657. 681, 687, 707, 710, 710a, 713, 

 727, 731, 743. 746, 751, 754, 758a, 1764|. 

 Of the rarer tilings. I can use eggs in 

 almost any sound condition. Please 

 send lists. P. B. Peabody, Blue Rapids, 

 Kansas. *■ 



>Iaynard Serie.s 



Tlie following are offered, cash or ex- 

 cliange. in series: 6. Loon. 44, 51, 59, 

 69. 70, 77. 140, 143. 190. 219. 221, 387, 

 406. 412, 44, 447, 495, 498, 498e. (Mon- 

 tana Red-wing), 501, 501b. 507, 511a, 

 529. 530, 540, 552, 560, 561, 581c, 588a, 

 595. 596, 608, 612, 613, 624, 652, 683, 

 719. 721. 



Maynard Series 



The following, a few singles, each: 

 49. 74. SO, 120. 120c, Hooded Merganser, 

 146. 150. 154. Canada Goose, 199, 210 

 |285|, 305, 309, 310b, 331, 333, 337, 339, 

 373a, 407a, 457, 466, 540a, 593, 617, 622a, 

 627, 633. 



Set.s O fife red 



31a. (Pallas Murre), |561, 58, 63, 75, 

 78. 80, 120, 127, 210, 226, 360a, 373g, 

 513, 513a, 540, 562, 615.2, 629a, [694], 698. 

 P. B. PEABODY, 

 Blue Rapids, Kansas. 



