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THE OOLOQI8T 



MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA, RAP- 

 TORES 



During my three years collecting in 

 this locality I have observed the fol- 

 lowing: Great Horned Owl, Snowy 

 Owl, Barred Owl, Pigeon Hawk, Red- 

 tailed Hawk, Marsh Hawk, Turkey 

 Vulture, Long Eared Owl, Screech 

 Owl (Both phases), American BaTn 

 Owl, American Sparrow Hawk, Cooper 

 Hawk, Red Shouldered Hawk. 



And I have found the following nest- 

 ing here, the Great Horned Owl 2-3, 

 2-11, 1-2 and several containing young 

 birds. This season I found three nests 

 of this species the first contained 

 three fresh eggs which I collected. The 

 second contained one fresh egg which 

 was destroyed and a new nest made 

 in which two more were laid. The 

 third contained one much incubated 

 egg. Short Eared Owl, one deserted 

 nest and young bird nearby. Long 

 Eared Owl 1-6 from old Crow's nest of 

 1921. Screech Owl, several sets of 

 five and 1-10. American Barn Owl 

 1-5, from large cavity in elm tree, 1921. 

 American Sparrow Hawk, 1-3; 2-5; 

 1920, 192L 



Red Tailed Hawk, 1-2, 1920. 

 Cooper Hawk, 1-5, 1918; 1-4, 1919. 

 Marsh Hawk, 2-5, 1919, 1920. 

 Red Shouldered Hawk, several nests 

 found each season collected 1-2, 2-3, 1-4. 

 I have seen several Barred Owls but 

 never in pairs ^but believe they nest 

 here occasionally. 



I saw a pair of Pigeon Hawks this 

 summer, often in our chicken pens. 1 

 regret to say, but found no nests. 



The Marsh Hawks and Red Shoul- 

 dered Hawks are quite common here. 

 Mr. Metcalf while acting as Game 

 Warden in this locality discovered a 

 nest of the Turkey Vulture containing 

 two young of which I am told he still 

 has some pictures. 



Lawrence Allen, 

 Albion, la., Marshall Co. 



BOOKS RECEIVED 



BIRDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Bul- 

 letin No. 9. Series XXI March 1921, 

 University of South Dakota, Wm. H. 

 Over and Craig S. Thorns. This Bul- 

 letin of 142 pages is a catalogue of 322 

 species and sub-species of Birds that 

 have been found within the boundaries 

 of that state. It is illustrated with 

 one colored frontispiece and 52 half 

 tones and includes the following parts: 



Part I. Bird Study. Within which 

 is included essays on the importance 

 of Bird Study. 



Bird Houses 



Bird Baths. 



The Food Box 



How Birds Work for Us. 



Bird Enemies. 



Protective Coloration. 



Changes of Plumage. 



Bird Migration. 



Part II. List and description of Birds 

 of South Dakota, concluding in Part 

 III with a' Bibliography of a list of 

 publications, "That the reader will 

 find most helpful in the study of 

 Birds of South Dakota." 



The entire Bulletin being well put 

 together mechanically, and all of the 

 contents will be of much benefit 

 to those engaged in studying birds of 

 that territory. Messrs. Over and 

 Thorns are to be congratulated, in its 

 production. 



R. M. Barnes. 



First annual report of the Division 

 of Ornithology, Department of Agri- 

 culture, of Massachusetts, by Edward 

 Howe Forbush, 1921. 



This is a well gotten up report of 

 the activities of Ornithologists, of that 

 state, occupying forty-seven pages, and 

 discussing numerous matters of inter- 

 est for Bird Lovers. Not the least of 

 which is the statement that it is sup- 

 posed that the Heath Hen Colony on 

 Martha's Vineyard is increasing, but 

 that a definite census could not be 



