May 1891.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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Mr. Witmer SU)ne reports having found a 

 .set of eggs of the Mourning Dove (Zenaiihira 

 cai-iilinenfsis) in tlie vicinity of Philadelpliia on 

 April 14, 1891. Thi.s is very early for this 

 latitude. .T. P. N. 



-Mr. G. B. Benners, of Phil.adelpliia, a well- 

 known ornitliologist and oi'ilogist, and posses- 

 sor of line collections of liotli birds and eggs, 

 reports having received a handsome set of eggs 

 of the Golden Eagle [Aquila rliri/satus caiia- 

 (leiiKiK) from one of his Texas collectoi'S. .1. 

 P. N. 



Mr. Samuel B. Ladd, the celebrated oologist, 

 found a tine set of eggs of tlie Woodcock (Pliil- 

 iihela minor), near West C'he.ster, Pa., on April 

 14, 1891. .1. P. N. 



If our readers will kindly send us memoranda 

 of any rare birds or eggs tliey collect it will 

 add greatly to tlie interest of our columns. 



Mr. William Brewster sails for Europe May 13, 

 for a three months' trip. Our best wishes for 

 a pleasant voyage. 



Mr. ('. C. Ma.xfield has a new cut for the 

 cover of his semi-annual. The design is very 

 tasteful. 



I. 1'. Morse took a set of crow's eggs at 

 Berlin, Mass., Ajiril 2S. There were six eggs, 

 two of them were very light with large 

 lilotches, and appeared entirely ditterent from 

 the other four. This is a case of similar 

 nature to the one referred to by Mr. Mann in 

 another column of this issue. 



One of the droppers-in remarked: "I was 

 somewhat amused recently while in Xew York. 

 .Seated in Central Park my attention was 

 attracted by a party of Germans composed of 

 .some who had evidently been in the country 

 foi' a long time, and who were showing their 

 recently arrived friends about. As they 

 stopped to examine an o1)ject of interest, a 

 Hock of pea-fowl crossed the ])ath. The fowl 

 were in off plumage, the males, if any, lacking 

 the long tine feathers. ' Vot vas dot?' asked 

 one of the new comers, pointing to the birds. 

 ■ Vy, dey vas Pea .Shes, mien frient,' quickly 

 replied the interpreter." We siniled and turned 

 to our desk, and as an offset handed him a letter 

 we liad just received from a party asking our 

 price for pcdishing a pair of horns of a male 

 cow. 



Advertisers often fall into an error, thinking 

 that if they do not get a reply at once the 

 7nedium tiiat tliey try is useless. The fact is, 

 an advertisement sIkuUcI be placed and contin- 

 ue 1; it keeps tlie n ime liefore the pulilic. The 

 man who depends upon his show window and 

 door sign confines his notoriety to a mighty 

 small spot. Advertising is the secret of success. . 



Cohl-bloodeil animals never stop growing. 

 The larger they are the older they are. Sharks 

 are known to roach tlie length of upwards of 

 forty feet. Alligators shed their teeth as they 

 grow and new ones come out larger to keep 

 up in proportion to the growth of the creature. 

 Quotations from a few minutes' chat with 

 (ieorge A. Boardman. 



Sports Ajield pays Mr. Ilornaday a very neat 

 compliment in a recent issue, and he is entitled 

 to it. 



It is stated that experts in London can shave 

 a man in one minute. How is that fru' quick 

 skinning"? 



The crocodile item taken from Boston 

 Journal I would not have inserted, as it was 

 false in most every particular. A great many 

 crocodiles have been killed in Florida, and the 

 crocodile's lower javsf works the same as the 

 alligator's, or a cow's, and so does the lower 

 jaw of every reptile or animal. Geo. A. 

 Boardman. 



We have printed in Brief Notes quite a num- 

 lier of clippings from the lea<ling journals of 

 tlie country, some lieing editorials (see one 

 from lld.iton lliriOil. lost issue); not that we 

 quoted tliem as authority but to show how 

 little they know about the subject. It would 

 be an item of interest if Mr. Boardman would 

 give our readers a brief description of tlie dif- 

 ference between the alligator and crocodile 

 found in Florida. It is suggested that the 

 working of the lower jaw is not confined en- 

 tirely to alligators and bovine, as may be seen 

 by the daily ])ress. 



A black woodchuck was caught at East 

 Norton, Mass , the loth of March. Are they 

 common in this part of tlie country? Blueljii'ds 

 and blackbirds are here in large numljers, 

 while rol>ins have been for some time. F. M. 

 Draper. 



We occasionally hear of bltick woodchucks. 

 It is a freak, and not c(uiimou. — En. 



Captain X. .S. Gould is erecting a resort on 

 the beach right beside the Chatham Light- 

 house. Captain Gould is one of the best 

 known sportsmen in that locality, and if any 

 of our readers desire to try shore bird shooting 

 this season we would advise tliem to apply 

 e.arly. The resort will be open .Iiily 1, and 

 only a limited numlier will be accommodated. 

 The location joins Moiiomoy Island, and by 

 referring to the many notes from that locality 

 the reader will know just what to expect. 



The Black Gyrfalcon in Vermont. 



I had a line (Jyrfalcon, — the dark variety — 

 Falro liiliriitlora, (And.) sent to be mounted, — 

 killed the middle of January about twelve 

 miles from here, — a female. Is not this quite a 

 rare bird ? The first I have ever had. I did not 

 succeed in buying it. J- P. Mflzi'r. 



Milforrt, X. It. 



Correspondence. 



Editor of O. cfc O. .• 



I took yesterday (April 20tli) a set of nine 

 fresh eggs of the trunnion Crow. I think 

 that there can be distinguished two sets of 

 eggs by the markings, but as such a ruling 

 would only be conjecture on my part I write to 



