CONTENTS. 



VOL. XVII, NO. 4, APRIL, 1892. 



Classification of North American Birds 49 



A Bear Story Honda 51 



Birds of Five-mile Beach Pliilil) Laurent . . v • .53 



A Cabinet of Birds' Eggs ... .... A Young Naturalist 54 



A Spring Ramble Andrew Nichols, Jr 55 



How to Find the Nest of the Bobolink R. H. rt'hite, Jr 56 



Unmarked Eggs of the Red-shouldered Hawk . . . J. P. N 56 



Nesting of the Great Horned Owl H. W. B 57 



Late Nesting of the Great Horned Owl James B. Purdy ...... 57 



Bird Enemies Wallace E. Lawrence . .... 58 



Our Feathered Enemies S. R. Ingersoll 58 



Unusual Nesting Thad. Surber 59 



59 



61 



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. 62 



Death of Harry K. Jamison J. P. N. 



Remarks Concerning the Texas Wildcat Lately Presented to the Society S. S. Scoville, M. 1). 



The Ruddy Duck . VV. E. Clyde Todd 



Humbug . Entomologist .... 



Birds Singing on Their ^ests Clyde L. Keller .... 



The Phoebe, North of Washington, 1). C, in Winter . . Harold B. Stabler 



Brief Notes 



One Paper Snake, one Cotton Frog, large; one Cot- 

 ton Frog, sni.ill, all in one box by mail for 25 cents. 



V-BPt^X- CXJIIIOUS. 



BIRDS' EGGS. { o< JAPANESE. t>^ 



We are now having our new 



RED LETTER LIST PRINTED. 



Prices on single eggs wav down. 



o<\ EGG TOOLS. I>o 



The cheap sets, a wood box, with drill, blower and 

 hook, advertised with a great liurrah by several deal- 

 ers at 35 cents, we will sell at 35 cents and throw in 

 25 cents worth of eggs with it. 



We are having a catalogue of specimens, curio, etc. 

 printed. Send 10 cents lor it. It will contain many 



pages. 



MINERALS. 



$1.00 



.75 

 ..•15 



..argc Paper Far. Screen, gold, with border, 



" •• •' fancy color. 



These are very pretty and showy. Too large 

 to go "by mail. 



Frank Blake Webster Co. 



Six polished pieces, assorted, sizes same as used in 

 rings, for 25 cents, postpaid. 



Frank Blake Webster Co. 



^ WANTED. 6^ 



Audubon's Birds of North America, odd volumes. 

 Also any other old works on Ornithology. 

 Send list with price. 



F. W. RICKER, Box 5083, 



CITY HALL, - - - BOSTON, MASS. 



THE UINEB/iLOQIST'3 BECOBD £00E, 



Containing spaces for recording 4.50 specimens, bv 

 F.R.Stearns. PRICE, 35 AND 50 CENTS.' 

 For sale by 



F. B. WEBSTER COMPANY. 



That Little Tube 



That you can slip in your 12-fjauo:e 

 gun, for shootiufj small birds. 



COSTS • ONLV • $1.50. 

 Frank Blake Webster Company. 



EGG TOOLS, 



Blow Pipes, Egg Drills, Birds' Eggs. 



Send for our Catalogue. 



Frank Blake Webster Co., 



7 Franklin St., Boston. 



Glass Eyes, Insect Pins, 



A Shipment Just Received. 

 FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



. IISTSEOT PII^S, 



(Schluter's), 

 Bright and Jipanned. Bust (jaality Made, 



To Dealers we woulrl call attention to the fact that 

 they all come on papers and can easily be handled. 



FRVNK BL\KE WEBSTER CO- 



Frank E. Langley, Pbkvter, Hype Pakk, Mass. 



