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bers of '■hell divers" before, although 

 years ago great flights of water-fowl 

 often occurred in Ai)ril. 



R. B. Simpson, 

 warren, Pa. 



above photo, have enabled us to make 

 two hitherto unattained records in or- 

 nithology this year, and we have an- 

 other of the same kind and fully as 

 important for the January issue. 



An Albino Robin. 



I am sending you for THE OOLO- 

 GIST a photograph of an Albino Robin, 

 making its home in Philo this summer. 

 His back and tail is alternate black 

 and white with an almost pure white 

 breast. He chirps and digs earth- 

 worms just as the ordinary Robin but 

 his relatives seem to regard him with 

 suspicion. I have had my camera plac- 

 ed for him for three weeks and Sun- 

 day morning after setting focus I was 

 engaged in entangling my string to 

 snap the shutter when he splashed in 

 for his morning bath. Imagine my 

 feelings when I realized the opportun- 

 ity missed because I was not ready. 

 However I scared him out hoping he 

 would return and finish his oblations. 

 Here is reproduced his pose just as he 

 alighted again on the pan. I suppose 

 his pink eyes are responsible for his 

 sleepy look as you well know pink 

 makes little impression on a camera 

 plate. I shall hope for other poses 

 but THE OOLOGIST deserves the first 

 (probably) picture of a live wild Al- 

 bino bird ever taken. It is rare to see 

 an albino — it must be regarded as for- 

 tunate when one is photographed in 

 its wild state. 



Isaac E. Hess. 



So far as we know, this is the first 

 photograph of a wild Albino Robin 

 ever taken or published, and we con- 

 gratulate Brother Hess on his rare 

 luck and splendid success. It is his 

 fault that THE OOLOGIST is furnish- 

 ed this "scoop," which is a nice thing 

 to close up the year with, and we sure- 

 ly appreciate it. 



Oscar Baynard with his Dusky Sea- 

 side Sparrow article and Hess with the 



A Correction. 



In my paper "Summer Residents of 

 the Pensauken Creek, N. J." publish- 

 ed in the .June OOLOGIST, there oc- 

 curs two omissions and a slight con- 

 founding of data of one species, as 

 follows: 



58. Crested Flycatcher. Not common. 



59. Phoebe. A pair has nested for 

 many years under an open-fronted 

 wharf. This data should be in- 

 cluded here and not under the 

 Crested Flycatcher. 



Crow. Common. 



Richard F. Miller. 



Nine Unusual and Interesting 

 Experiences. 

 In the Spring of 191.3 one of my 

 "Pet" Woodcocks could not be located. 

 Whenever I entered the brushy pas- 

 ture the male was fiushed but I was 

 evidently not looking in the proper 

 place for the cunning female. I was 

 climbing through the fence at the con- 

 clusion of my fifth unsuccessful at- 

 tempt at locating her only to perceive 

 the bead-like eyes peering through a 

 mass of brittle oak leaves, away from 

 the shelter or portection of any hazel, 

 alder or sumach. The situation in 

 which she was squatting was one that 

 might be considered typical as a nest- 

 ing site for Whip-poor-will. No nest 

 was in evidence, not even the custom- 

 ary hollow in the soft soil. Could she 

 be sheltering four little fellows so 

 early in the spring? She seemed al- 

 most glued to the spot and flushed 

 only after being touched. There were 

 four very dark shaded eggs lying 

 loosely on the uneven leaves without 

 any semblance of the arrangement so 



