THE OOLOGIST. 



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ly one third larger aud heavier than the 

 avei'age nests, and the two eg"gs it con- 

 tained were also greater than normal 

 specimens. 



At Arlington, Mass., I took a set of 

 four Wood Thrushe's eggs from a nest 

 in a huge oak tree, on a large limb about 

 twenty feet from the ground, directly 

 over a well-used road. 



At Rugby, T^nn., found a Turkey 

 Buzzard's nest with two newly hatched 

 young, and a Quails nest with seven 

 fresh eggs as late as July 8 and July 

 26, respectively. Gr. L. Smith. 



Bird Notes from Michigan. 



Duiing the past winter, '79, the Bo- 

 hemian Waxwing {A. Garrulus) were 

 here in large flocks, arriving about the 

 15th of Noveml)ei' and departing about 

 the last of Febru iry. I secured a num- 

 ber of fine spec'mens. They fed on 

 Mountain Ash berries, and apples that 

 ■•vere left on the trees. 



The marshes along the river are alive 

 "vvith ducks, geese and other water birds. 



There is a bri^-k-yard about six miles 

 from here, on the bank of the river, and 

 is a great place for Bank Swallows ; 

 went there May 30th, and in half a day 

 collected over 200 eggs, some of these 

 were far advanced in incubation, while 

 others were perfectly fresh, and a num- 

 ber of nests were only being liiied. 



About a month ago a large Great 

 Gray Owl came into our yard, caught a 

 young chicken and flew into a tree near 

 by. I shot it, but not until it had eaten 

 the head and broast. There was one 

 killed near here two years ago right in 

 town. 



Last week I shot a Rough-Legged 

 Hawk, one of the finest specimens ever 

 seen around here ; its wings measured 

 four (4) feet across from tiji to tip. 



Here is a list of a few of the eggs I 

 collected this season : 



Gnat Horned Owl, ^lay 12, 3 t'ggs. Fresh. 

 l'.ro:t(l Wiiijj:ed Hawk, " 6, i " " 



Wild Turkey, " C, U " " 



Piireoii,Hawk, Mav 7, 4 eggs Fresh. 



I'uriile JIartin, " " 22, 5 '* " 



White IJellied Swallows, May 22, 6 " 



Yellow Uiril, Aug. G, 5 " " 



Hoping these notes will be of some 

 interest I remain Respectfully, 



Allan Herbert. 



A New Heron. 



Some time since I joromised you a 

 description of the new species of Heron 

 which was discovered by friend Chas. 

 B. Cory, who has as fine a private col- 

 lection of birds skin's as there is in 

 America. Below I give you a descrip- 

 tion, as he gave it to me. 



C. Alger Hawes. 

 (Ardea Cyunirostris). 



CHAS. B. COREY. 



"Adult Male ; General plumage slate 

 color ; crest and base of the neck pur- 

 plish, the former mixed with white ; 

 throat white, mixed with reddish brown, 

 narrowing to a fine line down the front 

 of the neck ; underparts white, rump 

 white, concealed by the pale purplish 

 plumes of the back ; tail and wings 

 slaty-blue, the outer feathers of the for- 

 mer, pale at the base : more than termi- 

 nal third of the bill black, the rest sky 

 blue, shading into lilac at the base, cov 

 ering the bare space in front of the eye, 

 legs and feet, slate color, iris red. 

 Length 24, wing 10, tail 3, tarsus 4, 

 bill 4.35. Habitat, Island of Inagua 

 Bahamas. Tliis species is very nearly 

 allied to ((/ leucogastra var leucoprim- 

 na), the main point of difference be- 

 tween them being in the bill. The 

 plumage of the Bahama bird is also 

 somewhat darker, and the legs and feet 

 slate color. These features were con- 

 stant in every specimen taken. That 

 this coloration of the bill, is not simply 

 during a high state of plumage,is shown 

 by the fact that Audubon and other 

 writers, who have found the Louisana 

 Heroji breeding, described the bill as 

 black and yellow. 



The specimen described was taken 



