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with tiue browu or reddish-brown .spots 

 all over the shell. Having secured 

 these, aud wi-ittenthe particulars in our 

 note book, we once more resumed our 

 way. 



We fouml three nests of the Rose- 

 breasted Gi'osbeak, two of which were 

 untiuished, the other containing three 

 eggs. These specimens were of a 

 greenish-blue tint more or less spotted 

 over the entire surface with reddish- 

 brown. This nest was situated on a 

 horizontal limb of a dogwocd tree, 

 aboiiit eleven feet from the g.iound aud 

 was composed mostly of tiue grass, etc., 

 and was very shallow. 



We now seated oui'selves beneath the 

 branches of a large oak to do justice to 

 our lunch basket. W'hen this impor- 

 tant ceremony was almost linished, my 

 friend noticed a large, graceful bird 

 hovering over a tree some distance 

 away. I at once recognized it to be an 

 American Goshawk, Acciiiiter Atriea- 

 pillus, a kind often seen in these parts, 

 but so far as known, seldom breeding 

 here. We hastened in the dii'ection of 

 this great find, and soon discovered a 

 large bulky nest at the top of a tall 

 white oak tree. It was composed of 

 sticks, weeds, grass, roots etc., and lin- 

 ed with softer material. My friend ad- 

 justed the climbing irons, and proceed- 

 ed to ascend the tree. The large bird 

 gave a loud scream and flew to a neigh- 

 boring tree as my friend slid his hand 

 into the nest and announced "three 

 eggs." After secui-ing them safely in a 

 tin bo.x he carried for the purjjose, lie 

 descended, and we were soon examin- 

 ing the treasured booty, The eggs 

 were of a bluish-white, or Aery light 

 blue tint, rough and uumarked, and 

 slightly inqubated, measuring 2.23x1.82, 

 2.28x1 7.5 and 2.25;xi.74 respectively. 



Upon returning we procured the fol- 

 lowing sets: two sets of four. Brown 

 Thrasher; one set of four, Catbird; and 

 another set of f )ur, . Rose-breasted 



Grosbeak; and "spotted" seA'cral un- 

 tiuished nests for our next trip. 



We returned hcjuie tired aud hungry, 

 but Avell satislied with our clay's sport. 



Two weeks later I took two sets of 

 two, Whip-poor-will; one of three. 

 Least Bittern and a set of nine Gallinule 

 eggs near the same place. 



F. E. Lux, 

 Pekin, 111. 



Western New Tork Naturalists' Association. 



The first stated meeting of the W. N. 

 Y. N. A. will be held at Brockport, N. 

 Y. on Thursday, Oct. 0, 1892. Business 

 meeting at 2:30 P. M. Public meeting 

 in the evening commencing at 8 P. M. 

 All active members should be at bnsi- 

 ness meeting as there is much to be 

 done. Will publish name of building 

 in Sept. No. of Oologist. All wishing 

 to make exhibits please correspond 

 with the Secretary, Truman R. Taylor, 

 90, William St. Rochester, or IS'eil F, 

 Posson, Medina, Orleans Co., N. Y. 

 All. articles should be sent to the Secre- 

 tary. 



E. H. SiioKT, Pres. 



T. R. Taylor, Sec. 



"Our Birds in Their Haunts" 



My Dear Friend Lattin: 



Be so kind as to notice in the OoLO- 

 GIST, that my book — "Our Birds iu 

 Their Haunts," uew^ edition will soon 

 be out; aud that I have been greatly 

 worried with delays on the part of the 

 printer. In addition to other perplex- 

 ities, many of the plates, which are 

 very tine electrotypes, adhered to the 

 card-board in which they were packed, 

 thus causing great dilliculty in cleaning 

 them for the press, and great loss of 

 time. My sub,scrilx'rs have been very 

 patient, for which I most cordially 

 thank I hem. 



Yours very truly, 

 J. L. Langillk, 

 Kensington. Md. 



