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most birds take a bath in the early 

 morning. I think it more possible for 

 the leei'h to have adhered to the l)ird's 

 body while bathing as the Leech is a 

 water insect and seldom, if ever, else- 

 ^vhere." 



Several correspondents have furnish- 

 ed us with notes relating to queries and 

 articles in Nov. Oologist, but from 

 lack of space we can print only the 

 •ones of greatest interest and value. 



Irvin Martin, Topeka, Kans., writes 

 that Avhile herding cattle early in Au- 

 gust he observed an Albino Cowbird, 

 •and says: 



"Its wings and neck w^ere slightly 

 tinged with brown, but the rest of its 

 body was almost pure white," 



R. I. Root, Alton, Ills., writes: "A 

 farmer, living about three miles from 

 this city, shot and killetl a male Ba'd 

 Eagle on his place about two weeks 

 -ago. Owls are very pltuitiful around 

 here this year and come into the city a 

 good deal lately." 



In most cases it is utterly impossible 

 to name birds and eggs fr()m the mea- 

 ,gi"e and inc(nnplete (often fanciful) de- 

 scriptions furnished. 



H. A. Dunn, Cissna Pavk, Ills., sends 

 us a list of the common birds of his 

 locality. He also mentions of finding a 

 House Wren's nest in the coupling of a 

 freight-car and another in tlie nest of 

 the Domestic Pigeon. 



G. R. Palmc'r, Washington, Ga., 

 says: 



"Last season a gentleman was hunt- 

 ing near this place and saw a large 

 bird (snow wliite) which he succeeded 

 in shooting and skinning; he then gave 

 it to uie. 



After examining the bird I found 

 that it was a species of hawk. 



As it is the only white hawk (albino) 

 that I ever saw, thought it might be of 

 interest to the readers of the Oologist 

 ■to hear about it." 



Can some of our readers infoi-m us 

 the proper name for a game Itird com- 

 mon on the plains of Te.xns and Kan- 

 ;sas, known as the "Doe Bird." Our 



correspondent thinks they are mere 

 species of the Plover family. 



I found two quails' nests Sej)t. 9th, 

 about 10 ft. apart; thirteen eggs in each 

 nest, nearly fresh. Is not this later 

 than usual for nests? 



W. L. Rowley, 

 Lenox, Mich. 



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