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THE OOLOGIST. 



Photo by Reinecke. 

 Nest and Eggs of Green Heron. 



weight of a young Oologist. We 

 have taken sets of 4, 5 and 6 eggs. 

 They nest very irregularly. 



On June lGth, we found a perfect 

 fresh set of five eggs, and within 20 

 feet of this nest we found a nest with 

 4 eggs highly incubated. Both of 

 the old birds have to hustle to sup- 

 ply their young with food. When dis- 

 turbed they utter a coarse quak 

 which can be heard some distance 

 away. It is a novel sight to see the 

 fledglings stand in the nest with ever 

 hungry and open mouths. We intend 

 to take a nest of young to Buffalo 

 and give it to the Zoo. They must 

 be easy to keep there. All the Great 

 Blue Herons in the Buffalo Park Zoo 

 have been donated by us. 



ED. REINECKE, 



Buffalo, N. Y. 



The Bobolink. 



In Canada, especially in this local- 

 ity, the Bobolink is an abundant 

 breeder. The birds arrive here from 

 the south about May 10th, the fe- 

 males generally being a few days be- 

 hind the males. During the last 

 week in the month the birds com- 

 mence to build their nests in clover 

 fields or damp meadows, and by the 

 3d or 4th of June a full set of eggs 

 has been laid; the usual number be- 

 ing from 4 to 6. 



Probably few egg collectors are 

 aware of the fact that the best time 

 to find Bobolinks' nests is between 

 the hours of 7:30 p. m. and midnight. 

 All ornithologists reading this may 

 smile, but our experience up here 

 has taught us that the above asser- 



