THEOOLOGIST 83 



NOTE BOOK NOTES BIRD NAMES 



We have long ago found out the 

 value of carrying a note book with us 

 on our collecting trips, so will give a 

 few datas as they appear in my note 

 book. 



In February of 1916, Mr. E. E. Mof- 

 fat and myself went in searcli of the 

 Barred Owl and its nesting hollows. 

 We found a hollow tree and out came 

 Mrs. Owl. We tried several ways 

 climbing this tree but would always 

 have to slide back down without reach- 

 ing the top. We threw a rope and 

 hook, hooking this in the hollow, and 

 started to climb up the rope. Pop 

 went the rope and down Mr. Moffat 

 came, saying his Sunday School les- 

 sons. Mr. Mofifat said we didn't want 

 any Owls' eggs anyway. So after try- 

 ing again and again we left this pros- 

 pective set of Owl eggs. 



But in March this nesting tree still 

 haunted Mr. Moffat, so we went again 

 to the tree and drove spikes in it and 

 climbed up to the hole. Out flew Mrs. 

 Owl. Moffat yelled, "Young ones 1 

 bet." 



Looking in he said, "Guess." 



I said, "My guess is a hook and rope 

 that we lost in there last month." 



He slowly drew his breath and said, 

 "It's sad, ole boy, but there is nothing 

 in this hole but some rotten wood, a 

 piece of rope, an iron hook, and, oh 

 yes, a set of three Barred Owls!" 



RAMON GRAHAM, 

 Ft. Worth, Tex. 



It recently occurred to the writer to 

 make a new list of birds and after an 

 extensive research we submit the fol- 

 lowing: 



1. Brant, L. V 3 rare 



2. Coote, Claud H 1 very rare 



3. Crane, Alfred W 3 rare 



4. Crow, Walter W 7 not rare 



5. Finch, Harry F 8 not rare 



6. Fulmar, David L 3 rare 



7. Hawke, A 1 very rare 



8. Herron, Jas 1 very rare 



9. Martin, A. G 78 very com- 



mon. 



10 Rail, E. M 1 very rare 



11. Robin, Henry 2 rare 



12. Ruff, Chas. E 3 rare 



13 Sterling, L. C 2 rare 



14. Swan, Wm. E 8 not rar^' 



15. Swift, Mrs. K 3 rare 



16. Canary, Frank M 1 very rare 



17. Falcon, Amos S 1 very rare 



IS. Goldfinch, Arthur 1 very rare 



19. Grebe, Mrs. S 1 very rare 



20. Jaeger, E. R 2 rare 



21. Jay, A l very rare 



22. Lark, J. B 2 rare 



23. Loon, L 1 very rare 



24 Osprey, Thos 1 very rare 



25 Partridge, A. H 2 rare 



26. Quail, Geo. 2 rare 



27. Raven, Axel 2 rare 



28 Sparrow, Wm. J 1 very rare 



29 Teal, J. C 1 very rare 



All except the last fourteen of these 



birds are residents of San Jose. 



W. A. Strong, 



San J-— '-- • 



