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THE OOLOGIST. 



in larger flocks than they generally do 

 in the North, and are very tame. 



The list which I have seen here up 

 to date is as follows: 



197 Snowy Heron (Several). 

 120a Florida Cormorant (3). 

 444 Kingbird (Common). 



Black Parrot (Abundant), 

 Cuban Sparrow Hawk (Com- 

 mon ) . 

 316 Mourning Dove (Common). 

 289 Bob-White (Fairly common). 

 Carrion Crow (Several). 

 Green Parrot (Very common). 

 320 Ground Dove (Abundant). 



Grackle (Species not determin- 

 ed). 

 681 Maryland Yellowthroat (Sev- 

 eral.) 

 409 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Com- 

 mon). 



662 Blackburnian Warbler (1). 

 Red-legged Thrush (Abundant). 



325 Turkey Buzzard (Abundant). 

 501 Meadowlark (Not common). 

 509 Rusty Blackbird (Several). 

 657 Magnolia Warbler (A few). 

 676 Louisiana Water-thrush (1). 

 675 Water-thrush (Common). 



206 Sand-hill Crane (A few). 

 704 Catbird. 



201 Green Heron (A few). 



636 Black and White Warbler (A 

 few). 



673 Prairie Warbler (Several). 



Cuban Wood Pewee (Very com- 

 mon ) . 



317 Zenida Dove (1). 



207 Limpkin (2). 



663 Yellow-throated Warbler (2). 

 758a Olive-backed Thrush (1). 

 445 Gray Kingbird (Common). 

 390 Belted Kingfisher (Several). 

 191 Least Bittern (2). 



456 Phoebe (Several). 



648 Parula Warbler (Common). 



672 Palm Warbler (Abundant). 



636 Prothonotary Warbler (Com- 

 mon ) . 



654 Black-throated Blue Warbler 

 (A few). 



687 American Redstart (1). 



118 Anhinga (1). 



423 Chimney Swift (2). 



314 White-crowned Pigeon (1). 



640 Bachman's Warbler (1). 



There are several different species 

 of pigeons here which I have not iden- 

 tified; also some flycatchers and hum- 

 mers. Of course this list is not very 



complete as I have been here only a 

 little over two months, and have been 

 busy most of the time. The majority 

 of these I have seen on our own tract. 

 You will hear from me later if this 

 proves of interest to you. 

 Feb. 7, 1909. 



A. C. READ. 



Newspaper Ornithology. 



The following delightful sample of 

 the serious and dangerous effects of 

 spring fever Is dished up by a well- 

 known publication. Later in the sea- 

 son the malady will be more malignant 

 and will escape by means of snake 

 stories, and later, fish stories. Finally, 

 late in the season, when it really be- 

 comes serious and dangerous, the sea 

 serpent will appear at all the well- 

 known summer resorts: 



The Last of C. L. Rawson's Quail Trap 

 Eagles. 



Attracting considerable attention at 

 the Norwich and Worcester railroad 

 station were the Quail Trap eagles, 

 mounted with wings extended and un- 

 crated, on their way to North Wood- 

 stock. They were all New London 

 county examples and the whiteheads 

 were from the pair that used to breed 

 in a swamp 12 miles from Westerly. 

 An adult female golden eagle in nup- 

 tial plumage is an unusual occurrence 

 in Eastern Connecticut, the records be- 

 ing few and far between. 



Among other local varieties going to 

 the Quail Trap museum were horned 

 larks, grebes and red-headed wood- 

 peckers from Preston, hooded mer- 

 ganser from Spalding's dam, Barrows' 

 goldeneyes from Trading cove, oyster- 

 catchers from the Thames river, loon, 

 snowy heron and eider duck from 

 Noank and Carolina rail, Florida galli- 

 nule and rough-winged swallow, all 

 |)icked up dead in the suburbs of Nor- 

 wich. 



