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THE OOLOGIST. 



observers residing in above states (in 

 proximity to latitude 35 o ) as to wheth- 

 er this bird nests in their localities. 

 J. T. Park, 

 Warner, Tenn. 



Queries Answered. 



C. D. H., Newfaue, Vt. — Your spai-- 

 I'ow is doubtless the White-crowned. 



R. B., Claremont, N. H.— The de- 

 scription of your nest and eggs resem- 

 bles that of the Acadian Flycatcher. 



R. H., New Castle, Ind. — Is not your 

 bird the Song Sparrow? 



E. L. Y., Thornton's Ferry, N. H.— 

 Your nest was that of the Gt. Crested 

 Flycatcher. 



A. H. C, Nobles Co., Minn.— Writes 

 of taking a set of Black-throated Bunt- 

 ing and wishes to know if it breeds 

 farther north. 



B. S., Detroit, Mich., Avrites: 

 "On June 3, 1891. I found the nest of 

 a Song Sparrow built in an apple-tree 

 about six feet from the ground contain- 

 ing thi'ee fresh eggs. Ine nest was in 

 a sort of hollow at the end of a limb. 

 Isn't it rather unusual for the Song 

 Sparrow to build in a tree?" 



The Song Sparrow's nest has been 

 found almost "everywhere"— finding 

 them in an apple-tree is rather an unus- 

 ual, but not a rare, occurrence. 



C. E. H., Russellville, Ind.— The birds 

 which you describe are Indigo Bunt- 

 ings. 



C. W., York Sta., Ala.— The crow of 

 your locality is undoubtedly the com- 

 mon variety. 



Answers to that Turkey Vulture Query. 



In the OoLOGiST for this month you 

 ask who can tell if the Turkey Vulture 

 occupies a nest more than one season. 

 Two instances have come under my ob- 

 servation where they have been known 

 to occupy the same nest more than one 

 season, one having been occupied two 



years, the other three, Two sets were 

 taken from the latter in one year (1890) 

 and one set has already been taken this; 

 season. 



John Howard, 

 Tarboro N. C. 



In regard to Turkey Vultures occu^ 

 pjing the same nest more than one sea^ 

 sou would like to give j'ou a few lines 

 here and there from my note book. 



March 28, 1888. Took a set of twa 

 fresh Buzzard eggs from a hollow- 

 stump at Levy Lake. 



Mar. 15, '89. Took a set of two fresh, 

 eggs from the same nest which resemb- 

 les very much the set taken the jjrev- 

 ious year, undoubtedly the same bird. 



Mar. 20, '89. I took a set of two fresh 

 eggs from a little cave in an open field. 



Mar. 15, '90. Took a set of two eggs 

 from same cave and on April 30th took; 

 one more egg, incubation advanced. 



This season ('91) I took two more set& 

 from the same nest. The set taken 

 Mar. 16, was fresh, the last set taken 

 May 28th, was badly incubated. I 

 know of still another nest from which a. 

 set of Vulture eggs has been taken every- 

 season since 1887. 



However I know of in.stances Avhere 

 Vultures have deserted their old nest-, 

 ing site after having been robbed, but 

 once, so could not say that they .alwaya 

 use the same nest moi-e than once. 

 T. G. Pearson, 

 Archer, Fla. 



In reply to A. G.'s query would say I 

 know of a hollow tree which has been 

 used for six years by a pair of Turkey 

 Vultures, and have heard of two other 

 trees which liave been used for al)0ut 

 ten years. I tind when they are once 

 robbed they desert the tree or stump, 

 I have collected four sets in tlie last six 

 years and could have taken others, but. 

 1 am no egg hog. I am satisfied with iv 

 few sets. From what I know of their 

 habits 1 believe they would always lay 

 in the same nest if not disturbed. 



Mr. K: Atkinson, of Dime Box, Tex.^ 

 says he has only been able to approach 

 them on two occasions. Wcjuld say of 

 the four sets I collected I had to raise, 

 the bird off the nest of three, the first I 

 found l)y accident, while walking 

 through the thick brush I stumbled over 

 a hollow stump and the Vulture flew 

 past me; on looking in stump I discov-. 

 ered a set of two flne eggs perfectly 

 fresh. If a Vulture remains on nest^ 



