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third incubated, but with care I was 

 able to save the set. The uest was of 

 dead grasses, lined with a few feath- 

 ers and bits of wool. 



There were, at least, four other 

 pairs of larks nesting in the near vi- 

 cinity. I saw a pair, three weeks 

 later, between Hartland and Pitts- 

 field, in the same county. 



"Ye editor" has had the pleasure of 

 a short visit with Bros. Knight, Mor- 

 rill and Briggs, during the month of 

 June, and many interesting birds and 

 nests have been observed .While in 

 Bangor, we waded the "Orono bog." 

 Many Yellow Palm Warblers wei'e 

 heard singing and were nesting, but 

 no nests were located. 



The Short-billed Marsh Wrens were 

 chattering as saucily as ever. They 

 were nesting, without much doubt. 



While out with Morrill at Pittsfield, 

 we heard a strange sparrow song. Mr. 

 Morrill took the bii'd, which proves to 

 be a Grasshopper Sparrow, (Ammodra- 

 mus Savanarum Passerinus) (Wils.) 

 There is but one previous record for 

 the State, by Boardman. 



At Livermore, we observed two 

 pairs of Golden Crowned Kinglets, 

 evidently nesting. We also saw a 

 Tennessee Warbler, which appeared to 

 be breeding. We saw several pairs of 

 Pine Warblers, evidently nesting in 

 the pines. Briggs took one nest with 

 four eggs of this bird. A nest of tlie 

 Kingbird built on the steps of a mar- 

 tin-house, at Mr. Briggs' home, was an 

 oddity. The White-Bellied Swallows 

 were nesting in the upper tenement, 

 but the Kingbirds and Swallows 

 seemed to be living nieghborly. Mr. 

 Briggs has taken three sets of albino 

 eggs of the bluebird, all from the same 

 pair of birds, one of which, he kindly 

 presented to me. 



The following poster has been kind- 

 ly furnished by Mr. Dutcher of New 

 York, of the "A. O. U. Committee for 

 the Protection of N. A. Birds." Secy. 

 Norton has sent them out to all the 

 post offices iu the state to be posted 

 in a conspicuous place. 



WARNING. 



The MAINE GAME LAWS protect 

 GULLS, TERNS and all other wild 

 birds, also their nests and eggs, at 

 all times. Exceptions: Hawks, Owls, 

 Crows ,and the English Sparrow, and 

 game birds in their season. 



PENALTY. Any person found de- 

 stroying wild birds, or their nests, 

 or taking their eggs, shall be guilty 

 of a misdemeanor, and when con- 

 victed therefor, shall be fined five dol- 

 lars for each offense, and an addition- 

 al fiv dollars for each bird, living or 

 dead, or part of bird, or nest or eggs 

 possessed in violation of this section, 

 or to imprisonment for ten days, or 

 both, at the discretion of the court. 



Under the FEDERAL LAW a fine 

 not exceeding $200 is also provided: 



1 — For the delivery of any birds 

 killed in violation of the laws of 

 Maine to any express, railroad or 

 steamboat company, or to any other 

 common carrier, for shipment out of 

 the State. 



2 — For the transportation of such 

 l)irds by any common carrier out of 

 the State. 



3 — For shipment out of the State 

 of any package containing game, 

 birds, or plumage, which does not 

 bear the shipper's name and address, 

 and a statement of the nature of the 

 contents. 



Railroad and express agents are 

 cautioned against forwarding any 

 package of birds which are improper- 

 ly marked or supposed to contain 

 birds killed contrary to law. 



Maine Ornithological Society, Wm. 

 L. Powers, President, Gardiner; Ar- 

 thur H. Norton, Sec.-Treas., West- 

 brook. Leroy T. Carleton, Henry O. 

 Stanley, Charles B. Oak, Commission- 

 ers of Inland Fisheries and Game. 

 American Ornithologists' Union, Wil- 

 liam Dutcher, Treasurer, Office, 525 

 Manhattan Ave., New York City. 



Most postmasters have shown in- 

 terest enough in the matter to post 

 them. In nearly every town that I 



