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scolding in one of the cherry trees in our yard. An old Blue Jay, which 

 had his nest not far off, was gulping down his breakfast of cherries, and 

 several Sparrows were fluttering around him, with others perched in the 

 tree. This continued for a few moments until the Blue Jay seemed to 

 get angry and suddenly darted at one of the Sparrow, striking it in the 

 side of the head with his bill and knocking it to the ground. The Jay at 

 once dropped on it, and seized it as a dog does a rat, and began to shake 

 it viciously, the other Sparrows watching the performance in speechless 

 amazement. After killing it the Jay dragged it a short distance, but 

 became frightened and dropped it. On picking the bird up, I found it to 

 be a newly fiedged Sparrow. There was a large hole in its head just 

 behind the eye. 



Victor P. Chase, IVady Petra, Illinois. 



1898 MIGRATIONS, OF KILLDEER, MEADOWLARK. 

 BRONZED CRACKLE, ROBIN, BLUEBIRD. 



I am happy to announce that the notes received in response to the call 

 in the Bulletin, when added to those received last year in response to a 

 similar call, make it possible to report upon the migrations of last year 

 as well as this. Reports have been received from the following twelve 

 localities and persons: 



Glen Ellyn, 111. Benj. T. Gault. Berwyn, Pa. Frank L. Burns. 

 Delavan, Wis. N. Hollister. Philadelphia, Pa. Russell Gray. 



LaCrescent, Minn. Whit Harrison. Portland, Conn. John H. Sage. 

 Wooster, O. Miss E. D. Roberts. And for 1899 also. 



Mentor, Ohio. Rev. J. M. Keck. Stillwater, Oklahoma. S. E. Myers. 

 Oberlin, Ohio. Lynds Jones. Lincoln, Neb. Robb. H. Wolcott. 



PontiacMich. E. B. Schrage. Pittsfield, Me. C. H. Morrell. 



Muskegon, Mich. C. D. McLouth. 



The call in 1898 included the Bronzed (or Purple) Grackle in addition 

 to the four already mentioned. These reports are all from the northern 

 parts of the country from Minnesota to Maine, and are sufficiently 

 scattered to give a fairly good view of the migrations within a few de- 

 grees of latitude. 



The three westernmost reports show that the Killdeer, Robin and 

 Bluebird reached northern Illinois or southern Wisconsin at the close of 

 the first week in March and reached Minnesota ten days later. The 



