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Cedar Waxwing, Amf>elis cedrorum. — Formerly irregular, it is 

 now a common resident. It was decidedly common during the past sum- 

 mer, nesting in orchards and in towns. 



Wilson's Thrush, l^irdus fuscesceus. — During the last two sum- 

 mers it has nested rather commonly. Our recor;^ls show that it is vari- 

 able in this respect. 



In the foregoing enumeration I have purposely omitted all species 

 about which there might be a question, because of the greater amount of 

 field work which it has been possible to do in the last four years than 

 formerly. 



It is my hope that more careful attention may be given to the actual 

 numbers of individuals of the different species that are more common 

 and more familiar, with the idea of furnishing exact data for comparison 

 in years to come. We need to learn the effects of our civilization upon 

 our environment. 



Lynds Jones, Obcrlin, Ohio. 



AN AFTERNOON AMONGST OLD SCENES. 



Tuesday, September 13th, finds us once more walking through those 

 favorite fields of the collector, which bound the Mississippi below the 

 C. B. & Q. R.R. bridge, opposite Burlington, in Illinois, — our destination 

 being Ellison Slough. The day is all that can be desired — bright, yet 

 pleasantly cool. 



As we push through the timber we note numerous feathered friends, — 

 the Woodpeckers being perhaps the most conspicuous since they insist 

 upon making their presence known by their loud notes. Next in point 

 of noise, or perhaps I should have placed him first, is our garrulous Blue 

 Jay, who is ever willing to let us know his whereabouts by some appro- 

 priate remark. Little fellows are now and then seen flitting among the 

 taller elms and the Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos seem not to have for- 

 gotten their sweet cry, for ever and anon we hear one babbling to himself, 

 no doubt recounting the pleasures of the past season.' P2ven the cheery 

 little note and bright gleam of the Redstart do not arrest our step, — but 

 we do stop, just for an instant, yet long enough to add a Golden-crowned 

 Thrush to our study series. 



On we tramp, pausing to add a Tufted Tit to our bag, before we cross 

 the trestle which spans Running and Prairie Sloughs. Here we admire 

 the new club house and wish we might enjoy its hospitality and comforts 



