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January, 1896. 



Mr. Angus Gaines's admirable work for 

 The Oregon Naturalist is suggested by 

 the characteristic and delightful article en- 

 titled, "My Water Snakes, "which appears 

 in the New Year's double number of the 

 Youth's Companion. It is to be followed 

 by others, so highly valued by The Com- 

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 ju its Announcement for 1896, of which, by 

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Angus Gaines, 

 Vincennes, Ind. 



Can any reader of this Magazine supjily a list 

 of the Ophidians of Oregon ? Such a list 

 would probably be found good matter for the 

 Oregon Naturalist, and certainly he highly ap- 

 preciated hy all those who are interested in the 

 prolilems of distribution and locil variations. 

 Angus Gaines. 



GROUSE NOTES 



How will it do for some of your corespon- 

 dents to try and express in letters, some of the 

 bird's notes aud songs? Here is what I tried 

 to write for the Blue Grouse at three tliffereni 

 dictations. Hoop — hoop — oop-op — ohp - hp. 

 Hoop — hooh, — hooh; — hoh, — hoh. 

 Hoop — hoo — hoo - hop — h- hop — hup. 

 Who can say which we have in the \Vi 1 miji le 

 valley? DetiJragnpus obscttriis D. O. 

 fuHginosus oi- D. O. richardsonii ? Three 

 specimens that I have examined had eighteen 

 tail featheis, with a broad slate bar. 



C. W. Swallow. 



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