36 THE OREGON NATURALIST 



The Oregon Naturalist. 



A Monthly Magazine devoted to Natural 

 Science. 



Official Journal of Northwest Ornithological 

 Association. 



Edited By 



JOHN WILLIAM MARTIN. 



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"The Story of the Faralloners; " 36 

 pages and 27 half-tone illustrations; 

 text by C. Barlow, and arranged and 

 published by H. R. Taylor, Editor of 

 The Nidologist. Price 50 cents; Ala- 

 meda, California. 



This is a most tasteful and artistic 

 brochure, filled with descriptions and 

 pictures of rare interest to Ornithol- 

 ogists. The vast rookeries of sea 



Garfield, Wash., has a curiosity. It 

 is. a Yellowhammer's nest containing 

 mummified remains of two Yellow- 

 hammers, all ot which was found in 

 the center of a pine tree four feet in 

 circumference. There was evidence 

 that there had been a hole in the tree 

 that years ago had grown over, im- 

 prisoning the birds. The find was 

 made by E. E. Darrow and J. R. Ben- 

 net, who now have the nest and the 

 remains of the birds. 



Illuminated by Nature. 



People aboard the Northern Pacific 

 oriental liner Tacoma were during her 

 February voyage toward Asia, treated 

 to the sight of a remarkable phenom- 

 enon. It was ot more than ordinary 

 interest, owing to the latitude in 

 which it occurred. 



St. Elmo's lights appeared after a 

 storm, and danced and hovered about 

 the metallic points of the ship. 



When a short distance south of the 

 Aleutian i.slands on the night of Feb- 

 ruary 9, a heavy westerly gale was 

 experienced, terminating in a severe 

 thunder storm. The light appeared 

 during the cannonading of the heav- 

 ens and illuminated the vessel. The 

 ship's masts and spars are said to 

 have had all the appearance of being 

 brilliantly studded with electric 

 lamps. The phenomenon has been 

 reported to the United States hydro- 

 graphic department. 



