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June i^th. Knot (Tringa canutus). An egg that I am convinced 

 is of this species laid in aviary. 



Larger white egret (Ardea sp. ?) died in fine condition. 



June 17 th. Ditto. I have never been able satisfactorily to deter- 

 mine the species of this bird, as the locality given by the vendor, 

 West Africa, was most certainly incorrect. 



June iqth. Received a shama from Cross in place of one deceased. 



Received through F. Collier two Chilian eagles (Geranoaetus 

 melanoleucus) in immature plumage, said to have been sent from 

 Bahia Blanca. These birds are so much smaller than any of their 

 species that I have ever previously seen, that I sent them up to 

 Bartlett to be assured about them. They are very fine, healthy 

 birds in fairly good plumage and remarkably tame, agreeing amicably 

 with a crowd of other raptores in western yard. 



June 22nd. Twenty-three little owls received from Castang. 



Three black woodpeckers (Picus martins) received from Jamrach ; 

 .all young birds. 



Two pied woodpeckers (Picus major). 



The black woodpeckers are in very bad condition of flesh and 

 plumage. One died on 25th inst., the other two I think will live ; 

 they feed greedily on ants' eggs, but prefer wasp grubs to any other 

 food that we can find for them, though they will not touch the 

 developed imago of this insect. Jamrach assured me that he received 

 them from Gratz. The pied woodpeckers, also young birds from 

 the same locality, are the finest of their species that I ever saw, in 

 perfect health and plumage and as tame as possible. 



June 22nd. Received four young scarlet ibis (Ibis rubra) from 

 Jamrach. 



June 2yd. One of my northern nuthatches died. Sent to H. E. 

 Dresser. 



Two young goshawks (Astur palumbarius) received from Mons. 

 P. A. Pichot. These birds are male and female, and were, as I believe, 

 taken from a nest in a forest near Rouen, whence I had received others. 



June 2ith. Madeiran pigeon laid an egg on the ground, found 

 cracked. 



