Jan. 1890.] 



AXl) OOLOGIST. 



15 



The J. P. N. Collection of Eggs of 

 the Warblers. 



NA.VK. SETS. 



Hliuk and SVhite \Vail)ler, 1-4, >.)-',. 



I'rotlioiiotary WarMf r, 



:!-4. 1 «-.->. ;!■_>-(;. if)-?, 2-8. 

 .•^wainsiin's Warl)lfr, T-;!. 2-4, 1-5. 



Wonu-eatiii};' Warliler, !-.">, l-c, 



HlnP-\viii<re(l Yellow Waililt'r. 



I-:!, 1-4, L'-r., 

 (;()I(li'li-wiii;;('(l \Varl)ler. 4-4, .'{-">, 



Nasliville WarliU'r, l-.{. 4-4, !-.">, 



Ltitescent \Varl)ler. l-;i. 1-4. l-.">, 



Pardla Wail)ler, 2-2. 8-.3, 21-4, 8-5, 1-7. 

 Yellow Warbler, 11-3, 42-4, 25-'), 



l?lack-tliroate<l Mine Warl.ler, l-.i. 



Vellow-nniiiiPd Warliler. ;?-.!, 1-4. 2-5, 

 Audiibdn's Warbler, 2-4, 1-5, 



Ulaek and Yellow Warliler. :!-:?, .5;?-4. 1-5. 

 f'eriilean Warbler, 1-4, 1-5, 



(•hestinit-side<l Warbler. 4-.j, 11-4, 1-5, 

 lilaek-i.oll Warbler. I :!. 7-4, 10-5, 



Hlackbtirnian Warbler, 1-4. 



Yellow-tliroated Warbler. l-:i. 2 4. 



Black-throated (Jray Warbler. 1-4. 



(Joldeu-eheeked Warbler, f'i-4. 



Ulark-throated (Jreen Warbler. >i-4. 



I'ine Warbler. 18-4,2-5. 



I'rairie Warbler, 2-.S, 10-4, 1-5, 



Oolden-crowned Thrush, •;:{, 11-4, 15-5, 

 Siiiall-billeil Water Thrush. 2-4. 



Karjie-billed Water Thrush, 2-4,0-5. l-C. 

 Kentucky Warbler. 1-.3. 4-4. 2-5. 



.Macfiilvray's Warbler. l-:i. 



Maryland Yellow-throat. 1-.".. 17-4, 2-5. 

 Western Yellow-throat, 5-4, 1 



Yellow-breasted (hat. 1-2. 22-.3. C7-4, 1 



XO.OF NO.OF 

 SETS. E«<i.'!. 



in 4".) 



I.onn-tailed (hat. l-.3,5 



Hooded Warbler, 5-.-?, 18 



Wilson's Warl)ler, 1 



IMleolated Warbler, 1-.i, 1 



Canadian Flycatchhii;- Waiblei-, 1- 



Ainerican Redstart, C-:!, 2:j-4, 1- 



Totals, 

 Ire. 4. 18S!I. 



70 



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40 



78 



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 20 



12 

 7 

 1 



20 

 



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2;i 



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2 

 1 



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415 



•M 

 11 



17 



.■{1 



24 



12 



15!) 



.320 



:! 



2."? 



i:i 



22(> 



9 



01 



8 1 



4 



11 



4 



24 



.•50 



82 



51 



187 



8 



59 



2i) 



:{ 



81 

 25 

 .341 

 2H 

 87 

 5 



115 



020 20.39 



Wants Information. 



Anyone liavin.o ;i leooid of any *>( tlic follow- 

 inji' hirds as occurrino' in tlie state nf .Minne- 

 sota will please conespond witii nie, the 

 material to enter into the "List of iJiids of 

 Minnesota," tliat I liave in i)reparatioii. I can 

 linil no record in tiiat state of tlie species 

 enninerated. some of which must occur. 



Blne-ffray (Tnateatcher, fludsoiuan Cliicka- 

 dee. Trothonotary Warhler. Wonn-eatint;- War- 

 bler. Connecticut Warbler. Hooded \\';irl)U'r. 

 Trairie Warbler, l>e\vick"s Wren. Barn Owl. 

 Pipinji Plover, Hell's Vireo. Smith" s Lonospur, 

 Prairie Falcon. Ilarleiiuin Duck, Ked-necked 

 (Jrebe. rinnamon 'i'eal. American Scoter. 



^rVf*. a. ('((iifirfll. 

 Lake .Mills, Wis. 



Inca Dove at Austin, Texas. 



It may be considered worthy of record that 

 an Inca dove {Hcanlafella inca) was taken at 

 Austin, Texas, on October 2:J, 1SS9. The 

 bird was shot while in company with two 

 others which escaped. It was positively iden- 

 tified and seen in the flesh by several gentle- 

 men, but unftirtunately conld not be preserved. 



riiurlpn I). Ohlriijht. 

 Austin. Texas. 



Brief Notes. 



I.. S. Foster. .35 Pine street, Xew York, writes that he 

 would like full i>artioulars relating; to Snowy Owls 

 taken this season, contents of stomachs, etc. VVe 

 hope that our readers will assist him. 



('apt. N. E. (4ould his taken five Snowy Owls off 

 Chatham this season. 



A. M. Tufts of Lynn sent us three sjieoimens in I)e<\ 

 We also received three from Seal Harbor, Maine, aboiU 

 the 20th. W. R. M. Tortat, Atchinson, Kan., reports six 

 specimens taken in his locality. 



Durin;;- Hve years to d ite we have had over 1.30Snowy 

 Owls pass throujih our h uids about 100 being received 

 in the meat. The lar^-est number received at one time 

 bein^- 12, from Ottaw.i. Can ida. Of the entire number 

 some six or eiy;ht on'y were remarkable for bein;? 

 nert/-/?/ wantinf;- in markinjrs, the flnest selling for f. 35 

 when mounted. The demand for thein by the general 

 jniblic seems to have decreased, at least in the East, 

 The specimens th It hive fouud ni'i-it ready sale being 

 those that were stuffed. •• Large." 



A Snowy Owl was shot while perched upon the chim- 

 ney of a house in Xorthampton, .Mass., Nov. 8th. 

 Rough-legged Hawks arrived about Xov. 1st, and 

 were very jilenty about the meadows at foot of Mftun- 

 tainsToni and Holyoke. I shot a O entirely Black. 

 Took three Xorthern Shrike first week in Xov. J. W. 

 .lackson. 



A White Lark was recently sliot near Junction City. 

 Lane Co.. Ore. This is a rare bird, proliably a freak of 

 nature. It will be skinned and stuffed for preservation. 

 Clyde S. Keller, Salem, Or. 



[We presume this to be the Western Meadow Lark, 

 .5016 •:. Ed.l 



(J. L. Clary, Brattleboro, Vt., writes that he has re- 

 cently received a fine specimen of the Red Lynx {Lynx 

 riifns), female. This animal is very rare, and Mr. Clary 

 is to be congratulated iiiion his good fortune. 



C. K. Reed reports an Eagle sliot at Barre, Worcester 

 County, Mass., young, length, .iit in., extent 7 ft. 8 in., 

 and asks, who can beat it in this state? 



The attention of our readers is called esjiecially to an 

 advertisement for live game. The object is one that 

 cannot fail to interest every s])ortsman in tlie state. 



Oct. 20th a 5 Long-tailed duck was shot on Lake 

 tiuinsigamond, Worcester, Xov. 2. .Several BufHe heads 

 were taken, and on the 16th a fine Drake Mallard. On 

 Xov. Kith a pair of Snowy (^wls were seen at the lieail 

 of Ilundorn I'on.l, .Milbury, Mass. Both were shot, 

 butoiie escaped badly wounded. R. H. Holman. 



