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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 15-No. 4 



are in the original slieets, unbound and uu- 

 tiimmed and interleaved with original MSS. 

 letters, poems, etc., with a prospectus for an 

 octavo edition which Wilson intended to liave 

 publislied had not his useful life been cut 

 short in its prime. Tlie remaining' two vol- 

 umes are bound in the usual manner of bind- 

 ing this work. Tlie collection has passed into 

 the hands of Mr. Henry D. Minot, a sincere 

 lover of life in nature. 1 believe this collec- 

 tion is second only to the one owned by the 

 writer, which includes over half of the origi- 

 nal drawings and a large number of unpub- 

 lished letters, as well as all his published works, 

 and those that have been written about him, 

 with the exception of two rare volumes which 

 a ten years' search in England has failed to 

 secure. Twice they were catalogued and 

 both times lost. I congratulate Mr. Minot, for 

 he knows Wilson, and to know him is to revere 

 his memory while earth life remains. Mr. Edi- 

 tor, I wish we could enlist you in the cause of 

 humanity to aid in stopping the wholesale 

 slaughter of birds. I would not again take an 

 egg from a bird's nest, neither would I kill even 

 a House Sparrow if the skins brought one hun- 

 dred dollars eacli. I was heartless while ignor- 

 ant, hence perhaps excusable. If fewer birds 

 were killed the price would advance and make a 

 mucli better business for dealers. The 

 excuse of scientists (?) is inexcusable. Tliey 

 can not study life in deatli. Any one who 

 knows what life is woidd never again take it 

 wilfully. I am glad to see tlie prosperity of 

 tlie O. & (). which I feel is assured by tlie 

 inipatented smile which its editor carries 

 around with him. Jon. M. ]]'(t<l<'. 



Hostcm, Mass. 



Notes from Millbury, Mass. 



Red Crossbills, in small flocks, have been 

 ab(Uit here most of the winter. \Vliite-winged 

 Crossbills have also been seen several times, 

 nearly always feeding on the ground, and five 

 have been taken. Redpolls have been very 

 numerous all winter in Hocks containing from 

 two to three liiiiidrcd. They often came into 

 the gardens, and fed on small seeds; and 

 twice I have .seen them in the middle oi the 

 street with European S])airi>ws, Bluebirds, 

 liusty Blackbirds, Hed-headed Wood-jjcckers; 

 and Winter Wrens were seen Febiuaiy •J4tli ; 

 tlie 2.")th, Song Sparrows could be heard along 

 the Blackstone river. Jl. T. 1'. (>. 



The J. P. N. Collection of Eggs of 

 the Raptores. 



NAMES. 



American Barn Owl, 



Am. Long-eared Owl, 



Short-eared Owl, 



Barred Owl, 



Florida Barred Owl. 



Spotted Owl, 



Screech Owl, ;i 



Florida Screech Owl, 



Texan Screech Owl, 



Calit'ornian Screech Owl, 



Rocky Mountain Screecli Owl 



Great-horned Owl, 



Western -horned Owl, 



Dusky-horned Owl, 



Hawk Owl, 



Burrowinj; Owl, l-C, OS, 4-10, 1-11 



Whitney's I'ygmy Owl, 1-2, .'5-3, 



White (iyrfalcon, 



Iceland (Jyrfaleon, 



Macfarlane's (iyrfalcon, 



Prairie Falcon, 



SETS. 



2-!5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-10, 



1-4, 1-4, 3-6, 1-7, 



1-4, 



1.3-2, 11 -.3, 



2-2, 



1-2, 



3-4, 3-5, 4-6, 



2-3, 1-4, 



■i-4, 



1-4, 1-5. 



1-4, 



4-2, 5-3, 



3-2, 1-.3, 



1-2, 



1-7, 



XO. OF 



SETS. 



5 



6 



1 



24 



Duck Hawk, 

 European Merlin, 

 Pigeon Hawk, 

 Sparrow Hawk, 

 European Ivestril, 

 Caracara Eagle, 

 Fish Hawk, 

 Swallow-tailed Kite, 

 White-tailed Kite, 

 iMississi])pi Kite, 

 Marsh Hawk, 

 Cooper's Hawk, ; 



1-3, 



1-2, 

 1-2, 1-3, 2-5, 

 2-3, 

 1-4, 



-'-■t, 



1-3, 12-4, 14-5, 1-6, 



3-5, 4-6, 



;i-2, !»-3, 



3-2, .36-3, 1-4, 



1-2, 



1-3, 2-4, 



1-2, 



2-4, 3-5, 2-6, 1-7, 



, 1-3, 12-4,4-5, 1-6, 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, 4-3, 13-4, 3-5, 1- 



American (ioshawk, 

 SVestern (ioshawk, 

 Harris's Hawk, 

 European Buzzard, 

 Red-tailed Hawk, 

 Western Ke<l-tail, 

 Krider's Hawk, 



1-2, 1-3, 

 1-2, 1-3, 

 1-2, 5-.3, 

 3-3, 2-4, 

 30-2, S-3, 3-4, 

 6-2, 2-3, 

 1-3, 1-4, 



Red-shouldered Hawk, 1-1, 16-2,32-3, 17-4, 

 Florida Red-shouldered Hawk, 3-2,5-3, 

 Red-hellied Hawk. 1-2, 1-3, 



White-tailed Hawk. 3-2, 



Swainson's Hawk, 7-2, 1-3, 



Broad-winged Hawk, 10-2, 7-.t, 1-4, 



Am. Rough-legged Hawk, 1-2, 1-4, 



Rough legged Hawk. 1-4, 



Ferruginous Rough -lej. 

 (i olden Eagle, 

 Bald Eagle, 

 (iiay Sea Eagle, 

 Turkey Buzzard. 

 Black Vulture, 



March 1, ISiio. 



ied Hawk, 



6-2, 1-3, 

 .3-2 



1-2, 1-3, 

 13-2, 

 14-2, 



Totals, 



1 



10 

 3 



1 



!» 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 12 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 4 



2S 



7 



18 



40 



1 



,3 



1 



S 



21 



21 



41 



S 

 >) 



66 



8 



13 

 14 



NO. OF 

 EO(iS. 



33 



34 

 4 



59 

 4 



'> 



51 

 10 



8 

 it 

 4 

 23 

 H 

 2 



- 7 



105 



11 



15 



6 



4 



8 



127 



3it 



45 



118 



•> 



II 

 42 



8;i 



86 



17 

 17 

 !t6 

 18 



107 



21 



5 



6 



17 



45 



6 



4 



4 



15 



6 



5 



26 



28 



4ti5 1403 



IjATk NKsTrx(i OK riiK Ciiow. — On Septem- 

 ber lOth, a Crow's nest was found here whi<'h 

 contained tlirce fresh eggs. Same nest was 

 used in the spring, |>ossibly hy the same 

 birdsC.*). ,S. /.'. Imirrsnll. 



Ballston Spa. X.V. 



