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to know the difference, and in many eases, I 

 might say in all instances where they had not 

 been shot at or iiunecessarily troubled, a sec- 

 ond set was laid after the first had been taken. 



'J'he average number of eggs in a set is thi'ee 

 or four, but 1 found a set containing five fresh 

 eggs on May ■22nd, 1880 ; the nest situated in a 

 ma|)le. 



This bird is found in several localities in Cal- 

 ifornia, and there are prol)ably as many of them 

 in the Santa Clara Valley as any where else. 



Breeding Dates of Birds Near Frog- 

 more, S. C, in i886. 



BY WALTER IIOXIE, FROGMORE, S. C. 



Feb. 20th. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virgin- 

 ianus), young in the down. 



March 3rd. Bald Eagle {Halmetus leucocep- 

 halus), young. 



April 27th. Black Vulture (Catharista atra- 

 <r«), eggs. 



Ma3' lltli. Ground Dove {Chamcepelia pas- 

 serina). 



May 1.5th. Royal Tern (Sterna regia). 



May 19th. Boat-tailed Grackle (Qniscalns 

 major). Last record June 9th. 



May 19th. Florida Towhee (Pipilo erijthrop- 

 thalmus alleni). Last record August 6th. 



May 19th. Cardinal Grosbeak (Cardinalis 

 virginianus) . Last record July 14th. 



May 20th. Night Hawk (Chordeiles popetue) . 

 I^ast record June 3rd. 



May 20. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). 



May 20th. Brown Thrasher (Harporhynclius 

 riifus). 



May 20th. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius 

 phceniceus) . 



May 26th. Oyster Catcher (Hcematopus pal- 

 Hat us), young chipping the shell. 



May 26th. Wilson's Plover (Orhthodromus 

 wilsonius). 



May 26th. Least Tern (Sterra antillarum) . 



May 30th. Painted Bunting ( Passerina ciris) . 



June 9th. Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris 

 crepitans) . 



June 11th. Green Heron (Butorides vir- 

 esce.ns) . 



June 18th. Florida Gallinule ((iallinula gal- 

 eata). 



June 18th. Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus 

 erijthropthalmus) . 



June 22nd. Bob-white (Ortyx virginiana) . 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



J. A. WRIGHT. 

 164 Market St., Brig-hton, Mass. 



ASSOCIATE EDITOR. 

 Address all cominuiiioatioiis f ir this departnieut as above. 



Owing to contemplated changes in this mag- 

 azine and my continued ill health, it has been 

 decided to discontinue the Entomological De- 

 partment. 



We regret the fact that this has become nec- 

 essary and hope that our readers have found 

 many useful hints in our columns. Our space 

 has been too limited to allow us to do our sub- 

 ject justice, but we have endeavored to make it 

 as attractive as possible, bj^ supplying a want 

 always felt by beginners, viz. : instructions in 

 plain language for collecting and caring for 

 specimens, their habits, localities, time of ap- 

 pearance, food, etc. 



We thank the many friends who have assisted 

 us by articles, notes and good wishes. We 

 will always keep a warm nook in our hearts 

 for their memories and hope that time will 

 strengthen and cement the friendships thus 

 formed. 



Look for "Errata" in July issue of O. and 

 O. as you will there find corrections of articles 

 for the previous six months. 



Butterfly and Moth Hunting. 



BY PAUL REVERE. 



June is the month for the entomologist. Daj^ 

 and night some of the finest insects are on the 

 wing, depositing their eggs and providing for 

 the reproduction of their species. The fields 

 and the lamp posts are ripe for the harvest and 

 will yield as fine specimens of 'fles or beetles 

 as au}^ month in the j'ear. 



The season of 1887 opened well entomologi- 

 cally, in Southen New England. The Vanessa 

 Antiopa were on the wing in unusually large 

 numbers in the latter part of March, and their 

 larvas are by this time on the willow and the 

 elm for the first brood. Colonies of these cat- 

 erpillars may be easil}' taken in their last stage 

 during this month, for the purpose of obtaining 

 that rare and highl}^ prized variety, V. Lintn- 

 eru, with the broad yellow border of the fore 



