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in some soft marl, and in the pipe I found a nest. Observing the 

 pipe later, I saw some Bluebirds resting on its edge. Unfortunately, 

 the pipe was removed, and the birds had to build elsewhere. There 

 are two broods; the first being fledged in June and the second, 

 in July. After the nesting-season the Bluebirds wander about 

 and may be seen very seldom. 



House Wren. 

 Troglodytes acdon. 

 The nesting habits of the House Wren are very interesting. 

 Although boxes are made for the bird both in city and country 

 to attract the Wrens, still they are not partial to the pretty bird- 

 houses, but will often select any cavity in fence posts or stumps. 

 Some very curious locations of Wren's nests have l)een foimd. 

 An unused vest hung in a room with windows always open was 

 chosen by one individual. Walking in a wood one day, a friend 

 of mine saw a Wren fly out of the skull of a heifer, and on looking 

 closely at the skull, a nest was discovered. There are two broods, 

 the last being fledged late in July. 



The Generic Name of the White Pine. 



BY J. A. NIEUWLAND. 



When discussing the occurrence of the White Pine in our 

 region under the heading, "Notes on Our Local Plants,"^ we 

 have had some hesitancy in regard to not accepting the plant 

 as a member of a genus separate from Pinus. Moreover, we were 

 persuaded the name Sirohus of Pliny could scarcely have been 

 the same plant, as that typified by Pinus Strobus Linn, nor even 

 Pinus excelsa Wall, of the Himalayan Mountains, nor in fact, 

 any plant closely related to either of these. It was therefore 

 indicated as doubtful whether the name could in any degree of 

 accuracy be used for a group of plants containing the American 

 White Pine. The tree was accordingly left provisionally in the 

 genus Pinus. 



There are, however, very good reasons indeed for considering 

 Pinus Strobus as separate from the other pines as was shown by 



I Am. Mid. Nat. Vol. II."'p.^283. 



