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THE COLOGIST. 



white with a delicate bluish tinge, yet 

 when held to the light, the buffy ap- 

 pearance is still visible but is very 

 faint. 



The parent birds were at least from 

 from five to ten feet away all the time 

 I was near the nest, but didn't seem to 

 "be excited in the least Avhen I took the 

 eggs, although they seemed to be watch- 

 ing me all the time. Occasionally one 

 would repeat that familiar note which 

 sounds something like whit. 



Returning to the same locality later 

 in the season I found they had nested 

 .-again, this time with success. They 

 had raised four young, which were in 

 good plumage for the time being. I 

 secured one to assure identity to the set 

 •of three I had previously taken. On 

 the same day (June 25) that I collected 

 the eggs, I found an old nest, which 

 was in all appearances, the same as the 

 ■one taken, and it was only about thirty 

 feet from it. Probably the same pair 

 builds in that locality from year to 

 .year. During the coming season I 

 shall visit the same place with hopes of 

 finding another set of this species. 

 Clyde L. Keller, 

 Salem, Oregon. 



A Suggestion. 

 "They're English You Know." 



She alarming increase in the Import- 

 ed Sparrow family, in the United States 

 is rapidly driving all our Robins, Blue- 

 birds, Purple Martins and other "town 

 birds" back to their old haunts in the 

 forest. 



It is a great question among the Bird 

 lovers of the present time as to what 

 are the best means for the extermina- 

 tion of these pests. Now why is not 

 this a good way to "thin em out?" The 

 <egg season of 1891 will soou be here 

 nd the sparrows will be making their 

 nests and laying eggs. Now would it 

 not be a good plan to "locate" a large 



number of nests, and after the full com- 

 plement of eggs has been laid and the 

 birds began incubating, to "make the 

 rounds" and gather up all the eggs? 

 Then invite all your ornithological 

 friends to a "Grand Egg Breaking Mat- 

 inee," have ice cream and cake and 

 enjoy yourself generally over the mur- 

 der of the innocents. 



"A. M. S." 

 Poynette, Wis. 



A Correction- 



In March OolOgist in my article of 

 "Winter Birds of Linn Co. Oregon," 

 "No. 762 Mountain Robin" should be 

 No. 763 Mountain Robin or Varied 

 Thrush He^perocichla ncevia. 



Very truly yours, 

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