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With tine brown or reddish-brown spots 

 all over the shell. Having secured 

 these, and written the particulars in our 

 note book, Ave once more resumed our 

 way. 



We found three nests of the Rose- 

 breasted Grosbeak, two of which were 

 unfinished, the other containing three 

 eggs. These specimens were of a 

 greenish-blue tint more or less spotted 

 over the entire surface with reddish- 

 brown. This nest was situated on a 

 horizontal limb of a dogwood tree, 

 about eleven feet from the g.iound and 

 was composed mostly of fine grass, etc., 

 and was very shallow. 



We now seated ourselves beneath the 

 branches of a large oak to do justice to 

 our lunch basket. When this impor- 

 tant ceremony was almost finished, my 

 friend noticed a large, graceful bird 

 hovering over a tree some distance 

 away. I at once recognized it to be an 

 American Goshawk, Accipiter Atrica- 

 pillus, a kind often seen in these parts, 

 but so far as known, seldom breeding 

 here. We hastened in the direction of 

 this great find, and soon discovered a 

 large bulky nest at the top of a tall 

 white oak tree. It was composed of 

 sticks, weeds, grass, roots etc., and lin- 

 ed with softer material. My friend ad- 

 justed the climbing irons, and proceed- 

 ed to ascend the tree. The large bird 

 gave a loud scream and flew to a neigh- 

 boring tree as my friend slid his hand 

 into the nest and announced "three 

 eggs." After securing them safely in a 

 tin box he carried for the purpose, he 

 descended, and we were soon examin- 

 ing the treasured booty, The eggs 

 were of a bluish-white, or very light 

 blue tint, rough and uumarked, and 

 slightly inqubated, measuring 2.23x1.82, 

 2.28x175 and 2.29x1.74 respectively. 



Upon returning we procured the fol- 

 lowing sets: two sets of four, Brown 

 Thrasher; one set of four, Catbird; and 

 another set of four, Rose-breasted 



Grosbeak; and "spotted" several un- 

 finished nests for our next trip. 



We returned home tired and hungry, 

 but well satisfied with our day's sport. 



Two weeks later I took two sets of 

 two, Whip-poor-will; one of three, 

 Least Bittern and a set of nine Gallinule 

 eggs near the same place. 



F. E. Lux, 

 Pekin, 111. 



Western New York Naturalists' Association. 



The first stated meeting of the W. N. 

 Y. N. A. will be held at Brockport, N, 

 Y. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 1892. Business 

 meeting at 2:30 P. M. Public meeting 

 in the evening commencing at 8 P. M. 

 All active members should be at bnsi- 

 ness meeting as there is much to be 

 done. Will publish name of building 

 in Sept. No. of Oologist. All wishing 

 to make exhibits please correspond 

 with the Secretary, Truman R. Taylor, 

 90, William St. Rochester, or NeiLF. 

 Posson, Medina, Orleans Co., N. Y. 

 All articles should be sent to the Secre- 

 tary. 



. E. H. Short, Pres. 

 T. R. Taylor, Sec. 



"Our Birds in Their Haunts." 



My Dear Friend Lattin: 



Be so kind as to notice in the Oslo- 

 gist, that my book — "Our Birds in 

 Their Haunts," new edition will soon 

 be out; and that I have been greatly 

 worried with delays on the part of the 

 printer. In addition to other perplex- 

 ities, many of the plates, which are 

 very fine electrotypes, adhered to the 

 card-board in which they were packed, 

 thus causing great difficulty in cleaning 

 them for the press, and great loss of 

 time. My subscribers have been very 

 patient, for which I most cordially 

 thank them. 



Yours very truly, 

 J. L. Langille, 

 Kensington, Md. 



