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THE OOLOGiST. 



but after waiting patiently I was able to 

 take the mavkings for identification. 

 Leaving my wife in the neighborhood, I 

 went in search of a Yellow Warbler's 

 nest to replace the two eggs which the 

 nest contained. I was successful and 

 soon had the eggs under cover. Re- 

 turning three days later I found the 

 eggs gone, as were the birds. I took the 

 nest, however, which with the two eggs 

 are in my collection. 



The nest is made ot grasses, lined 

 with finer grasses , and deeply cupped. 

 Dimensions of nest, inside diameter, 

 2.10; inside depth, 1.50; outside diame- 

 ter, 3; depth, 1.90. The eggs appeared a 

 dull white before being blown, marked 

 with spots and blotches of chestnut and 

 umber with lilac cloudings, the marks 

 being in the form of a definite wreath at 

 the large end. Dindensious of eggs, .68- 

 .50 and .65-.50 



Note. Same day, took a set of f )ur 

 of the Golden-winged Warbler. 



W. A. D. 



"Birds of Pennsylvania.' 



United Ornithologists of Maine- 



At the annual election held Dec. 28th 

 the following board of officers was 

 elected: Pres., Stephen J. Adams, 

 Cornish; Vice-Pres., Chas. B. Wilson, 

 Waterville; Sec. Wm. L. Powers, Gar- 

 diner; Treas., Ralph H. Rockwood, 

 Orono. 



This society is in a prosperous con- 

 dition with 15 active members and more 

 applications pending. It is proposed 

 to issue a working list of our Maine 

 birds together with as much informa- 

 tion as is possible concerninsr their 

 range. A prize valued at $1.50 is offer 

 ed to the member obtaining the great- 

 est number of new members prior to 

 April 1st. Dues are ,25 cents and all ob- 

 servers of Maine are eligible. I also 

 offer a special prize valued at $1.00 for 

 the best plan for Martin houses, giving 

 all the details as to situation, «&c., open 

 to the world. 



Stephen J. Adams, Pres. 



Hassisbdrg, Jan. 17— The bill pro 

 viding for the printing of 24,000 copies of 

 the "Birds of Pennsylvania" compiled 

 by Dr. C. H. Warren, of West Chester, 

 the state ornithologist, passed the house 

 finally today with but five opposing 

 votes. There was a great demand for 

 the reprinting of this book, the Grang- 

 ers, Farmers' Alliance and other agri- 

 cultural organizations sending petitions 

 by the hundreds, but what interest the 

 farmers can • have in the book, outside 

 of the pretty pictures, is beyond com- 

 pi'ehensioQ. It is one of the costliest 

 books ever published, but that "cut no 

 ice" with the average legislature or the 

 fact of popular demand for it. Dr. W ar- 

 ren will revise it and bring it up to date, 

 and it is estimated that the 24,000 vol- 

 umes will be distributed at a cost of a- 

 bout $40,000. The beautifully colored 

 pictures are the costly feature of the 

 book. — Scranton Bepublican. 



Breeding Dates for Southern Michigan. 



In reading Mr. Short's article upon 

 "Spring Breeders of Western New 

 York," in the January Oologist, I was 

 struck by the difference between the 

 nesting time of some species common 

 to that section of the country and also 

 Southern Michigan. Below are some 

 of the dates at which I have secured 

 sets, which I have no reason to believe 

 were the first of the season: 

 Bluebird, Detroit, Mich., April 8, 1893. 

 Am. Crow " " " 15 " 



Catbird " " May 21, 1892 



Red Sh.Hawk " " April 22, 1893 



Phcebe at " " are taken by 



April 20th. 



In the above five species there is an 

 average difference of 15 days between 

 Southern Michigan and the dates given 

 by Mr. Short for Western New York. 

 E. DwiGHT Sandekson. 



