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else it would seem that these snakes 

 mature and are expelled in a series 

 reaching over a considerable period. 



This case would also indicate that 

 they produce many more young than 

 has been supposed unless we concede 

 the possibility of numbers of the later 

 eggs failing to mature. 



Ernest H. Short. 



By some oversight our printer 

 placed Mr. Thomas' address in article 

 in May Oologist under Mr. Peabody's 

 article. Mr. Peabody is still in Kan- 

 sas. Please note correction. [Ed.] 

 The Pigeon Hawk in IVIontgomery Co., 



Bobolinks and Snowbanks. 



During the recent untimely blizzard 

 in Western New York April 30th and 

 May 1st and 2nd the Editor noted 

 Snowbanks a foot deep and four male 

 Bobolinks in sight at once. 



This is the only occurrence of such 

 an anomaly we remember. 



Ernest H. Short. 



Winter Wren. 



Mr. E. W. Campbell reports finding 

 fm. of this bird incubating set of four 

 eggs in town of Mehoopany, Wyo 

 Co., Pa., on May 23, 1908. Nest in 

 base of fallen hemlock protruding over 

 water of Summer Brook. Composed 

 of moss, hemlock stems and inner 

 bark of poplar. Lining of Grouse 

 feathers. 



IVIockingbird. 



On May 28th, I saw a $ Mimus 

 polyglottus. I did not collect it, but 

 the idenity was certain, for it was sit- 

 ting in the road about ten yards away 

 from me, and I have collected five 

 seasons in South Florida, where they 

 are very abundant, and you can imag- 

 ine my surprise at seeing him so far 

 from his supposed range. He was 



with a Galeoscoptes carolinensis who 

 seemed to be anything but friendly 

 towards him. 



Yours truly, 

 C. W. Shaw, Buckfield, Me. 



The Editor Oologist, 



Dear Sir: — I am enclosing in this a 

 photograph of a very interesting nest 

 taken by myself last season. The ac- 

 companying photograph is that of a 

 double nest of the Catbird. It was 

 taken on the 8th of June, 1907, in a 

 wild vine about 6 feet from the 

 ground and when found the parent 

 bird was flushed from the upper nest 

 that contained only 2 eggs, slightly 

 incubated. One often sees the double 

 nests of the ordinary Yellow Warbler 

 but it would be interesting to hear if 

 any other collectors have ever found 

 such a double nest before. 



Lewis B. Brown, 

 Toronto, Canada. 



You Should Kno^v 



That cold rain water and soap will 

 remove machine grease from "wasli- 

 able fabrics. 



That fish may be scaled mu<ds 

 easier by first dipping tliem Into iboll- 

 Ing water for a minute. 



That milk which has changed may 

 be sweetened or rendered fit for use 

 again by stirring In a little soda. 



That kerosene will soften boots 

 and shoes that have been hardened 

 by water, and will render them as 

 pliable as new. 



That salt will curdle new milk^ 

 hence, in preparing porridge, gravies, 

 etc., salt should not be added until 

 the dish is prepared. 



That saJt fish are quickest and beat 

 freshened by soaking in sour milk. 



That boiling starch Is much Improv- 

 ed by the addition of sperm or salt 

 or both or a little gum araibic dis- 

 solved. 



