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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 6-No. 10. 



ORNITHOLOGIST 



— AND — 



OOLOGIST 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED 

 TO THE STUDY OF BIRDS, THEIR NESTS AND EGGS. 



J^OS. ifl. ll'AUE, Editor, 



S. L. WILLARD, Assistant, 



With the C't operation of able Ornithological 

 Writers and Collectors. 



Subscription— $1.00 per annum. Foreign sub- 

 scription $l.'i5 — including postuge. Speci- 

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Entered at Norwich P. O. as Second Class matter. 



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In Prospective. 



We congratulate our readers on the rich 

 literary feast in store for them, which, 

 through the liberality of our contributors, 

 we shall be enabled to place before them 

 in future numbers. Among the forthcom- 

 ing articles are: The Long-eared Owl ox\ the 

 Pacific slope, by Capt. Chas. E. Bendire. 

 The Mexican Goshawk, by the same author. 

 The Sharp Shinned Hawk., by J. M. W. 

 A collector in Florida, by Chas. W. Gunn. 

 Notes from St. John, by M. Chamberlain. 

 The Hooded Warbler, by J. N. Clark. 

 The American Barn Owl, by B. W. Ever- 

 man. A remarkable experience on the 

 nesting of our two Cuckoos in the same 

 nest, by Dr. H. A. Atkins. The nest and 

 eggs of the Road Runner, or Chaparel Cock, 

 by B. W. Everman. An explanation of an 

 apparent discrepancy in the statement made 

 in his two books descriptive of two collect- 

 ing excursions made by Geo. B. Sennett 

 through the region bordering on the Rio 

 Grande during the years 1877 and 1878. 

 We are almost glad that such a discrepan- 

 cy occurred, for it has enabled us to draw 

 out Mr. Sennett, who is so thoroughly en- 

 grossed in his large business, and as Mayor 

 ot the city of Meadville, that he has almost 

 forgot that he is an ornithologist. We 

 have also several interesting articles from a 



contributor in Texas — new to our columns 

 — Mr. H. Nehrling, among them the Fork- 

 tailed Flycatcher, (illustrated) The Nonpa- 

 reil, The Larkfinch, &c., &c. Also a large 

 number of shorter notes from our various 

 well-known contributors, for all of which 

 see index. 



Simple Sample Boxes — We havp re- 

 ceived for examination a nest of four sam- 

 ple boxes made of stiflF pasteboard and pa- 

 per. Each box will hold a set of eggs, ac- 

 cording to size, and are easily and quickly 

 packed. They vary in size and price from 

 $1.75 to S300 P^*" hundred. Address 

 Chas. W. Jencks & Brother, Providence, R.I. 



A New Owl, probably. — Mr. John Wal- 

 lace received among other specimens from 

 the collection of the late Mrs. Maxwell, of 

 Denver, Colorado, a small Owl which he 

 says is smaller than the Pigmy, and has 

 short ears. In color, it is like the Long- 

 eared Owl, but more dense' in shade, the 

 contrast in marking being stronger and 

 more distinct. The specimen is now in the 

 hands of Mr. Geo. N. Lawrence, who will 

 find its proper position in the family of Owls. 



Golden Eagle. — Henry Wedge, River- 

 ton, Conn, has a Golden Eagle in confine- 

 ment which was shpt near Ragged Moun- 

 tain, Barkhamsted. Two shots struck the 

 bird One in the nostril, the other over 

 the eye It is a young bird and was caught 

 Oct. 29th. If any of our readers live 

 near Riverton, we would like them to ex- 

 amine the bird and report more fully. It 

 will pro'oably prove a young Bald Eagle. 



Albino. — Mr. Delos Hatch reports 

 shooting an Albino Chipping Sparrow 

 during the past summer. It was not well 

 feathered and but recently from the nest. 



Rare Bird. — C. I. Goodale, Boston, 

 Mass., reports, under date of October 17th, 

 receiving in ///// plumage a Red-throated 

 Diver, which is very rare in this latitude at 

 this season, while young birds and birds out 

 of plumage are common. 



