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THE OOLOQIST 



Milo Bennett Denny, Artist and Natur- 

 alist. 



As we came out of the thick under- 

 ferush we were surprised to find a 

 beautiful little rustic log cabin pic- 

 turesquely located in ■ virgin forests, 

 overlooking the beautiful Mapsie Riv- 

 er, seven miles from a railroad and 

 apparently serving no purpose except 

 for the beauty and charm with which 

 it inspired the lonely spot. But in this 

 rustic retreat away from the haunts 

 of man an eccentric young artist and 

 naturalist, namely, Milo Bennett Den- 

 ny, fights out his problems of nature 

 and, art all alone, painting nature as 

 lie sees it through the eyes of a nat- 

 uralist in a slightly impressionistic 

 technique, yet with meaning to every 

 stroke of the brush and with such col- 

 or and atmosphere as only can be 

 grasped by constant study in the open 

 under all conditions. 



In this humble country studio Mr. 

 Deniiy has produced some landscapes 

 which have brought him a reputation 

 few artists of his age can boast. He 

 is hot only an artist with brush and 

 pendil but has displayed his superior 

 artistic ability at the taxidermist's 

 art as well. Most of his mounted spe- 

 cimens are donated to public museums 

 from time to time, thereby applying 

 Ms ''art for art's sake" to his scienti- 

 fic productions as well as his paint- 

 ings^. Oh that more taxidermists might 

 do as much. 



Do not conceive that our subject is 

 a hermit who never leaves his cabin— 

 — "far be it from such" for he. has 

 traveled and painted extensively 

 through the west and Canada, has 

 studied at Cornell, Chicago Art Insti- 

 tute and Fog at Harvard. When the 

 trees lose their autumn leaves and 

 the birds go South he too hies to the 

 city to await the coming of another 

 season. Mrs. Alys M. Scott. 



Personal. 



Mr. Karl W. Kahmann, of the Aca- 

 demy of Science, Lincoln Park, Chi- 

 cago, spent Sunday, June 29th, at the 

 home of the editor. He comes in the 

 interest of his institution to collect 

 local birds and mammals, for life 

 groups. 



About the .9th of July Ye Editor, 

 accompanied b.y his mother and wife 

 and a driver, left for an overland auto 

 trip to the East. It is intended to 

 visit Lake Champlain, the White 

 Mountains, besides the principal ci- 

 ties ,and return home by way of Long 

 Island, Philadelphia and Washington. 

 We hope to meet a number of our or- 

 nithological friends on the trip. 



Bird Notes. 



Last year I reported English Spar- 

 row with white head, this old bird 

 with us this year and one of her 

 young with her has partially white 

 head, white spot on one wing and one 

 side of tail white. 



On May 29, found nest A. O. U. 3291/2 

 spotted eggs. One has several large 

 splotches and good many necks: the 

 other has numerous small markings 

 in order of usual markings though 

 barely so plain. 



On May 14, found nest of white- 

 rumped shrike with seven eggs. Mark- 

 ings, shape, etc., evidently bear out 

 that one bird laid entire clutch. 



On May 17, found long-billed Cur- 

 lews on the plains: more plentiful 

 than in a long time; several nests of 

 4 each and no trouble to find. 



R. L. More. 



I noticed with interest the article 

 in the June OOLOGIST, "Nesting of 

 the Wood Thrush in Mississippi." I 

 have read several articles on the Wood 

 Thrush and in each of them they plac- 

 ed the breeding range of this member 

 of the Thrush family in the northern 

 part of the United States, ranging 



