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THE OOLOQIST a?C^) "^"^^^ 



tween ranges of H. I. leucocephalus 

 and H. I. alascanus as follows: 



Beginning at the Pacific Coast, fol- 

 low the Canadian boundary Eastward 

 to the Great Lakes, thence to Buf- 

 falo or the Eastern end of Lake Erie, 

 thence along the courses of the Mo- 

 hawk and Hudson Rivers to the At- 

 lantic. 



(The above is written in the hope 

 that it may stimulate those who have 

 material, either skins or eggs of this 

 species, to send their measurements 

 to the writer.) 



B. G. Willard. 



Millis, Mass. 



The foregoing is one of the very 

 best things that we have had sent us 

 since we took charge of THE OOLO- 

 GIST. It opens up a wide field for in- 

 vestigation and research, which we 

 trust will be thoroughly explored. — Ed. 



Kills Eagle Attacking Girls. 



Little Daughters Run to Father, Who 

 Shelters Them and Uses His 

 Shotgun. 

 Days when big eagles carried off 

 little children were recalled last night 

 after Eva and Anna Brummell, little 

 daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad 

 Brummell, living near Eola, 111., dis- 

 covered one of the famous American 

 birds making for them while they were 

 driving the cows home. They ran 

 screaming to their father, who took 

 them to the house, got his shotgun and 

 killed the eagle. The bird measures 8 

 feet from tip to tip. 



The foregoing is clipped from the 

 Chicago Tribune of October 25, 1910, 

 and is a sample of the idiotic articles 

 appearing from time to time in the 

 press of the country. It is just such 

 fool announcements as this that bring 

 down upon most of our birds of prey, 

 the general ill-will of the community, 

 and which is rapidly bringing about 

 their ultimate utter destruction. 



A Barred Owl's Breakfast. 



This past Fall, Black Squirrels 

 were unusually plentiful and afforded 

 fine sport. 



I was out a few times and early one 

 morning had an interesting adventure 

 with a Barred Owl. 



I was sitting quietly on a log when 

 I heard a racket amongst the fallen 

 leaves on the ground on the mountain 

 side below me. Very soon a Black 

 Squirrel hotly pursued by a Red Squir- 

 rel came racing up toward me on a 

 large fallen stub. I slowly raised my 

 gun and was about to shoot when a 

 Barred Owl dove past me from behind 

 and in a moment was right onto the 

 squirrel. 



The Black whisked around to the 

 underside of the stub but the Red 

 sprang to an oak and started up, but 

 was quickly and neatly picked off by 

 a sudden upward swoop of the Owl, 

 who kept right on going with a good 

 breakfast in view. 



This is the third or fourth time I 

 have witnessed a Barred Owl's at- 

 tempt to catch a Black Squirrel in 

 broad daylight, and probably it often 

 happens. R. B. Simpson. 



Warren, Pa. 



An Adult Pigeon Hawk. 



In my collection I have an adult 

 Pigeon Hawk in the blue plumage 

 which is of rare occurrence in this 

 state. 



I occasionally see Pigeon Hawks, 

 but this is the only adult I ever met. 

 I saw the bird perched on a dead tree 

 on an island in the river. As it was 

 busy feasting on a Song Sparrow, I 

 easily sneaked up, and as it looked 

 odd I took it in. 



Date of capture, September 27, 1890. 

 R. B. Simpson. 



Warren, Pa. 



