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about two hundred yards from that of 

 1910. The eggs are the largest m my 

 series of twelve sets, all except two, 

 of which I have taken in this vicinity. 

 On March 25th, 1911, took my ear- 

 liest record of the Barred Owl. This 

 set contained three eggs, two slightly 

 incubated, one fresh; and was placed 

 in the hollow end of a branch of an 

 elm tree, forty-five feet up. Eggs un- 

 usually clean. My series of this spe- 

 cie numbers twelve sets, all taken by 

 myself and these two Owls are becom- 

 ing quite rare in this vicinity as prac- 

 tically all the heavy timber is gone. 

 Henry M. Beers, 

 Bridgeport, Ct. 



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No. £5. — Collapsible Egg Carrying Box. 

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A collapsible Egg Box. 



When in the field during the breed- 

 ing season, it has always been difF."..;;; 



to get a collecting box that would be 

 both light, convenient to carry, and 

 ample enough to provide space for a 

 good day's "work." 



Last season I hit upon an idea, the 

 working out of which was very suc- 

 cessful. The accompanying diagrams 

 will show at a glance the whole con- 

 trivance. It consists simply of 3, 4, 

 or 5 boxes, fitting one within the other 

 {Fig. 1) and a couple of straps to hold 

 them together. 



Fig. 2 shows the box "closed," and 

 the boxes may be filled one at a time 

 until all are filled (Fig. 3). Both 

 large and small eggs can be packed 

 at a saving of space and number of 

 boxes, with no danger of breakage. 

 D. I. Shepardson. 



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