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I^ake Minnetonka, and captured a few 

 of the baby birds for a Minneapolis 

 ^oo. 



After obtaining a permit for the re- 

 moval of the birds and equipping an 

 expedition at Excelsior, the party 

 swooped down on Wauwatosa, which 

 has been the home of herons since 

 Crane island was civilized two years 

 ago. Two small boys experienced at 

 heron snaring were sent up into the 

 trees, and, driving the young from 

 the nests, dropped them to the men 

 waiting below to catch them. The 

 parent birds made much fuss and 

 great clatter, but without avail. 



The birds were sent into the city 

 by express and are now in a big flying 

 cage where they will be allowed to 

 develop their embryo wings. 



Newport News, Va., May 31, 1911. 

 Editor, THE OOLOGIST: 



Kindly allow me to answer Mr. Pea- 

 body's suggestions under the heading 

 of "Confusion" in the May number. I 

 suppose I'm to be classed as one of 

 the "young students favorably situat- 

 ed on the South Atlantic Coast." My 

 answer to Mr. Peabody will also be 

 somewhat in the way of an announce- 

 ment. For practically twenty-three 

 years, or to be exact, parts of eighteen 

 breeding seasons and fifteen winters 

 have been spent in this section, or 

 "Tide Water Virginia" — and during 

 my absence some work has been kept 

 up by my father. For the last six 

 seasons special attention has been 

 given the birds, both summer and 

 winter, my work so allowing. 



Under the able guidance of my 

 father, whom the older OOLOGISTS 

 will remember in H. B. Bailey, whose 

 collection numbered some sixty thou- 

 sand specimens, I have been quietly 

 amassing a collection, photographs 

 and notes which I hope soon to pub- 

 lish under the heading of "Breeding 



Birds of Tide Water Virginia." In it 

 will be given, at least, the South- 

 eastern breeding range of the Robins 

 and Seaside Sparrows, so eagerly 

 sought by Mr. Peabody. Also the 

 Yellowthroats, Sharp tailed Sparrows 

 and numerous other species, as well 

 as winter ranges not quite correct in 

 the latest A. O. U. Check list of 1910. 

 I have bought and critically read it; 

 fortunately before Mr. Peabody sug- 

 gested it; but my corrections will be 

 backed with only the person data of 

 ourselves. Possibly all these records 

 should have been published from time 

 to time, as they occurred, — a few 

 have — but I have been somewhat shy 

 in rushing into print, and very busy; 

 so the bird cranks and public in gen- 

 eral will have to wait two or three 

 months longer. 



Personally we are not of the hair 

 splitting ornithologists, so I will sub- 

 mit type specimens to various well 

 known authorities before making my 

 statements contrary to the A. O. U. 

 Check list. 



Trusting I will receive the support 

 of all ornithologists and OOLOGISTS, 

 I remain, 



H. H. Bailey. 



Birds Nests. 



In this article, I tell about several 

 different birds nests I have found or 

 seen. The first nest I will tell about 

 is a Catbird's. While looking in a 

 clump of bushes near our house, I 

 found a Catbird's nest which was 

 quite near completion. The nest was 

 about the size and shape of a robin's. 

 It was made of twigs, tissue paper, 

 string, leaves and such other things. 

 The inside was softly lined with small 

 dry twigs and bark from a nearby 

 grape vine. I have also found many 

 other Catbird's nests which are quite 

 common around my home. 



