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slowly die away. There is also a plaintive 'pee-a-wee' which may be 

 modified into a 'pee-weet' or 'pee-a,' and this is a very creditable imi- 

 tation of the Wood Pewee. In addition, there is a sharp, wiry squeak, 

 and also a varied series of rasping, gutteral splutters, which could well grace 

 the Crackle's syrinx. Occasionally a whispered whimpering is heard, 

 which is noticeable only at a short distance. It requires several weeks to 

 master this vocabulary, as the Starling is rather shy and generally 

 silent." 



The completed thesis was type-written on 8x10 inch paper. A book- 

 binder made a reinforced cloth cover at the cost of fifty cents, and the rivets 

 of this cover passed through the marginal holes in the paper, and thus the 

 work was securely bound. 



Following the title page came the map of the campus, together with three 

 pages of mounted photographs, illustrating the different bird haunts. Pre- 

 ceding the thesis itself was an introduction, stating the purpose and method 

 of the study, followed by a table of contents which Usted the species discussed. 

 The paper, approximating ten thousand words, included descriptions of thirty- 

 five birds, taking up the winter residents first, and then the spring arrivals in 

 the order of their appearance. At the close of the work were two tables. The 

 first listed the various habitats from North Grove to Cedar Creek meadows, 

 and indicated what species were generally to be found in each one. The second 

 table was a calendar which summed up the data gathered in the briefest manner 

 possible, and thus condensed the most valuable results attained. 



This thesis has been reviewed in the hope that other college students may 

 be led to follow a similar study. The chief gain will not be statistical data, 

 but a greater knowledge and appreciation of bird-life and the out-of-doors, 

 with all its attendant pleasures and compensations. 



[In presenting this method of bird-study on a college campus, which resolved itself 

 into a very creditable paper, presented as a graduation thesis, the editor of the School 

 Department seconds the wish that other students in colleges, normal schools and high 

 schools will appreciate the value of this kind of original investigation. Mr. Fry presents 

 another method of bird-study in a paper on 'Seasonal Decline in Bird-Song,' which 

 appeared in the Auk for January, 1916. — A. H. W.] 



FOR AND FROM ADULT AND YOUNG 

 OBSERVERS 



A WREN WHO BUILT IN A WATERING-POT 



In February two Wrens came hunting a home. I had a water-pot hanging 

 in the porch. They decided to build. It was March before they built. 



Their nest was deep and hollow and looked so cozy. It was made of hairs, 

 dry grass and a soft bed of feathers. The mother laid eight eggs. While she was 

 laying them the father brought worms and insects, so she would not have to 



