THE YOUMG ORNITHOLOGIST. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



F. J., Davenport, la. — "Will you 

 please tell me why the Baltimore ori- 

 oles build such a pouch-shaped, deep 

 nest, and if the Great-crested Flycatcher 

 breeds in Massachusetts? 



1. The Baltimore oriole builds its 

 pensile nest at the extremity of a bough 

 if it were not so deep the eggs and 

 young birds would be thrown out as the 

 boughs sway back and forth during 

 a hard wind. 2. Yes, though some- 

 what locally distributed. 



J . A., West Newbury, Mass. The 

 eggs of the Anhinga, or Snake Bird, 

 and the Brown Pelican are worth 40c. 

 and 20c. respectively. 



W. v., E. Jaffrey, N. H., writes, 

 " The Black-throated Green Warbler 

 is quite abundant here this year. Up- 

 land Plover seem to be decreasing in 

 numbers, though a few breed near here 

 every year. I saw a hawk pursued by 

 Robins and Catbirds alight in a large 

 dead tree, and one of the robins lit 

 quite near it on the same tree. 1 shot 

 the hawk, and it proved to be the 

 Cooper's Hawk. 



R. W. F., Bristol, Ct. writes, "While 

 collecting this season I found a nest 

 of the Crow placed in the fork of three 

 large branches of a chestnut tree, 

 The nest was about 35 ft. high and con- 

 tained four eggs. It was composed of 

 sticks for a foundation, then a small 

 quantity of dirt, and lined with inner 

 chestnut bark grape-vine bark, horse 

 and cow's hair, hog's bristles and 

 skunks' and squirrels' fur. Would like 

 to hear from other collectors in regard 

 to fur found in Crow's nests. 



M. G. L., Nautasket, writes, "'I was 

 riding out today and found a nest 

 with four young robins about four 

 days old, the old. bird was sitting near 

 by apparently not much pleased at 

 having me investigate her familv- Is 

 this finding nest so late not an unusuaa 

 occurence ? " 



The robin usually lays three litters 

 of eggs during the season in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



EXCHANGES AND WANTS. 



Brief exchange notices not exceed- 

 ing 40 words will be inserted free in 

 this column to all subscribers. 



To all others 20 cents each inser- 

 tion. Cash with order. 



•Gambels' white crowned Sparrows' 

 eggs, to exchange for books and pa- 

 pers on Natural History or Natural His- 

 tory specimens. 



R. W. Ford, 



Bristol, Conn- 



We will send our paper one year 



FREE for magazines and papers that 



WE WANT. Send lists of what you 



have. 



A. A. Child. 



64 Federal Street, Boston. 



I have a number of first class eggs 

 to exchange with other collectors. 

 Send your lists and I v s.i :iin i t- 

 in return. Address 



John S. Appletok, 



Needham. Mass. 



