THE YOUNG ORNITHOLOGIST. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



C. H. M., Lowell, Mass. The 

 nest and eggs you describe, as 

 given below, are those of the Pine- 

 Creeping Warbler. "The nest was 

 fonnd the lirst of June, 'in a pitch- 

 pine, about 30 feet from the ground, 

 in a bunch of the pine-needles, and 

 was about 2 1-4 inches deep out- 

 side, by 1 \-2 inside, external width 

 about 3 inches. It was composed of 

 fine twigs, dead grass, feathers, fine 

 piecesi of bark &c., and thickly lined 

 with feathers, some of which were 

 quite large. The eggs were four in 

 number, bluish- white, with faint 

 blotches of purple, over which are 

 spots and dots of dark-brown, with a 

 few dark liiies, Size about 3-4 X 1-2 

 inch." 



C. E. B. and others. There are a 

 great many dealers in Natural Histor}- 

 Specimens of all kinds. We cannot 

 furnish their names and addresses 

 liere ; some of them will be found in 

 our advertising columns, and we 

 would advise you to write to them 

 first, and probably they can suppW 

 yon with what you desire. 



J. L., Washington, D. C. Always 

 nil out a data blank for every set of 

 eggs you collect, and should you hap- 

 pen to break one you could mention it 

 at the bottom or on the back of the 

 ])lank. 



E. W. Norwich, Ct. The robin 

 sometimes lays six eggs, but the usual 

 numl)er is five. 



J. \\. Yes, we are always glad to 

 receive any notes of interest to our 

 readers from any one, and think we 

 shall be able to decipher them, whether 

 the penmanshii> is good or the reverse. 



F. L., Dedham, Mass., states that 

 he found a nest of the Spotted Sand- 

 piper the 13th of June, cental 'rg 

 four eggs of a dark buff color, spotted 

 and dotted with dark brown, the spots 

 increasing gradually in size toward the 

 larger end, the nest was uilder a fence 

 near a cultivated field, and but a short 

 distance from the river. 



GENERAL NOTES, 



All eggs collected should be care- 

 fully identified. 



Embryo-scissors are only suitable 

 for large eggs. 



,,,.When you exchange sets of eggs, 

 you should also exchange the data 

 blanks with them ; and, in order to 

 keep a note of them, it is well to keep 

 a book to record all the facts men- 

 tioned on the data blanks and any 

 other items that you consider of 

 value. 



An immense eagle was killed near 

 Vacaville, Cal., a short time ago. It 

 measured ten feet eight inches from 

 tip to tip. 



The first abatross ever In-ought 

 alive to Europe has just been intro- 

 duced into the Jardin d' Acclimation 

 at Paris ; and English-speaking peo- 

 ple study it with interest as the fatal 

 bird of the "Ancient Mariner." 



A boy passing along a country road 

 espied an acquaintance holding a 

 horse, and cried "Hilloa ! Jim, whose 

 horse have you got there?" " Oh, I 

 don't know," responded the other, " it 

 lielongs to some crazy Dutchman who's 

 down in the swamp there after a bird's 

 nest." — It was Audulion. 



