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THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



of each species were taken. The nests of 

 the Plover were hollows in the sand, evi- 

 dently scratched out by the birds. Thej' 

 were lined with pebbles and broken shells, 

 and three eggs were found in most nests. 

 A set of four was also taken. The eggs of 

 the Plover were of a clay color, marked 

 with spots and scratches of black, with 

 slight shell markings of drab and gray. 

 The Terns were found nesting in colonies 

 and deposited their eggs in natural hollows 

 in the sand. No lining was used. The 

 eggs are commonly three, and are a light 

 clay or bvifF, marked with large blackish 

 or brownish blotches. 



Mr. McGregor spoke of the Calaveras and 

 Townsend's Warblers in California, and 

 exhibited the same, together with skins of 

 MacGillivray's, Lutescent, and Pileolated 

 Warblers. He took the Hermit Warbler at 

 Cahto, Mendocino county, where he says 

 they undoubtedly breed. Mr. C A. Allen 

 collected a nest with young birds at Don- 

 ner, Placer county. The Calaveras War- 

 bler was taken at Donner, while Town- 

 send's was found near Ukiah, Cal. 



The specific features of the Hermit 

 Warbler are white under parts, deep 

 black throat, and top and 'sides of head 

 gamboge- yellow; back, gray, streaked with 

 black. The Townsend's Warbler can be 

 recognized b}- yellow of breast, malar 

 and superciliary stripe. Macgillivray's 

 Warbler has its head, neck gnd chest deep 

 ashy-gray; bell}' and under tail coverts, 

 gamboge-yellow; a white spot on the eye- 

 lid. The Black-throated Gray Warbler is 

 known from all others by its black throat, 

 and small yellow spot in front of the 

 eye. 



A paper on "Club Work," by Mr. Bar- 

 low, ended the programme. The follow- 

 ing were elected to membership: Rollo 

 H. Beck, Berryessa; Ray L. Wilbur, Stan- 

 ford Univensity; and Edward Wall, San 

 Bernardino. 



Following is the programme for March 

 3rd: The Yellow-billed Magpie, Mr. Pain- 

 ton; Paper, Mr. Grinnell; The Western 

 Redtail, George Chamberlin; Paper, Mr. 

 Arnold; Paper, Cory Chamberlin; Paper, 

 Mr. Wall. C. Barlow, Secretary. 



BRIEF GENERAL NOTES. 



W. W. Price is_ making a study of the birds of 

 Arizona and NewMexico. 



Lattin & Co's Oolo_s:ist for February contained a 

 half-lone portrait of the late ornithologist, George 

 N. Lawrence. 



We have received No. i of The Naturalist, a 

 neat little paper published by Herbert Sterzing at 

 Austin, Texas, 50 cents per year. 



The wedding of Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, formerly of 

 Coronado, Cal., to Miss Ella Peek of Mokelunine 

 Hill, took place on the iSth instant. 



Don't forget that the subscription contest closes 

 this month. You have time to send in some sub- 

 scriptions after receipt of this number, and the 

 few vou send may win a big return in eggs. 



Walter Raiue informs us: "I shall say some- 

 thing later in regard to size and coloration of the 

 different Duck's eggs, and will give collectors a 

 few pointers how to identify the eggs of the differ- 

 ent varieties." 



Some half-tones to appear in Mr. Raine's serial 

 article, "Bird-Nesting in Northwest Canada," are: 

 Orange-crowned Warbler, nest and eggs in situa- 

 tion ; Banff, Rocky Mountains ; Stony Indians' 

 Camp, and others. 



That genial taxidermist, Charles K. Reed, writes 

 us : "You may insert my 2-inch 'ad.' for next six 

 months. Had about made up my mind not to place 

 any more, but your January number, just received, 

 was too much for me." 



Writes A. E. Kibbe: "The illustrations in the 

 NiDiOLUGlST are a great benefit to taxidermists, 

 especially when taken from life." Walton Mitch- 

 ell remarks: "Each number of your paper is more 

 interesting than the previous one." 



Mr. A. W. Anthony writes us from San Diego : 

 "I leave in a day or two for the desert region of 

 Lower California, to continue my investigations of 

 the birds of the central part of that peninsula, ex- 

 pecting to be away until June. I hope to have 

 some interesting notes for publication upon my 

 return." 



We acknowledge with pleasure receipt of 

 articles for the Nidigi^ogist as follows: Notes 

 on the Sharp-shinned Hawk (illustration of nest 

 and eggs) by J. H. Bowles; Fvgg Collecting Among 

 the Water Birds of Minnesota (three illustrations, 

 by Otto Emersen ; the Water Ouzel at Home, by 

 Cory Chamberlin; Nesting of the Woodcock (illus- 

 trated), by L. Whitney Watkins ; the Mechanics 

 of Flight, by Dr. Morris Gibbs ; a Novel Parasite, 

 by P. B. Peabody ; the Swallows of Minnesota, by 

 Walton Mitchell ; Hints for Egg Collectors, by 

 "Scolopax"; the Phainopepla, by W. B. Judson ; 

 the Blue-grey Knatcatcher, by David L. Savage ; 

 the Western Knatcatcher, by L. P. Williams ; 

 the Western Yellow-throat, by H. M. Hall ; and 

 others. 



