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most bii-ds take a bath in the early 

 morning. I think it more possible for 

 the leech to have adhered to the bird's 

 body while bathing as the Leech is a 

 water insect and seldom, if ever, else- 

 whei'e." 



■Several correspondents have furnish- 

 ed us with notes relating to queries and 

 ^irticles in Nov. Oologist, but from 

 lack of space we can print only the 

 -ones of greatest interest and value. 



Irvin Martia, Topeka. Kans., writes 

 that while herding cattle early in Au- 

 ,gust he observed an Albino Cowbird, 

 ■and says: 



"Its wings and neck Avere slightly 

 tinged with brown, but the rest of its 

 body was almost pure white," 



R. I. Root, Alton, Ills., writes: "A 

 farmer, living about three miles from 

 this city, shot and killed a male Ba'd 

 JEagle on his place about two weeks 

 ^go. Owls are very plentiful around 

 here this year and come into the city a 

 good deal lately." 



In most cases it is utterly impossible 

 to name birds and eggs from the mea- 

 gre and incomplete (often fanciful) de- 

 scriptions furnished. 



H. A. Dunn, Cissna Park, Ills., sends 

 lis a list of the common birds of his 

 locality. He also mentions of iinding a 

 House Wren's nest in the coupling of a 

 freight-car and another in the nest of 

 the Domestic Pigeon. 



G. R. Palmer, Washington, Ga., 

 •says: 



"Last season a gentleman was hunt- 

 ing near this place and saw a large 

 IMrd (snow white) which he succeeded 

 in shooting and skinning; he tlien gave 

 it to use. 



After examining the bird I found 

 that it was a species of hawk. 



As it is the only white hawk (albino) 

 that 1 ever saw, thought it might be of 

 Interest to the readers of the Oologist 

 to hear about it." 



Can some of our readers inform us 

 the proper name for a jyame bird com- 

 mon on the plains of Texas and Kan- 

 sas, known as the "Doe Bird." Our 



correspondent thinks they are mere 

 species of the Plover family. 



I found two quails' nests Sept. 9th, 

 about 10 ft. apart; thirteen eggs in each 

 nest, nearly fresh. Is not this later 

 than usual for nests? 



W. L. Rowley, 

 Lenox, Mich. 



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