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olive' shrub about one and a half feet from the ground, where thej' con- 

 structed a new nest which on the 23d contained one egg, on the 24th 

 two, and on the 26th four, this completing the set. 



The male, who for weeks had uttered only the harsh, unmusical call 

 characteristic of the species, now sang beautifully in the early morning. 



The fate of the last nest we unfortunately do not know, as on June 28 

 we left for the season, but the observations already made show that at least 

 three families were started by this pair of Mockingbirds in a season. 



Copyright by A. liadclyffe Dugmor 



YOUNG MOCKINGBIRDS 



Photographed from life 



A Christmas Bird Census 



The interest aroused by Bird-Lore's Christmas Bird Census last year 

 (see Bird-Lore for December, 1900, and February, 1901) suggests a repe- 

 tition of this modern development of the 'Side Hunt,' on December 25, 

 1901, when we hope those of our readers who have the opportunity will 

 take to the field and send us, the same day, the results of their observa- 

 tions. Such reports should be headed by a brief statement of the character 

 of the weather, the force and direction of the wind, hour of starting, with 

 the temperature, and of returning. Then should follow, in the order of the 

 A. O. U. 'Check-List,' a list of the species of birds seen, with exactly or 

 approximately the number of individuals of each species recorded. 



