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THE IOWA ORNITUOLOGflST. 



than four in this locality. We were 

 afterwards rewarded with two sets of 

 of these eggs each. — J. H, Brown, 

 Davenport, Iowa. — "Oolcgist." 



The Pileated Woodpecker in 

 Southern Iowa. — While in the heavy 

 timber near Big Cedar Creek, in 

 Henry county, on September 15th, 

 1894, I noted three specimens of 

 (Ceophlocus pileatus.) This bird is 

 quite rare in this locality. — [Ed.] 



The Cedar Waxwing in Northern 

 Iowa. — In the spring and fall migra- 

 tions (Ampelis cedrorum) is very 

 plentiful. A few, however, breed 

 here as I hava taken three nests, and 

 knew of another b^ing taken. A pair 

 built two nests and raised two broods, 

 one year, in our yard in the center of 

 Forest City, Iowa, the first nest was 

 within one rod of the house. I would 

 class them as a resident in Winne- 

 bago county, generally seen in flocks 

 of from five to fifty. They feed on all 

 kinds of berries, and also seem to be 

 good fly catchers. — J. Eugene Law. 



The Saw- whet Owl in Captivity, — 

 On March 18tb, 1893, some boys 

 presented me with a live specimen of 

 (Nyctala aoadica), which they had 

 caught two days previous, I kept it 

 alive until November 2oih, 1893. 

 when it died. From the time when I 

 first got it, it was always very tame 

 and would take birds and mice from 

 my Lands, and eat them. Frequently 

 during the night I would hear its 

 querulous whistle or hoot repeated 

 again and again. — R. M. Anderson, 

 Forest City, Iowa. 



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