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cured two more specimens of the 

 same species. These birds were 

 in very large flocks. On March 

 18, I took one specimen of the Bo- 

 hemian Waxwing from a flock of 

 fifteen or twenty. — C. C. Smith, 

 Winneshiek Co. 



Read the open letter from the 

 President of the I. O. A., found 

 on the second page and go to 

 work in earnest for the prem- 

 iums. They are open to subscri- 

 bers as well as members. You 

 will need to do some hustling, 

 for Henning has ten members 

 side-tracked now. Don't let him 

 come out head, for with his 

 bonny lassie and a premium, he 

 would have more joys than his 

 share. 



T collected a set of fifteen eggs 

 of the Florida Gallinule at Heron 

 Lake, Minn., this year. — Paul C. 

 Woods, Spencer, la. 



Mr. Wilmon Newell and my- 

 self have taken three fine sets of 

 three eggs each of the Red- tailed 

 Hawk from this vicinity this 

 spring. — John V. Crone, Ames, 

 Iowa. 



I have taken sets of Great- 

 horned Owl this year on the fol- 

 lowing dates: February 22, i 

 with photo of eggs and nest in 

 situ and also of nest from ground. 

 Feb. 29, i. March 14, i with 

 parent bird. March 23, ^, a sec- 

 ond set, so I left it. On March 

 24, I mounted a male Whistling 



Swan which was shot at Lake 

 Edwards, Hancock Co. Meas- 

 urements, Extent, 83 inches, 

 length 50, wing 20i, tail 8i, bill 

 4. — R. M. Anderson, Forest City, 

 Iowa. 



This is an early spring, I have 

 recorded the taking of Meadow - 

 lark's eggs the 20th of April, and 

 I took a set of seven May 4, and 

 a set of Cooper's Hawk, May 8. 

 I noted a Bay- breasted Warbler, 

 April "21, the only one I have 

 seen this year. — Paul C. Woods, 

 Spencer, Iowa. 



