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were nearest and dearest to her. 



Therefore — be it resolved that it is but a just tribute to the memory of the 

 departed to say that in regretting her removal from our midst, we but speak 

 the sentiments of her friends and the Iowa Ornithological Association. 



Resolved — that we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased and 

 commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best. 



Resolved — that this testimonial of our sympathy be forwarded to the 

 friends of the departed through the columns of the Iowa Ornithologist. 



J. Eugene Law, 

 Mrs. M. a. Triem, 

 Mrs. M. L. Raun. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Mr. Hiram Heaton of Glendale, la., made a pleasant call at the editorial den 

 recently. The editor is always glad to entertain any of the ornithological 

 brethren. 



On September 3rd, 1897, Mr. J. H. Brown, J. Eugene Law, Chas. R. Keyes 

 and David L. Savage took supper at the hospitable home of George H. Burge, of 

 Mt. Vernon, Iowa. There is no need to say the hour was one of pleasure and 

 profit. Mr. Burge has quite an extensive collection of bird's eggs and mounted 

 birds- 



We are sorry to learn that the Nidologist, of Alameda, Gal., has been dis- 

 continued. The May issue is the last published. The main features, however, 

 will be regularly continued by the same writers as a department of the Popular 

 Science News. 



Mr. Ernest Irons of Council Bluffs writes that the Least Bittern is a common 

 breeder in Pottawattamie county, building its platform of sticks and straws in 

 the cat-tails and rushes along the margin of swampy lakes. The nests are 

 generally placed a few inches above the water, although I have found some 

 nests with eggs on dry ground near the margin of a lake. The eggs vary in 

 number from three to seven. The usual number is four or five. When first 

 hatched, the young are golden yellow and are covered with soft fluffy down, 

 being, to my mind, prettier during the first three or four days of their existance 

 than they ever are afterward, with the exception possibly of the rich coloring 

 of the adult male. 



