NOTES AND NEWS. 



EXCHANGE COLUMN. 



Mr. Paul C. WoorLs writes that Ducks 

 and Geese have been swarmiiif^- by the 

 thousanrls on the hikes and rivers near 

 Spencer, Iowa, this spriuff. 



Do not forget the date of the congress, 

 Aug. J 1-1 3-] 3, 1897. Come prepared to 

 give your new ideas on collecting and 

 preparing ornithological material and to 

 demonstrate the same if pactical. Come 

 expecting to get new ideas. • 



On May 32nd, 1897, while at Ames, I 

 collected a nest of the Woodthrush con- 

 taining seven Cowbird eggs and three 

 eggs of the Woodthrush. Inciibation 

 had just begun and all eggs were in the 

 same stage. H. H. Thomas. 



Mr. Rudolph M. Anderson of Forest 

 City writes that he secured a fine series 

 of Traill's Flycatchers, June 35, 36 and 

 39th, fifteen nests with eggs being ex- 

 amined. On June ] 3th he found seven 

 nests with eggs of the Long-billed Marsh 

 Wren. 



Mr. Earnest Irons of Council Bluffs 

 found his time limited while in Chicago 

 therefore the idea of pre])aring the ar- 

 ticle on the "Field Columbian Museum" 

 was of necessity abandoned. He lias 

 hoped to substitute this article ^^itll a 

 record of his studies and conclusions on 

 "The Hybrid Yellow and Red-shafted 

 Flicker," T)ut has not completed tlie last 

 mentioned article. It will prol)ai)ly ap- 

 pear in the next issue. 



The ('arolina Rail — Sora or Ortolan, 

 as it is variously called — is a common 

 summer resident in Boone county and 

 breeds in suitable localities. May 3;i I 

 found one set of six aiidoncset of iiffcpii 

 eggs. Tlip iicsts weri-' ]i]a<-(-'(l in couvsc 

 dense grass growing close to the edge of 

 the slough ; in shape, similar to tlic Red- 

 wing's nest and -placed about a foot 

 above the water. The n(>st containing 

 the fifteen eggs was a .sight to lM:>hold, 

 five or six eggs liaving piled on top of 

 tlie others. Iji this locality the Sora Rail 

 usually selects small but deep ponds for 

 nesting sites. Have any of my friends 

 found a larger set of eggs of tlie Ortolan ^ 

 Caul Futtz Hkxnix(i. 



Brief special announcements "Wants" 

 "Exchanges," "For Sales," insected in 

 "this department free to all members of 

 the I. O. A., and to all siibscribers of 

 the Iowa Ornitholociist. Dealers can 

 use these columns at regiilar advertising 

 rates only. 



IOWA COLLECTORS— have on hand 

 a limited number of lists of "Birds of 

 Winnebago and Hancock Counties," 

 which will be mailed, while they last, 

 for 10<* per copy. Rudolph M. Anderson, 

 Forest City, Iowa. 



TO ERCHANGE— I have sets with 

 data of the following A. O. U. Nos. to 

 exchange for other sets or for Indian 

 rehcs : 59, 303, 319, 331, 268, 816,338, 444, 

 488, 497, 498, 595, 613, 705, 734, 755. P. 

 C. Woods, Spencer, Iowa. 



FOR SALE or exchange— Two mag- 

 azine cameras, |35.00 and $3.00 ; a navy 

 pistol $13.00 ; an old fashioned revolver 

 19.00, both six shoot ; also a turning lathe 

 for wood 15.00. Would like to have 

 Indian war bow and arrows for lathe. 

 Hary A. Harnian, 31] D. and L. St. 

 Danville, Pa. 



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