152 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



not be printed until the June number. Some of you were puzzled by a 



misprint in the February enigma — meadow-larks, in which the figure 9 



was omitted, and instead of stormy petrel, a variety of answers was 



given, which is not to be wondered at, as several species have similar 



habits. We have received several enigmas this month, besides many 



interesting accounts of birding adventures, so you know why some of 



you will have to wait till another time to see your contribution in our 



pages. Cordially yours, 



Meg Merrythought. 



ANSWERS TO MARCH PUZZLES. 



Enigma. Wood-thrushes. 



What are their names ? No. 1. Dick-cissel. No. 2. Immature 

 orchard oriole in its second year. In common with many other birds, 

 this oriole requires three years to perfect its plumage. The first year 

 it is like the female, the second year adds the black throat, and occas- 

 ional splashes of chestnut underneath, the third year it dons the per- 

 fect plumage of the male. No. 3. The description is not minute 

 enough to positively identify this bird. It probably was the Redpoll. 



ROLL OF HONOR. 



Jacob R. VanDyke, Marshall, Mo. Mary A. Johnson, Kansas City, 

 Mo. Marietta Washburn, Goodwin, S. D. Clair McMorran, Spokane, 

 Wash. Leroy B. Noble, Cromwell, Conn. Wm. Schneider, LaCrosse, 

 Wis. Isidor Rehfuss, LaCrosse, Wis. Pearl Wampler, Dayton, Va. 

 Louise Jordan. Defiance, Ohio. Raymond Hill, Uxbridge, Mass. 

 Carl E. Geigenheimer, Taunton, Mass. W. Paul Pimm, Carbon Black, 

 Pa. Everett P. Walton, New Vineyard. Me. Lillian M. Weeks, Mar- 

 ietta, O. Stafford Francis, Exeter, N. H. Gerald B. Thomas, Liver- 

 more, la. Lewis S. Gannet, Rochester, N. Y. 



EXTRACTS FROM OUR MAIL BAG, 



I have been taking the A. O. for over a year and am very much de- 

 lighted with it. It is a great help in studying birds. On one ramble 

 on July 4th, 1901, a friend and myself were going through the timber, 

 when my companion noticed a nest in an elm tree, from which flew a 

 small black and yellow bird. The nest was very small, built out on the 

 limb and there were three eggs in it. We thought that the eggs were 

 those of a Western yellow-throated warbler, as the bird somewhat re- 

 sembled a picture of that bird, but since I have learned that it was a 

 Redstart's nest and eggs. In the latter part of April, 1902 three of us 

 were in the forest, and were nearing a Red-tailed Hawk's nest which 

 we had found the year before. This nest was very high up in a black 

 ash, and as we came closer, up flew the hawk. I was the only one who 



