AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 313 



ANSWERS TO QUERIES- 



F. A. Currier, Mass. — Can you please name the following birds for 

 me ? No. 1. Small yellow bird about the size of an Am. Goldfinch, 

 with black spots on each side of the head; found in a swampy place. 

 (Maryland Yellowthroat.) No. 2. About the size of a Chippy Spar- 

 row, yellowish head, greenish back and tail; below, clear yellow with 

 short black stripes on side of throat and breast. Found on high land 

 in low trees. (Prairie Warbler). 



Geo. W. Fiske, Jr., Me. — Any paper except blue print is satisfactory. 

 Solio, Aristo, Velox, or Vinco are perfectly adapted for reproduction. 

 Prints may be either mounted or not. Solio toned in plain hypo 

 makes a very good print and if thoroughly washed is absolutely per- 

 manent. 



Mrs. J. G. Hutchinson, Iowa. — The bird you describe is the Orchard 

 Oriole in the second year when it has the black face and throat. At 

 this period they have the song perfectly developed and it cannot be 

 told from that of the adult. 



G. J. Giles, Texas. — A few days ago I saw a Phoebe guarding a part 

 of our yard. It flew at every chicken which passed the spot, and snap- 

 ped it's bill to drive them away. I looked there and found a young 

 Phoebe in the grass. I did not know before that a Phoebe would snap 

 it's bill. Can you tell me what kind of a Phoebe is found in east 

 central Texas ? (Snapping the beak is a common trait in all the fly- 

 catchers.) Say's Phoebe and the Black Phoebe are both found in 

 your locality, also the common Phoebe of the East during the winter. 

 Without a description it would not be possible to say which bird you 

 saw. 



Edwin Troup, Ontario. — I had a rather unique experience yesterday, 

 (Aug. 3). It was a purely albino Barn Swallow and evidently a bird 

 of the year as it had down around it's eyes. It had probably been 

 hatched in our own barn as a good many hatch there every year. It 

 was entirely milky white except the shoulders which were pink. It 

 was flying about a field near the shore of Lake Ontario nearly all day. 

 Occasionally it rested on a wire fence near the house where it was 

 watched by several persons with field glasses. I have never heard of 

 an albino Swallow before and perhaps other reader may observe this 

 one on its way south. (A number of albino Barn Swallows are in dif- 

 ferent collection and albinism probably occurs oftener in this species 

 than among any of the other Swallows. 



