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THE YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



E. K. M., McCONNELLS ViLLB, S. C. — 



Chimney Swift is the correct name for bird 

 often called Chimney Sweep and Chimney 

 Swallow. We have had eggs, supposed to 

 have been turtles, which had hard shells. 



G. H. S. Jr., Rye, N. Y.— Are not your 

 eggs those of the Grass Finch ? 



H. G., Port Byron, N. Y.— The red 



and black shouldered Blackbird is a 

 Western bird. Its nesting habits, eggs, 

 etc., resemble those of our common red 

 and buff shouldered Blackbird. 



R. B., Millstone, N. J.— The bird 

 building the pensile nest which you describe 

 is the Red-eyed Vireo. The two small 

 ones were eggs of that bird. The larger 

 ones were eggs of the Cowbird. 



G. H. L., Litchfield, Minn. — Our set 

 of two. Swallow-tailed Kite eggs, came 

 from Texas, and were collected April 21st, 

 1883. The nest was in an Oak tree, about 

 75 feet from the ground. The three set of 

 eggs of this bird, which have come under 

 our observation during the past few years, 

 consisted of two eggs each. 



E. N. B., South Boston, Mass. — Alli- 

 gator eggs are worth about 25 cents each, 

 (we have none). A first class egg is one 

 that has been carefully blown through, one 

 smoothly drilled hole in the side, properly 

 cleaned and identified. Dealers number 

 their eggs to correspond with those given 

 in Ridgway's Nomenclature of N. A. 

 Birds. Eggs sold or exchanged in sets 

 should be accompanied with a data blank, 

 giving full particulars as stated in your 

 egg register. 



L. R., Trumansburgh, N. Y. — Ostrich 

 eggs are worth $3.50 each. The bird you 

 call High-holder, is the Yellow Shafted 

 Flicker. The one you call Teetering 

 Snipe, is the Spotted Sandpiper. Our eggs 

 are numbered to correspond with the 

 numbers given in our regular Price-list 



C. C. C, Decatur, Texas.— We will 

 endeavor to determine your Minerals, if 

 you will send us small fragment samples. 



W. V. A., North Granville, N. Y. 

 — Your nest and eggs are those of the 

 Wood Pewee. 



H. H.. Atlantic, Iowa. — We have no 

 doubt that eggs would look fine if stuck 

 on cards, but don't do it, it is neither 

 scientific nor convenient. 



M. K., Freeport, III. — The bird 

 which is called the Crow Blackbird in your 

 vicinity, is the Bronzed Grakle. If you 

 take only one or two eggs from a nest, but 

 few birds will know the difference. 



C. A., Taunton, Mass. — Blow-pipes 

 can be cleaned when they become clogged 

 by the use of a fine wire. 



F. M., West Elkton, O. — We have not 

 the space in this issue to tell how to skin, 

 stuff and mount birds, but will soon pub- 

 lish an article on the subject. 



E. 8., Spring Hill, Tenn.— The Boat- 

 tailed is a larger bird than the Purple 

 Grakle (or Crow Blackbird). We have 

 obtained eggs of the Boat-tailed Grakle 

 from Ga., S. C, Miss., and Texas. 



W. K. P., Athens, Pa.— The bird 

 which you describe as having a black head 

 and back, white belly, and a large red 

 neck-tie which runs to a point at the breast, 

 is the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



B. D. C, South Bloomeield, N. Y. — 

 The bird which you call the Butcher bird, 

 is the White-rumped Shrike. Many of 

 our larger Hawks are known to most per- 

 sons under the more general name of Hen 

 Hawk. The Hen Hawk of your locality 

 is doubtless either the Red-tailed or Red- 

 shouldered Hawk. 



H. M. S. , Reading, Pa. — Seven is not 

 an unusual number of eggs for the Yellow 

 Shafted Flicker to lay. We had three sets 

 last season of eight eggs. 



W. S. C, Peoria, Ills. — We can fur- 

 nish the " Nomenclature of N. A. Birds" 

 at 35 cents per copy. We have often heard 

 of the Mourning (or Turtle, as you call it) 

 Dove nesting on or near the ground. The 

 Ground Dove is a sourthern bird, and is 

 one of the most diminutive doves known 

 to naturalists. Its size is about the same 

 as the Song Sparrow. 



Ground Dove. 



In my notes on the Ground Dove I re- 

 ported that they commenced to build about 

 the last of April, I should have said the 

 last of March, as I have found their nests 

 as early as April 18th, containing young, 

 large enough to fly. 



T. D. P. 



Sap Sucker. 



I would suggest in answer to N. L. W., 

 of Trumansburg, N. Y., that in this local- 

 ity the White-bellied Nuthatch is the most 

 commonly known as Sap-sucker. Being 

 in about the same range as he is, I think, 

 perhaps this is really the bird he means, a 

 description of the bird giving measure- 

 ments etc., would soon prove the point. 

 "Medicus," 



Cortland, N. Y. 



