THE YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



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C. A. D., Burlington, Vt.— The Fly- 

 catcher which builds its nests in a large 

 hole in a tree, and whose eggs are flesh 

 color, striped and blotched with dark 

 brown, measuring .87 by .69 inch, is the 

 Great-crested Flycatcher. 



C. W. R. — Your queries have been 

 answered in previous numbers. 



A. G. W., Water Valley, Miss.— 

 The Mourning Dove, in some localities 

 nests on the ground. In regard to the 

 Ground Dovh see pages 10 and 30 of The 



YOTJNG OOLOGIST. 



R. R. P., Parsons. Kans.— Although 

 we have never heard of a Swallows nest 

 being found under a bridge, should say 

 from your description of bird, nest, and 

 eggs, that the nest which you found in 

 that position must have been that of a 

 Barn Swallow. 



S. L. W., Redfield, Dak. — Is not the 

 bird you supposed to be the Least Fly- 

 catcher the Bell's Vireo ? 



W. J. C, Fond-du-Lac, Wis.— The 

 bird which you call Chippie is the Chip- 

 ping Sparrow. The mud nest which you 

 found under the eaves of a barn was 

 doubtless that of a Clii Swallow. 



G. H. S., Rye, N. Y. — Your eggs and 

 nest are those of the Indigo Bunting. 



J. B. R., Newark, N. Y. — We know 

 of no birds that breed in Miss, called 

 "Rice-bird" or "Bee-bird." That answers 

 the description you give. 



H. P. D., Grinnell, Ia. — Describe 

 your Flycatchers nest, and we will tell you 

 what variety it is ; from description already 

 given think it is either the Trails or 

 Acadian. Hardly think bird No 2 is 

 Western House Wren. The Orioles are 

 often called Hang-birds. 



E. C. W., HouMA, La.— The Great Blue 

 Heron breeds in certain localities through- 

 out America. 



J. T. H., Huron, Dakota. — We can 

 hardly answer your queries. Can any of 

 our many friends tell us which of the 

 Grebes breed more commonly in Eastern 

 Dakota. 



G. B. H., Indianapolis, Ind. — The 

 eggs of the Olive-backed Thrush are 

 usually four in number, and in color are 

 of a bluish green, thinly spotted with dots 

 and blotches of various shades of brown. 

 Average dimensions about .91 by .65 in_ 

 The egg of the Brown Thrush is of a dirty 

 or gneenish white, thickly specked with 

 dots of reddish brown. Average dimen- 

 sions 1.10 by .78 in. 



B. B., Dayton, O.— The Scarlet Tan- 

 ager's egg and nest is described on page 6 

 of The Young Oologist. 



W. B. H., Milwaukee, Wis.— The 

 nests which you found in the marsh were 

 those of the Florida Gallinule and Least 

 Bittern. The Least Bittern's eggs were the 

 ones that were white, having a tinge oi 

 light blue. 



Ho-w to make and use Bird Lime. 



Having been somewhat out of health 

 when quite a boy, I found time to amuse 

 myself, at the same time pecuniarily bene- 

 fit myself, by making and selling the lime; 

 also selling many varieties of our most 

 beautiful small birds. But, as I am now 

 forty years of age I only find leisure time 

 to devote to my larger pets, i. e., Light 

 Brahmas. 



But the bird lime. I understand from 

 men who have lived in Europe, that their 

 bird lime is made from the bark of the 

 holly tree, but have never heard of a single 

 holly tree in this country. 



My bird lime is made of pure common 

 linseed oil, (the same as used by our paint- 

 ers). I take two quarts of the raw oil put 

 it in an iron pot or skillet ; make a fire in 

 the yard away from the house, to avoid 

 the smell, also to clear of danger of fire. 

 Make a fire under the kettle, and when it 

 gets well boiling, I put well-lighted sticks 

 in the oil setting the oil on fire and let it 

 burn down until there is no more than one- 

 half left. It should be as thick and stringy 

 as tar and about the same color. This con. 

 stitutes the bird lime. 



When the lime is sufficiently burned 

 down, the pot must be set from off the fire 



