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THE YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



THE YOUNG OOLOGIST 



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JOTTINGS. 



E. S. C, Huron, D.T., wishes to knQw 

 if it is common for Mallard and Ruddy 

 Dvicks to lay in the same nest, and says be 

 has found a nest containing 8 Mallard eggs 

 and 8 of the Ruddy. The eggs were fiesh. 



The October number of The Young 

 OoLOGiST promises to be very interesting. 



The page ol "Queries Answered" has 

 been necessarily omitted from this number. 



T. D. Perry, Savannah, Ga., has found 

 several nests of the Bachman's Finch. 



W. H. B., Lebanon, Ohio, says he has 

 been "out west," and there "Partridge" 

 means "Prairie Chicken"; the Common 

 Quail is also frequently called "Partridge." 



T. B. H., Sherwood, N.Y., sends us an 

 interesting story of his capture of a Mot- 

 tled Owl and twelve eggs, which he ob- 

 tained by removing the eggs as they were 

 deposited In the nest. 



L. M. Davies, Newburgh, O., has found 

 a nest of the Savannah Sparrow, containing 

 two eggs of the owner and two of the Cow- 

 bird. He wishes the opinion of others as 

 to whether the set is complete or not. 



L. M. S., Newburgh, Cuyahoga Co., 0., 

 sends his receipt for mending cracked eggs. 

 It is to hold the eggs firmly together and 

 brush them with collodion. He gives Tlie 

 Gollecior credit for first calling his attention 

 to the fact. 



L. G. S., Schuyler's Lake, N.Y., writes 

 that his brother found a young Robin who 

 had not its eyes open. He put the bird in 

 a Pewee's nest, in which there were eggs 

 not hatched. The old bird fed the Robin, 

 who now rules the roost and sits on the 

 young Pewees, four in number. 



W. E. H., Jr.. Winston, N.C., inquires 

 the number of eggs the Logcock {Pileated 

 iciood-pecker)lajs in a set. He thinks six, 

 as none of the nests he has found have ex- 

 ceeded that number except one, which he 

 found near Farmville, Va., containing 

 eight. 



F. P., Lake City, Minn., has found tw^o 

 Barred Owls' nests this year, not more 

 than 200 feet apart. The first nest was in 

 a birch tree about 75 feet from the gi-ound, 

 and contained one egg, which he left for a 

 set. The second contained five eggs. The 

 owls were very savage. The nest was 

 made of sticks, and lined with feathers of 

 the Rufiied Grouse. He returned to the 

 place in about a week to secure the set 

 which had one egg, but when he was within 

 a few feet of the nest a Flying Squirrel ran 

 out of the nest, and on looking at it the 

 nest contained but a few crumbled egg- 

 shells. He inquires if anj'^ of our readers 

 have ever known of the Flying Squirrel 

 eating eggs_. 



