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The " Young Oologist " as an Advertis- 

 ing Medium. 



Woodstock, 111., Oct. 10, 1884. 

 F. H. Lattin : 



Dear Sir — We cannot say near the exact 

 number of answers received from our 

 " ad " in your journal, as most of them ne- 

 glect. to mentionjn what journal they saw 

 it, but we have ordered out column" in 



the , as it proved a failure 



compared with The Young Oologist, 

 r We predict success to The Yotostg 

 Oologist, as it is the best advertising me- 

 dium, and has the finest and most instruct- 

 ive reading matter of any journal of the 

 kind ever published. We heartily recom- 

 mend it. 



We received 713 addresses from our ex. in 

 your columns. ^E. G.^^Harlow, of Lynn, 

 Mass., gets the axe, list 'numbered 433. * 

 * * * * Thanking you for the second 

 insertion 'of our "ad,"^and stating that 

 when in need of more " ads " The Young 

 Oologist shall receive our attention. We 

 remain, sir, yours^truly, 



A. E. SOUTHWORTH & Co. 



STILL ANOTHER. 



F. H. Lattin: 



Bear Sir: — Many thanks for inserting 

 my Adv. I received more letters than I 

 could answer. I was actually surprised 

 the way the letters poured in. I received 

 more letters than all the rest of the letters 

 combined that came to La Hoyt. 



I expect to advertise in the Dec. No. 

 Yours tuly, 



James C. Jay. 



A Four-Story Nest of the Summer Yel- 

 lowbird. 



One day as I was out collecting eggs I 

 found a nest of the Yellow Wren (Summer 

 Yellowbird) which was built in a currant 

 bush. As I approached the nest I found it 

 to contain a young Cow-bird. But as I 

 drew nearer the Cow-bird fluttered away. 

 At the nest was a fine specimen and seemed 

 to be very long. I thought I would take it 



home. As I was cutting off the branch I 

 happened to squeeze the nest, and felt 

 something break. I took the nest apart, 

 for I knew what it was, and found nest No. 

 2, containing two eggs of the Cow-bird. 

 I thought I would see if there were any 

 more Cow-bird's eggs in it, and to my great 

 surprise found two more compartments, 

 each containing one egg, which makes in 

 in all (counting the young Cow-bird) five 

 Cow-bird's eggs. Has any reader of The 

 Young Oologist ever found a nest like 

 this? L. H. A., 



Canandaigua, N. Y. 



Blue Grosbeak. 

 Guiraca caerulea. 



This retired but beautiful species is an- 

 other of our migratory birds, arriving 

 from farther south, where it winters, 

 amongst us about the 20th of April. They 

 are, I believe, considered a very rare bird, 

 which I suppose is caused by its not being 

 generally known, as it is a silent and very 

 timid bird in all its actions and habits, not 

 having much of a song, only an occasional 

 chuclc. They commence to build early in 

 May. I have found their nests as early as 

 May 11th with eggs slightly incubated. 

 They generally choose a low, swampy 

 place to build, and seem to prefer pine 

 saplings to all other places. They build a 

 neat and compact nest, composed outward- 

 ly of snake-skin (I have never found one 

 that did not contain one), withered leaves 

 and plants, and lined with fine fibrous 

 roots. Lay three eggs (sometimes four), 

 pale blue, turning to a lighter shade after 

 being blown. Like all other birds, their 

 eggs vary somewhat in size. I am positive 

 they raise two, if not three, broods during 

 the season, as I have found a nest with 

 fresh eggs as late as July 7th. I do not 

 think they are as rare as they are generally 

 supposed to be, as I have found as many 

 as seven full sets during a season; but then 

 some seasons are better than others, and 

 you may find a certain species right along 

 and never find it again for years to. come. 

 T. D. Perry, 

 Savannah, Ga. 



