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bon principles, oidered ginger ale. On it 

 being set before liim, the peacocli, with a 

 seemingly pleased look, thrust his head in 

 and in a minute the glass was empty. 

 Another glass being produced, he as 

 quickly emptied that, and then walked 

 around in a satisfied manner. " Walks a 

 little gingerly," observed the waiter, and 

 then, after recovering from ths paroxysm 

 of mingled laughter and stamping, into 

 which his brilliant glint of humor had 

 thrown him, he added that the bird some- 

 times drank whiskey, but as it invariably 

 became stupefied after thus indulging, it 

 was wary of the drink. Ale, lager, sweet 

 wine, and other beverages, were greatly 

 relished by it. The saloon proprietor is 

 coining a small mint out of it. parties pay- 

 ing 25 cents and the cost of the drinks to 

 .see it imbibe. Frank P. Kingsley, 



New York. 



Bird Arrivals at College Hill, Hamilton 

 Co., Ohio. 



Bird arrivals during Spring of '84 : 



Bluebird, Feb. 2d. 



Robin, Feb. 2d. 



Robins in greater numbers on Feb. 5th. 



Snipe (species unknown), Feb. 21st, (a 

 single one). 



Snipe (species unknown, supposed to be 

 same one), Jan. 11th. 



Blackbird (single one), Feb. 22d. 



Kildeer, Feb. 23d. 



Chewink (a pair during a snow storm), 

 March 2d. 



Blackbirds (Purple Grakle), March 2d. 



Meadow Lark, March loth. 



Red-winged Blackbird, March loth. 



Cowbird, March 15th. 



Red-headed Woodpecker (single), March 

 23d. 



Green Heron, March 15th. 



Turtle Dove, March 28th. 



Chimney Swift (wind from S. W.), April 

 15th. 



Whip-poor-will (heard a single one), 

 April 17th. 



Catbird (arrived before but remained 

 hidden), April 17th. 



Barn S^^■allo\v, April 20th. 

 Scarlet Tanager (two males), April 25th. 

 Baltimore Oriole, April 27th. 

 Wood Thrush, April 28th. 

 Pewee, April 25th. 

 Kingbird, April 26th. 

 Night Hawk (single). May 1st. 

 Hummingbirds, May 2d. 

 Yellow-breasted Chat, May 6th. 

 Indigo Birds, May 2d. 

 Yellow-bellied Cuckoo, May 14th. 

 The following birds were noticed around 

 the house during the Winter of '83-4 : 

 White-bellied Nuthatch. 

 Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker. 

 Downy Woodpecker. 

 Brown Creeper. 

 Yellow-bellied Flicker. 

 Woodpecker (species unknown). 

 Winter Wren. 

 Screech Owl. 

 Crow. 

 Blue Jay. 

 Redbird. 



English Sparrow. 

 Snowbirds. 

 Hen Hawk. 

 Black-capped Titmouse. 



Will. C. Parsoxs, 

 31 Monroe Avenue, 

 Columbus, O. 



White-bellied Nut-hatch. 



Although a very common bird in the 

 Atlantic slope, is, I consider, one of the 

 most interesting of our common birds. 

 There is something noble and independent 

 about the little creature, that any lover or 

 close observer will admire. Its time is all 

 taken up in useful employment, looking for 

 insects, etc. I have never, except during 

 the incubation period, saw them sit for any 

 length of time idle; there is considerable of 

 the angry Frenchman about them. Like 

 many other birds the owl is their great 

 enemy. They, with the Blue Jay, Black- 

 capped Chickadee and others, seem to take 

 particular delight in tormenting their 

 enemies.* I have .shot many an owl by 



