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bright plumage, and are contrary to 

 the habits of the Snipe family, expert 

 swimmers on account of their lobed 

 feet. 



The nest is a slight hollow in the 

 ground lined with grass and mosses. 

 Eggs from three to four, greenish or 

 yellowish-ashy, thickly blotched with 

 varying shades of brown; sizes range 

 from 1.10 to 1.30 long by 75 to 82 

 broad, but there is a great variation 

 in size, shape and color. 



I have in my collection the eggs of 

 all three species, but only the eggs of 

 the Northern and Red Phalarope from 

 Iceland . 



Ottomar Reinecke. 



H. W. FLINT 



Harry W. Flint, one of the real 

 princes of North American ornithology 

 departed this life at his home in New 

 Haven, Connecticut April 5, 1917. 



Mr. Flint was one of the most wide- 

 ly known collectors of North Ameri- 

 can birds eggs, and had one of the 

 most desirable accumulations of choice 

 specimens of North American birds 

 eggs in existence. In his earlier life 

 he traveled widely and collected in the 

 remote regions of the Northwest, and 

 during his entire life was a close, ac- 

 curate observer, a conscientious stu- 

 dent and a leader in ornithology. 



While his published observations 

 were limited, yet few showed more 

 discernment in observation, perspicu- 

 ity in expression or general interest 

 to the reader. 



In the loss of Mr. Flint, the oologists 

 of North America have seen the pass- 

 ing of one of their real leaders, and 

 a man beloved of all with whom he 

 came in contact. 



Mr. Flint was engaged in the bank- 

 ing business in his home town, New 

 Haven, and in all of his natural hist- 

 ory pursuits, carried into that branch, 

 the accurate preciseness of a banker. 



We have hundreds of sets in our col- 

 lection which rests on Mr. Flint's 

 dates and truly there never was any 

 question by anyone anywhere with 

 relation to any specimens behind 

 which was the data bearing the name 

 of H. W. Flint. 



To Be Congratulated 



With this issue of The Oologist w^e 

 commence the publication of a series 

 of articles by one of the best friends 

 that The Oologist has ever had, Paul 

 G. Howes. These articles are of un- 

 usual interest, written as they are by 

 a recognized scientist and referring as 

 they do, to that little known part of 

 the world, the Northwestern corner of 

 South America. 



We believe the readers of The Oolo- 

 gist are to be congratulated upon the 

 generosity of Mr. Howes in making 

 this contribution to The Oologist. 



Partially Albino Cat Bird 



On the afternoon of May 22, Miss 

 Mary Shuler and I were studjang 

 birds along a small stream in the 

 suburbs of the city of Austin, Texas. 

 We were following a gray cheeked 

 thrush among some fallen willows 

 when we flushed a catbird with one 

 white wing. It attracted my attention 

 when it flew to some brush some forty 

 yards distance. We had splendid op- 

 portunities for observing it at dis- 

 tances of thirty and forty yards and 

 thoroughly satisfied ourselves of its 

 identity. But as if to make things 

 doubly sure the strangely marked 

 songster proceeded to give the* well 

 known call that entitles him to his 

 name. He gave the call several times 

 while we were following him. 



Seemingly about two thirds of the 

 left wing was white. When he was 

 flying it seemed that most of the wing 

 was white; and when he was perched 

 on the twigs it made a great white 



