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THE OOLOGIST 



to be congratulated over the fact that 

 P. M. Silloway, one of the best known 

 North American naturalists has 

 "come back" in this issue, and prom- 

 ises us further copy. We hope for the 

 benefit of our readers and subscribers 

 that P. M. will not overlook keeping 

 his promise. He is one of the most 

 interesting of bird writers and owing 

 to his wide field experience, much of 

 it in very unusual places, his contri- 

 butions will be looked forward to with 

 much interest. 



Leo J. Miller of the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, New York 

 City, advises us that he has just re- 

 turned from an over two years trip 

 in South America. We are glad to 

 hear of Mr. Miller's safe return, and 

 trust that he will favor the readers of 

 The Oologist with some of his obser- 

 vations in due time. 



Northern Ravens in Nova Scotia. 



Last Spring I had an experience 

 with a pair of Ravens which I feel 

 might be of interest to the readers of 

 The Oologist. 



In October, 1914, while ground 

 shooting at Margaretville, a seaport 

 village on the Bay of Fundy, I daily 

 saw one or more Ravens. It was 

 their regular appearance in the vicin- 

 ity which aroused by special interest 

 — an interest which grew more keen 

 as I listened to the following story: 

 I was visiting with a friend — a young 

 farmer who has always lived in Mar- 

 garetville, and I quite naturally asked 

 him if he had ever found a Raven's 

 nest. I was delighted to learn that 

 he knew where they had nested for 

 years, high up on a narrow ledge of 

 rock, on the ragged, perpendicular 

 cliff or sea-wall which at this place 



Nests and Eggs of Herring Gull on Gravel Beach of Goose island, Lake 



Michigan 



—Photo, 1916, by Albert D. McGrew, 



