MAINK OKNITHOLOGIST AND OOLG<iJST. 



Maine Cmitliologist and 

 Oologist. 



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 BY 



H. STANTOK SAWYER, ar.rlarid,Me 



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Our iiln-itrated urtit-le for Febuary 

 will be the Humniino: Birds. 



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Tiie idea has been advanced by a 

 Maiiivi Ornithologist, of a State Assc- 

 ciation : and since giving tli'^ matter 

 some thouirht it seems practible, and we 

 think sncli a society would be of inter- 

 est to all who are interested in our birds. 



The advantagous geogaaphical posi- 

 tion of our state on the eastern coa>t 

 in tiie path of bird migration give u- 

 large opportunities for observation in th« 

 migrutory season. 



W^. also have a large and not ex. 

 nausted field iu the study of our Maine 

 birds and it is probable that closj ob- 

 servation would enable us to define the 

 species, the habits ,the song, and the lat- 

 itude usualy choseu for the home of the 

 entire bird population of the state ; and 

 pt^rchance our resarch might be still fur- 

 ther rewarded by the discovery of some 

 that have hitherto elu Ud clas/^ifica tion. 

 We are .roofidaut that therj are 

 many who will lake an interest iu a 

 movement of this kiud could il be well 

 organized, and we would be glad to 

 heir from any one in Maine who is in- 

 terested in birds and to receive their 

 vote for tirst meeting place. 



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Central Maine.— 



Ornithological pen cilings . 



— Cn Jan 2nd. a Belted Kingfisher was 

 seen in the vicinity of a mill-pond near 

 here : he remained several days, subsist- 

 in : fish which he caught from an open 

 space of water in frount of the dam. 

 It, seems as though his Kin'^fisher-ship 

 was a leetle out of place. 

 — Mr. James Evens, of Abbot I^Jaine. 

 writes: ''' I saw a Robiu hereon the 

 lotli. of December. 

 — Mr, Wallace Homer, Taxidermist, at 

 ^Ionson Me,, writes : *• I have a white 

 deer which was sent to me to be mounted 

 it is a fawn ofthis year ; also a twoyetr 

 oM buck, which is about onehalf white. 

 Deev have been very plenty here tliis 

 season." He also writes : "• Havi* you 

 noticed a scarcity of wint'^r biid.- in 

 vonr locality : I have ne\ersee so tew 

 hei-e as there are this winter" 



We have noticed the same scarcity 

 in winter birds except in a few species, 

 viz. Snowy Owls which have been more 

 common than usual, AVe have had sev- 

 eral fine oue^. 



