The Oologist. 



Vol. XXXV. No. 10 



Albion, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1918. 



Whole No. 375 



Owned and Published Monthly, by B. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lacon, III. 



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Notes on the Dickcissel 



While walking along the hot dusty 

 road in midsummer, I am always 

 sure of hearing one bird, the Black- 

 throated Bunting, as it is called. 



They are late nesters, and fresh 

 eggs will be found after the young 

 of other birds have left the nest. 



A favorite nesting place near my 

 home, is a large lot, full of currant 

 bushes and small plum trees, and 

 with weeds almost hiding some of 

 the smaller trees. The male may 

 usually be seen in the top of a small 

 cottonwood, singing while the mate 

 is sitting. 



I found my first nest in this lot 

 July 8, 1910. It was composed of 

 grasses, cornhusks, etc., lined with 

 horse hair, and placed in a small cur- 

 rant bush close to the ground. It con- 

 tained five fresh eggs. 



Nest number two was placed in a 

 lower crotch of a small plum tree, 

 found July 16, 1911. 



Number three found July 18, 1911, 

 was also placed in a small plum bush 

 and entirely hidden by the tall weeds. 

 It contained two young about three 

 days old. I spent several hours at 

 this nest, photographing the old 

 bird. The tall weeds afforded me a 



fine chance to study the birds at 

 close range. 



One nest found earlier in the 

 season contained four fresh eggs, and 

 one egg of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 For some reason the eggs were all 

 broken in a day or two. 



Alex Walker, 

 Amour, S. D. 



A Cruel Wrong Righted 



July 28, 1918. 



About a year ago a well known 

 Eastern collector and naturalist on 

 seeing several sets of the Black Rail 

 in my collection asked me by whom 

 they were collected and when I told 

 him that the collector was R. C. Har- 

 low he stated that there was a ques- 

 tion about the identity of the eggs 

 and that Harlow was practically un- 

 known and his work was not 

 recognized by the Delaware Valley 

 Orn. Club. 



I told my informant that I would 

 make an investigation and I did so 

 first writing to one whom I knew had 

 collected with Harlow, this party 

 spoke to Harlow and as a result it 

 was referred to a number of well 

 known collectors many of whom 

 wrote direct to me' and to whom I 



