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but on June 8th, I heard only three 

 males singing and as the nests were 

 found, I concluded that further search 

 was useless, and turned my attention 

 to a piece of heavy timber on P. C. 

 506, Gratiot Township. Mr. Walter 

 Greenburg accompanied me on this 

 trip, and although we worked all day, 

 only a part of the woods was covered. 

 I found but one nest. This was in a 

 large red oak, just 42 feet above the 

 ground and 5 feet from the main 

 trunk on a horizontal limb and in a 

 cluster of sprouts, and differed from 

 all previous sites by being in the most 

 gloomy part of the woods, where not 

 enough light penetrated to permit the 

 existence of undergrowth. The nest 

 contained four young birds three days 

 old. I scooped them out to make 

 sure none were cowbirds and did not 

 replace them very nicely, owing to 

 the swaying limb. Nothing was ever 

 seen of the parents until I reached the 

 ground and had watched the nest 

 about ten minutes. They appeared 

 very suddenly and alighted beside the 

 nest at the same instant, both carry- 

 ing food. The male took one look 

 inside, uttered a sharp note of alarm 

 and let his food supply fall to the 

 ground. This was duplicated by the 

 female and both appeared much agi- 

 tated, frequently peering into the nest 

 and fluttering about it. Finally, the 

 -female settled upon her brood and her 

 mate darted away. Later in the day 

 Mr. Greenburg found a nest of four 

 eggs upon the point of hatching. This 

 was placed on the fork of a small 

 branch growing from a large limb 

 fifteen feet from the trunk and fifty- 

 three from the ground. The tree was 

 a red oak and on the margin of an 

 opening in the woods. 



Nest 11, June 18, 1905.— I started 

 in where we left off on the 11th, and 

 finally found a nest with the bird on. 

 This nest was about thirty feet inside 

 the woodland border and placed on 



the horizontal branch of a small red 

 oak, eight feet from the trunk and 

 only twenty above the ground. It 

 contained four slightly incubated eggs. 

 These differ from any previously 

 taken in having no bluish ground tint. 

 J. CLAIRE WOOD. 

 Detroit, Michigan. 



Editorial Notes. 



The Mich. Orn. Club Bulletin has 

 temporarily suspended. We hope it 

 may soon reappear. 



Mr. H. R. Taylor of Alameda, Calif., 

 well known to readers of the "Nid," 

 has purchased the J. M. Carroll col- 

 lection entire. 



The communication below is self- 

 explanatory- 



Demarest, N. J., 1, 14, 1906. 

 Friend Short: — 



I want to thank you for your publi- 

 cation in the Dec. Oologist anent the 

 murder of Warden Guy M. Bradley. 

 I think it will do good in a class that 

 might not otherwise be reached. 



With your permission, I will sup- 

 plement what was known concerning 

 this matter when your communication 

 went to press. Despite the best ef- 

 forts, it was impossible to secure an 

 indictment against the murderer of 

 Warden Bradley, as the witnesses 

 were all friends, and swore that the 

 killing was done in self-defense, and 

 the man is at liberty. 



All that now remains is for every 

 bird-lover who appreciates brav- 

 ery, devotion to duty and nobility of 

 character, to testify their respect for 

 the memory of Guy Bradley and their 

 admiration for the manner he per- 

 formed his duty, faithful, even unto 

 death, by contributing to the fund 

 that is to provide a home for the des- 

 titute widow and two infant orphans. 

 Mrs. Bradley is now in extreme want. 

 Every dollar received will help toward 



