The Oologist. 



Vol. XXI. No. 8. 



Albion, N. Y., An;., 1904. 



Whole No. 205 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND 



TAXIDERMY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Publisher, 

 ALBION, N. Y. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, Editor and Manager 



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My Song Sparrow. 



Three years ago late in the spring of 

 the year, my boy and I were walking 



beside a muddy brook, overlooking the 

 fields near the town of Maiden, Mas- 

 sachusetts, and, as we were looking for 

 birds' nests, I heard what I supposed 

 was a Song Sparrow, that had young 

 birds. I told the boy we would try the 

 same place next spring earlier, and see 

 if we could discover the nest. 



Early the next spring my wife and I 

 went down to the little brook and dis- 

 covered under one of the three tussocks 

 of grass, a black hole, which I sup- 

 posed was the work of the bird of the 

 previous year, on visiting it later I 

 found a nest and five eggs inserted in 

 the black hole, or so called, the cellar 

 of her home. 



The next fall I tore the nest out and 

 the following spring, which was last 

 year, I discovered on Lexington Day, 

 the 19th of April, a nest and four eggs, 

 which did not resemble the nest or 

 eggs of the previous year as they were 

 more like the Swamp Sparrows. 



On consulting Mr. Webster, the 

 Naturalist, he pronounced them the 

 Song Sparrow. I shall watch the same 

 cavity this year with much interest. 

 Edward S. Coombs, 

 Maiden, Mass. 



From Ohio. 



Owing to the stirring up our Game 

 Wardens gave the milliners last year, 

 I am thankful to say, I have seen more 

 flowers and less of birds used on ladies 

 hats this winter. 



If the Wardens in other states would 

 follow the example of the Ohio Game 

 Commission in such work as they did 

 last year it would mean the stoppage 

 of the slaughter of our birds to deco- 

 rate? hats with. 



O. Davie, Jr, 

 Columbus, O. 



