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thi; OOIOGIST. 3>#0 



relieved to see the collector's state- 

 ment that "one egg was addled." 

 T. W. RICHARDS, 

 Surgeon, U. S. Navy. 

 U. S. S. Arkansas, Nov. 28, 1904. 



Is it a Common Thing? 



On June 11, 1903, I started down 

 the road for a little tramp and just as I 

 was about to turn in the field, I saw a 

 Red-headed Woodpecker on a fence 

 post with a mouse in his claw, I went 

 toward him and he flew to a tree taking 

 the mouse with him in his claws the 

 same as a Hawk does. I went to the 

 tree and scared him and he flew to the 

 woods with the mouse still in his claws. 

 A. E. KIBBE, 

 Mayville, N. Y. 



The Red-headed Woodpecker is al- 

 most omnivorous in his feeding 1 habits, 

 but this is the first time I have heard of 

 their feeding on mice. Might it be that 

 the bird found a dead mouse? Ed. 



Sparrow Hawk feeding on Cocoons. 



During my ornithological rambles in 

 the Delaware River meadows at Brides- 

 burg, this county, during the winter of 

 1931-1902, I have twice observed the 

 Sparrow Hawk feeding on cecropia moth 

 cocoons, and judging from the large 

 number of torn, empty cases of the^e 

 and other moths they must feed in the 

 winter to a large extent upon cocoons. 

 Have any_ ether observers observed 

 them feeding on these cocoons? 



R. F. MILLER, 

 3473 Amber St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



In December Oologist, I noticed de- 

 cription of an egg within an egg, and 

 you say that you had never heard of a 

 case of this sort before. For over 20 

 years I have had a little chicken's egg 

 in my collection fcund within an ordin- 

 ary chicken's egg by my aunt. The 

 egg is about the size of a Song Spar- 

 row's and of a dark yellowish color the 

 shell unlike the one described was not 

 pliable. I have read of other cases. 

 WM. R. WHARTON. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



EDITORIAL. 



After many vextious delays our New 

 Standard Catalogue is ready for deliv- 

 ery. We are not conceited enough to 

 claim that it is absolutely perfect. 



Recent developments since it went to 

 press convince us that a few prices may 

 not be just right, but we think it is 

 the best obtainable and we trust the 

 shape and style may suit the many who 

 collaborated in its conception. We re- 

 gret that lack of space and time for- 

 bids a Skin Catalogue at this time. 



A Correction. 



Unfortunately, in making up March 

 number our printer cut Mr. Foerster's 

 article on "Some Bird Songs" page 41 

 into two parts and failed to give the 

 author any credit for Robins vs. Rose- 

 breasted Grosbeak. This on pages 41 

 and 42 was a part of one article with 

 Redwing Blackbird on page 44. 



Publications Received. 



Journal of Maine Ornithological So- 

 ciety, Vol. VII, No. 1. 



American Ornithology, Vol. V. No. 3. 



Nature Study, Vol. XIV, No. 3. 



Wilson's Bulletin, Vol. XII, No. 1. 



The Condor, Vol. VII, No. 2. 



American Ornithology, Vol. V, No. 4. 



Universal Exchange Mag., Vol. 1, 

 No. 4. 



Amateur Naturalist, Vol. 2, No. 2. 



Penn. Div. of ZjoIo-v, Monthly Bull. 

 Vol. II, No. 10. 



Quarterly Bull, Vol. II, No. 3. . 



Review. 



Gleaningms No. IV, J. W. Jacobs. 



"Some Notes on the Birds of Monon- 

 galia, Co., W. Va. " 



An interesting account of two trips 

 through this territory. Of special in- 

 terest wa? his find of Cowbird's egg in 

 nest of Parula Warbler which seems to 

 be unu uil. Ed. 



