THE AMERICAN OS PREY. 



Tlii* Ainyi;Lcan Ospi:ey. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Ornith- 

 ology and Oology. 



Published by 

 W. G. Talmadge, Plymouth, Conn. 



Terms, per year, - - - .30 



General Agents : 



E. M. Davis, 24 Fairchilcl St., Madison, 



Wis. 

 R. W. Eord, Bristol. Conn. 



X'aturalisto' PullisliiDg House, Prinhrs, Rutland. Vi 



June, 1885. 



EDITORIAL. 



Among the improvements this month in 

 our little sheet, we have devoted more 

 space to reading matter and less to adver- 

 tisements, and also inserted an exchange 

 column. To all, whether subscribers or 

 not, we have decided to make the price of 

 an exchange notice, not exceeding twenty- 

 five words, 10 cents. 



The Museum is the title of a large and 

 finely printed illustrated magazine hailing 

 from Philadelphia, Pa. It is worthy of 

 the support of any collector and the pub- 

 lisher lias our best wishes for' its future 

 success. 



Among the new natural history papers 

 received we note the following : Our Birds, 

 The Ornithologist, The Western Oologist 

 and the Pacific Science monthlv. 



NOTES. 



The English Sparrow is the most pro* 

 J lific of all our birds. 



The eggs of the Baltimore Oriole often 

 have brown scrawl 1 on them. 



"Tip-up" is a common name by which 

 the ^Spotted Sandpiper is known. 



The correct name of the bird common- 

 ly known as "Shite Poke 11 is Green Her- 

 on. 



The eggs of the Pewee are sometimes 

 spotted with a few reddish-brown spots 

 near the larger end. 



The Whip-poor-wiil lavs two eggs of a 

 creamy ground color, with blotches, lines 

 and spots of different shades of light 

 brown and lavender. 



The Fish Crow is smaller than our com- 

 mon crow and is a maritime bird, a habit- 

 ant of the south Atlantic and Gulf coast 

 in the southeast, and of the Pacific coast 

 from Oregon to Alaska in the northwest 

 regions. 



Paste for Labels. — For adhesive 

 labels dissolve i^- oz. common glue which 

 has laid a day in cold water, with some 

 sugar candy and f oz. gum Arabic, in 6 

 oz. hot water, stirring constantly till the 

 whole is homegeneous. If this paste is 

 applied to labels with a brush and allowed 

 to dry, they will then be ready for use by 

 merely moistening with the tongue. 



EXCHANGES. 



Announcements of Exchanges, Wants, 

 etc., inserted under this head at 10 cents 

 ; per 25 words. Notices over 25 words at 

 Mr. R. W. Ford has just received a I one-half cent per word. 



large quantity of Gambel's White-crowned j 



Sparrow's eggs, from a noted collector in j A list of 25 first-class eggs for ex- 

 California. They are perfectly authentic ! change. Send lists at once to 

 specimens and we advise every collector W. G. TALMADGE, 



to send as they are very rare. , Plymouth. Conn. 



