AJVIE^ICAFl OSPf^EY. 



Paul B. Haskell, Editor and Publisher. 



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 We solicit all correspondence peitainhia to Birds, 

 their Eggs, etc. 



SfjbbscripHon, 2oc. per year. 



SALUTATORY. 



We have long thought that the 

 mountain region of Kentucky pre- I 

 sented abundant material for study 

 in the science ot Ornithology — the 

 beautiful study of nature's inno- 

 cent plumaged tribe — and in pre- . 

 senting our small and first issue, we 

 promise a larger and finer num- 

 ber soon. 



We thank our many friends for 

 nunerous articles, some of which 

 we will be obliged to use in next 

 i ;sue for want of space. 



Hoping you will assist us in the 

 proper presentation of Ornithology, 

 we wish you a Happy New Year. 



We are in receipt of a handsome 

 work entitled "Nests and Eggs of 

 North American Birds," by Oliver 

 Davie of Columbus, Ohio. It gives 

 the breeding range of each species, 

 the time of nesting, the exact num- 

 ber of eggs laid, their color and the 

 chief characteristics of the birds. All 

 the names by which the birds are 

 known in different localities are also 

 given. The work consists of 475 

 pages, and thirteen full-page en- 

 gravings. 



We take pleasure in announcing 

 the fact that F. B. Webster, 409 

 Washington St., Boston, Mass., 

 proprietor of the Naturalists' Supply 

 Depot has one of the best houses of 

 its kind found in America. He has 

 been in the business a number of 

 years and has established a reputa- 

 tion in this line of science. 



Mr Webster is also publisher of 

 the Ornithologist and Oologist, a 

 magazine devoted to the study of 

 birds, their nests and eggs. 



We call attention to the exchange 

 columns on page four. It will ap- 

 pear in each issue and we hope 

 that it will prove advantageous to 

 our readers. 



(Continued from 2d page.) 

 The nest is made in a natural 

 cavity, the shape of which is often 

 considerably altered by the birds, 

 giving rise to the opinion held b} T 

 some that they excavate the nests 

 themselves. It is generally not far 

 from the ground, although I saw- 

 one in a deserted Woodpecker's 

 hole over fifty feet high. 



It is composed of dried grass and 

 leaves, hair, hog bristles, paper, etc. 

 The eggs are from five to eight in 

 number on the average, sometimes 

 more. One nest found May 10, 1888, 

 contained only four young birds. 

 The eggs are white, sprinkled with 

 reddish-brown, the measurement 

 slightly exceeding .50X.75 of an 

 inch. 

 L. Otley Pindar, Hickman. Ky. 



