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Paul B. Haskell, Editor and Publisher. 



A monthly issued on the first of each month, devoted 

 to the study of Ornithology and Oology. 



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 continued advancement in the period- 

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ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. 

 Empidonax acadicus, Gmel. 



A late arrival of high merit is The 

 American Fish and Game Warden, of 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. The second issue is 

 before us and presents an excellent speci- 

 men of typographical neatness. Those 

 who are interested in the protecion of 

 tish and game in general could not in- 

 vest one dollar to better advantage than 

 to subscribe to this journal. 



We will for a short time longer take 

 advertisements, etc., for our new direct- 

 ory. Remember that this directory will 

 contain advertisements of all the prin- 

 ciple collectors and dealers in natural 

 history in the U. S., also foreign coun- 

 tries; so if you call yourself a lively col- 

 lector you should by all means have 

 your advertisement in it. For full par- 

 ticulars and rates send to this office or 

 Mr. Eetson Balliet, Des Moines, Iowa. 



In the Eastern part of the United States 

 these little birds are more or less abun- 

 dant. His well-known chirp is heard 

 along all of our woody ravines where, in 

 the swinging limbs of the beech and 

 other trees he suspends his nest. Mr. 

 Acadicus is not a very large bird, 

 averaging in length about six inches, 

 extent of wings 8.75 inches. He is yel- 

 lowish slaty above, and beneath is tinged 

 with yellow. Wings are darker with 

 three yellowish white bars running 

 across. Under wings whitish with a de- 

 cided yellowish cast. Tail is very near 

 like wings and contains eleven feathers. 

 Bill is black above, and white beneath. 

 Keet are purplish black, and eyes arc; 

 pure black. 



I dare say no oologist in the section 

 east of the Mississippi has not taken a 

 walk in the woods without being met 

 with Acadicus sitting still on some limb, 

 every once in a while uttering his 

 "what -d'-see, what-d'-ye-see," but that 

 he would be a little startled and try to 

 find the maker of such music. 



I have studied the habits of this inter- 

 esting Flycatcher this season more than 

 I ever dreamed of before, and find it 

 rather pleasant watching him in his love 

 making, nest-building and rearing his 

 young. 



In this locality he arrives about the 

 first of May, and in a few weeks begins 

 nest-making, and by the last of May or 

 first of .June the nest contains its lull 

 complement of eggs. In about fifteen or 

 eighteen days the eggs hatch and then 

 the parents are busy for the next three 

 weeks catching flies. 



The eggs are usually three in number, 

 although two are frequently found, and 

 some collectors report as many as four 

 being found in a nest. Their color, is 

 light yellowish with a fresh- -olor 

 tint when fresh, and are generally mark- 

 ed with dots of light reddish-brown 



