S. carolinedsis, but the under parts— how 

 pretty! The throat is white. Thence, all 

 the rest of the under parts are of a beau- 

 tiful rust-red color, forming a pleasing 

 contrast with the snow-covered ground 

 as he approaches it, running nimbly 

 along the lower rail of some forest- 

 bounding fence. He is, indeed, a pleas- 

 ing, pretty and a striking form. 



Sitta canadensis breeds well to the 

 north of us, as the specific part of his 

 scientific name would naturally suggest. 

 Neil Franklin Posson, 

 Medina, N. Y. 



A CURIOUS SIGHT. 



One evening, just at dusk, I was walk- 

 ing through a small wood-lot, when I 

 noticed Don, my dog, nosing something 

 around in a bunch of grass. I started to 

 see what it was, and just then a Wood- 

 cock started up, flew a short distance and 

 lit. I immediately called the dog back, 

 thinking he had found a nest of eggs or 

 young birds. I waited a few moments 

 and the old bird flew back and commenc- 

 ed making a low clucking noise. The 

 grass was too high to see her only when 

 she moved. She soon rose and I could 

 plainly see that she had a young bird in 

 her claws. This was repeated three times. 

 She flew but a short distance with the 

 first one, carrying it over the fence into 

 the next woods; the last three she car- 

 ried about five rods, leaving them in a 

 small patch of wild grass, she then re- 

 turned and carried the first one to the 

 place in which she had left the others. 

 When she came back each time she 

 would make that peculiar whistling 

 noise-with her wings; but when she was 

 canving a young bird she flew close to 

 the ground and made no noise at all. 



I have heard of this curious habit be- 

 fore, but this, was the first and only time 

 I ever saw it done. K. C. A. 



Wayne Co., Mich. 



WANTED — To exchange rare cacti 

 and fossils for birds' eggs in sets. J. if. 

 Tallichet, Austin, Texas. 



WANTED. — Singles in exchange for 

 sets and singles. H. M. Guilford, 189 N. 

 Aldrich Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 



WANTED —To exchange first-class 

 eggs in sets for same. I have a lot of 

 back numbers of magazines, (American, 

 IScribner's, Century, etc.) good as new, 

 uncut, to exchange for eggs or curios. 

 Write what you have. Paul B. Haskell, 

 Ashland, Ky. 



WANTED — A pair of Climbing Irons, 

 style No. 1, strapped ready for use, wili 

 give in exchange the following: 



1 Copy Chambers' Geology, good con- 

 dition. 



1 Copy Lattin's Handbook (1885), new. 



1 " Hints on Insect Collecting, new. 



1 "Dr. Carver" Gun, good condition. 



1 Gallon can, for making water blower. 

 B. S. Bowdish, Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y. 



AGENTS WANTED to introduce our perfected 

 Acoustic Telcpltones Every one put up is sure to 

 crate a demand for others. No peddling from house 

 to house, but selling to business and professional men. 

 who at once see its merits, and their need of it For 

 circulars and particulars, address, Herbert Tele- 

 phone Co. , 142 W. Van Buim St., Chicago, 111. 



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 Naturalists' Supply Depot. 



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 Succeeded, Xept. l, 1.^85, by 



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 Dealer in all articles required by Nat- 

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Bird Skins, Birds' Eggs, Curiosities 

 and Stuffed Specimens. 



Sole agent in the United Slabs for 

 Thomas Hurst's Artificial Glass Eyes. 



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Boston, Mass. 



