The Hawkcye 0. and O. 



brains, apparently from pure spite. 



Be that as it ma} - , I know of no bird-brains that we can 

 better spare than those of Passer domzsticus, and so I say, 

 long live Lviiits Borealis. The Northern Shrike summers 

 far to the north of us and, in very severe winters, I think he 

 eoes farther south than this. 



E. A. Browne, of Florence, Wyoming, found a brood of 

 ten Monkey-faced Owls a short time ago. The largest has 

 become tame and is both intelligent and amusing. Their 

 faces are simply ludicrous and would make a dyspeptic laugh. 



PRIZE COMPETITION. 



Desiring to issue iooo extra copies of the October issue 

 for circulation in Cresco and vicinity and wishing to secure a 

 considerable quantity of manuscript of interest to the general 

 reader we make the following prize offer: 

 Best article on collecting experiences — Languill's "Our Birds 



in Their Haunts." 

 2d best — Davie's "Nests and Eggs." 



Best article on bird protection as viewed by the ornitholo- 

 gist — 250 handsomely printed letter heads and envelopes. 

 Best article on taxidermy — Maynard's Manual, 

 Best article on geology — The "Great Divide," one year. 



All articles to be in on or before the 28th of October, to 

 contain about 700 words, rather less than more, and to be- 

 come the property of the magazine. 



In the awarding of the prizes the best will be those of 

 most interest to the general public, though other articles will 

 be entered and considered fairly as well; uninterested judges 

 will be secured to decide upon the relative merits. 



