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i D. palmarum. Yellow red-poll. Not very common. It 
arrives the first -week in May. 
D. pirns. Pino-creeping warbler. Abundant, especially 
in the fall migrations. 
Perissoglossa ligrina, Cape May warbler. Rather rare, 
though in the spring of 1872 (April 3fith to May 5th) a num¬ 
ber of specimens were shot. On May 20th, this year, I 
was fortunate enough to secure a fine female. 
tSeiurus aurocapillus. Golden-crowned thrush. A com¬ 
mon summer resident. 
.S', noveboracensis. Small-billed thrush. Not common. 
Oporonm agilis. Connecticut warbler. Very rare. Shot 
mv only specimen, a flue full-plumaged male, on May 27th, 
1875. A female was shot in the same place only a day or 
two before. 
OcoihlypiH trichas. Maryland yellow-throat. An abund¬ 
ant resident. 
G. Philadelphia. Mourning warbler. Rare; saw five last 
season, four of which I secured. This seasonl shot a male 
and female on May 20th, showing that they arrive late. 
Icteria virens. Chat. The chats have been quite com¬ 
mon the last two seasons, though more often heard than 
seen. 
Myiodioctes milratus. Hooded warbler. Not common. 
During this season and in 1874, I did not see one. On 
May 8th, 1875, I saw at least a dozen males. 
M. pusillus. Wilson's black cap. Rather common in 
some localities; arrives about the second week in May. 
M. canadensis. Canada fly-cutehiug warbler. ’ Tolerably 
common, arriving about the third week in May, 
Setophuga rutieilla. Redstart. Very abundant summer 
resident. 
Several others have been shot here, hut I have never 
been fortunate enough to see one of them. Soon or later 
they vmsl join their kindred in my collection. I refer to 
the prolhonotary, Tennessee, Kentucky, aDd Kirtland’s 
warblers. 1 never heard of the prairie warbler being 
found here. H. Ernst. 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
Natuuai, History of Nova Scotia.— Dr. J. Bernard 
Gilpin, who has long been a prominent member of the 
Nova Scotian Institute, in whose transactions he has pub¬ 
lished many papers, has recently added two more. One is 
on the serpents of Nova Scotia; the list including the garter 
snake (Eulainia sirtalis), the black snak e (Basoanion stridor), 
the green snake (Ohlo)vsoma eermlis), the king snake (Dia- 
dolphin punclalus), and the red-bellied snako (Storeria occipi- 
tomueulata). Dr. Giipin enlarges in the most entertaining 
and valuable manner upon the habits of each species. The 
black snake is exceedingly rare, but all the species men¬ 
tioned breed there, depositing their eggs under stones 
where they are left to hatch some time after. Dr. Gilpin re¬ 
gards the fact of snakes receiving their numerous young 
into their stomachs for refuge as perfectly well established, 
and, alluding to the fact that the dog fish and other fishes 
do so, adds . “Future observers will be rewarded by 
witnessing our salamanders as well as our snakes watch¬ 
ing over their chaplet of leathery eggs, feuding their 
young, and both protcctiug and coaching thorn by their 
own bodies.” 
A second paper by Dr. Gilpin is on the smaller cetaceans 
inhabiting the shores of Nova Scotia. He makes out five 
species: The dolphin (Delpinus delpliis), the sea porpoise 
or cow fish (Lagenorhyncus leueopleurus), the common por¬ 
poise or pulling pig (Phocama americana), the white whale 
[Dc'phinaptm'us catodon), and the bottle-uose or black-fish 
(Glooioeephalus intermedins). Detailed accounts of the hab¬ 
its and characteristics of each of these is given, except of 
the white whale—to be distinguished from the arctic 
narwhal (Monoceros monodon )—which is only a straggler to 
Nova Scotia. To the history of the porpoises is added 
an interesting narrative of the dextrous way in which the 
Indians hunt and secure them. These pamphlets may 
probably be procured for half a dollar from the author at 
Digby, N. S., and would well repay the reader. 
SPRING AT MEACHAM LAKE. 
Meacham Lake, N. V., May 22d, 1576- 
Editor Forest and Stream 
la answer to your Inquiry in regard to the arrival of the birds in differ¬ 
ent localities, I send yon a few notes from my book:— 
March 15tb.— Saw two sheldrakes {Meryus merganser) in the open wa¬ 
ters about the mouth of the inlet. 
April 10th.—Three wild, geese and black docks (Anas obscura) amt 
five bine herons in the outlet. 
April 13th.— One bittern (Ardea txilis), one rail, hooded sheldrakes, 
amt tv single goose in the outlet. 
April 15th.—Ducks plenty In the outlet and inlet, which are free from 
Apvll 30lli-22il.-Blue-birds, ground sparrows, robins, cow bunting, 
kiugllsher, fox-eolored sparrow, and golden-winged woodpecker. Cliff 
swallows skimming along the ice and catching “sap dies." 
April Still.—The hermit thrush gurcnshisUrst soug this morning, and 
it almost makes me think that spring has come, bat us r look oat on the 
lake withits two feet of BOlid ice, I am reminded that it is still winter, 
with very good sleighing to the lirst neighbors, dye miles, though wi> 
have no suow about the house. 
May 1st.—Our greatest fall of snow for the winter, twenty inches. 
All the little birds are seeking shelter in the burns. Now my stock of 
planlain soeds come in play. I clear the snow from a spot in front of 
the house, throw the seeds out, end count thirty birds at one lime pick¬ 
ing up the seeds-suow birds, fox-eolored and other sparrows, hermit 
thi-ashest and snow bantings. 
May ad.-Fish hawks and gulls. Pigeons flying in all directions, and 
the partridges drumming. 
May 5th.— 1 The snow of the first has left us, and with It nearly all or 
the old suow. Going up the east shore to the boat I saw two deers; 
they looked as round and plimtp as in the fall. 
May 10th.—Caught our first trout in the open water at the head of the 
lake. Saw the first kingbird and bam swallows. 
May 1 tjI !i —The lake is clear of ice; this is the latest I ever knew it to 
hold. A. R. Fuller. 
PRAIRIE ORNITHOLOGY. 
Feotoke, Ill., May 16th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
1 wish to add a few birds to the list I sent you a short time ago. The 
yellow warbler is common bsrs all summer and breeds. So also are the 
blue-birds, redstart, ground sparrows (Poocete i gramineus?) and*Balti¬ 
more oriole. The scarlet tanager is not very common. I have seen as 
yet only one bobolink, bat think ihey breed here. I have seen bat one 
mud hen. Our list of birds is limited, as we have no woods or groves 
and nearly all the birds are such as nest- on the ground. A pair of robins 
have built a nest in my yard in a small evergreen tree close to the walk. 
I watched them building it. One, 1 supposed the female, would como 
with a straw in her beak, and instead of going directly to the nest, 
would alight on a tree near by, when, after seeing that the coast was 
clear, sho would fly to the tree and deposit the straw in Its proper place. 
Then she would sit in the nest, and turning round and round mould it 
with her breast Into the proper shnpe. Once sho came with a bit of mud 
in her beak, and flew directly tt> the nest, but, just before getting to it 
she saw a little girl standing in the walk, and immediately flew to an¬ 
other tree, where she waited till the girl was out ol sight. 
May I ask some or your correspondents to write to me on the subject 
of ornithology, especially those tn the west, as I am very anxious to ob¬ 
tain specimens of western birds’ eggs, particularly those of tile different 
quails in California? D. H. Eaton. 
Recent Arrivals at the Central Park Mr.NAUERiE.-Cne 
chati (Fells,mites), habitat Central America; presented by Mr .1. Du¬ 
rand. Two leopards (Ifelis leopard us). Two Florida tfnalla (Orlyx vir- 
giriamts); presented by Dr. D. W. Williamson. One salt water terra¬ 
pin (Emyspalustris); presented by Mr. G. L. Ticmeyer. Received in 
exchange: Three Carolina parrots (ConuruS carodnsnsis); two rc-il- 
bruueted grosbeaks (Bedgmeles ludiitticiands); one starting (Slurmes vul¬ 
garis); two skylarks (Alanda arrensis); two woodlarks (Alanda arborea); 
six Java sparrows (Padda oryzivora). The last four are natives of Eu¬ 
rope. W. A. Conklin, Director. 
Recent Arrivals at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden.— 
Thirteen homed louds (Phrynmoma cormula); presented by Cbas. No¬ 
ble, Philadelphia. Eleven prairie dogs (Cyrvomys ludavicianus ); born in 
the Garden. One golden-nnped amazon (Okry satis auripuUiala); pre¬ 
sented by Willie W. Walker, Philadelphia. One wild cat (Lynx rufus)\ 
purchased. One loggerhead turtle (Chelonia barelta); presented by 
Jerry Nolan, Philadelphia, and three utters, presented by John Fletcher, 
Philadelphia. Two screech owls (Shops M sin); presented byM. C. Tay¬ 
lor, Toughkcnamau, Pa. Arthur E. Buown, Gen. Supt. 
j?** and giver S™hiw- 
FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE. 
Trout, sahnn fontinalis. Shud. Alma. 
Salmon, 8atmo solar. • .Land-looked Salmon, SalrM Oloveri. 
Salmon Trout, Sulmo confinis. Grayling, Thymallvs tricolor, 
Black Bass, Microplerus nigricans. 
For list of seasonable ffles for June sec our ganc of June 8th. 
Fish in Market. —An abundance of fish of almost every 
variety known to our waters ornament the slabs of onr 
dealers, and prices are such as to bring even the delicacies 
within the reach of all. We quote: Striped bass from 18 
to 25c. per pound, according to the size of the fish; blue- 
fish, 8c.; salmon, 30c.; mackerel, 20c. each; shad, Connecti¬ 
cut River, 60c. each; weak-fish, 10c. per pound; white 
perch, 15c.; Spanish mackerel, 25c.; green turtle, 124c.; 
terrapin, $12 per dozen; halibut, 15c.; haddock, 8c.; king 
fish, 25c.; cod-fish, 8c.; black-fish, 10 to 15c.; flounders, 
8c.; porgies, 10c.; sea bass, 15c.; eels, 12 to 18c.; lobsters, 
10c.; sheepshead, 15c.; soft olnms, 60c. per 100; white-fish, 
15c. per pound; salmon trout, 20c.; brook trout, $1.; hard 
shell crabs $4 per 100; soft do., $1 per dozen; frog’s legs, 
50c. per pound. 
—The close season for brook trout terminates by law in 
Connecticut on June 15th. 
—Weak fishing has been very fine in the Great South 
Bay opposite Fire Island during the past week. The favor¬ 
ite mode of catching them is with rod and reel from a boat 
drifting in the channels. A light blue fish squid kept just 
clear of the bottom being used. The fish run about six- 
pounds in weight. Some excellent catches of sea bass have 
also been made near Fire Island. On Saturday last Mr. E. 
R. Wilbur and a friend took took fifty-one in a little over 
an hoar, the fisli ranging as high as two pounds in weight. 
The blue fish are now in the South Bay, but none have 
been taken “chumming” as yet. The boats arc having fair 
sport trolling outside the bar. 
Blue-fish have been abundant in the Lower Bay, off 
Sandy Hook, for the past ten days, and crowds of small 
craft have engaged in trolling with good success. 
—The shad season is nearly over on the Connecticut 
River, the present run being very thin; they are retailed 
ou the carts at ten cents a pound. 
—Sea bass are biting briskly at StOBey Creek, and at 
other places on Long Island Sound. 
—A correspondent writes to tell us that he has used fish 
roe as a bait, with a few threads from a woolen tippet 
wound around it to secure it to the hook; has caught both 
salt and fresh water fish in this way, including speckled 
trout, and seldom missed a bite. He says:— 
“I used to keep all the spare roe, and used about equal 
parts of salt and saltpetre Lo preserve it; pet litem, in bot¬ 
tles corked (air light), anil kept in a cool place, I own I 
was not so successful with the preserved roe as the fresh, 
but if the fish were hungry it made little difference. I 
have kept roe for a year.” 
—Our correspondent, 8. C. C., killed 1,000 pounds of fish 
to his own rod in 38 days, last spring, at Mosquito Inlet, 
Florida, comprising sheepshead, red bass, salt water trout, 
whiting, blackfish, grunts, scup, groupers, rock groupers, 
cavalli, snappers, drum, bezugas, pigflsh, catfish, sharks, 
and rays. Besides these common species, are occasionally 
taken specimens of more southern and tropical forms, 
which variety addB much to the interest of a day's sport in 
these waters. 
—A Washington correspondent doesn’t hanker after Po¬ 
tomac River bass. He says :— 
“Last year I caught a great many, and nearly every sec¬ 
ond fish I got had a worm sticking out either close by the 
dorsal fin or just by the tail, and 1 have cut the fish and 
traced the worm nearly to the back of the head. This 
worm was a bluish green. One bass I caught with no ap¬ 
pearance of worm outside, but being shy of eating them 
after seeing those worms I split him up the back and found 
the. remains of one about the thickness of a match, as red 
as a picco of meat, and quite hard. Since then I cannot 
say I relish bass." 
Fish of Russia. —The fish fauna of Russia, which com¬ 
prises the cray fish, lampbrey, eels, perch, roach, pike, 
tench, chub, bream, dace, trout, grayling, and all the com¬ 
mon kinds met with in England, includes many others un¬ 
known in British waters, such as the sturgeon, ide, pike 
perch, silurus glanus, Saluio hucho, 8. spurius, S. autum¬ 
nal is, and S. spectabiiis. 
—The French fishermen finding the supply of the roe of 
the American codfish, which they use as bait in their sar¬ 
dine fisheries, inadequate to meet their demand, have dis¬ 
covered that grasshoppers pounded into a paste caD be 
made lo so closely resemble the roe as to deceive the moat 
intelligent sardine. The French Government has therefore 
begun the importation of grasshoppers from Algeria on a 
large scale, with a view to -giving the experiment a thor¬ 
ough lest.— American Grocer. 
Now comes the glorious opportunity for the impoverished 
dwellers in the Far West to make money ont of the invad¬ 
ing hosts that have foraged upoil their country. Let them 
gather grasshoppers by the ton, pound them to a paBle, and 
ship them to France, 
Fishing Movements. —The number of fishing arrivals 
at this port, the past week, has been 57, viz.; 13 from the 
Graud Banks, 4 from Western Banks, 37 from Georges, 1 
from Fortune Bay, N. F., and 2 from southern mackerel- 
ing trips. The Georgcsmeu are meeting with poor success, 
and w ere the mackerel fishery more promising the fleet 
would be greatly diminished; but as yet, mackerel have 
not put in an apeurtiuce in any quantities, and the one 
branch is not more lucrative than the other. The receipts 
of fish for the week have been 488,000 pounds of cod-fish 
from Georges; 260,000 du. from Western and Grand Banks, 
843,000 pounds halibut, about 100 barrels mackerel and 
some 1,400 barrels Fortune Bay herring in bulk, the latter 
selling at auction at 45c. per barrel unpacked. The large 
receipts of halibut this seasou has opened to the market a 
new food supply, choice pickled halibut being offered to the 
Western trade at $8 per barrel- — Cape Ann Advertiser, )Q(h. 
East Hampton—June 19th. —The well known lake at East 
Hampton, has been visited by a large number of anglers, 
and some have been very successful. The enterprising 
landlord of the Belle House at East Hampton, has put a 
large number of salmon trout into the lake recently, and 
visitors may expect some fine sport with the new fish some 
day, in addition to the native stock. 
f Massachusetts— New Bedford, June 9th, 1876.—The 
warm days of June have started up our amateur fishermen, 
and in the windows of some of our saloons may be seen 
fine displays of the spotted trout, but all these were eclips¬ 
ed by the “catch” of Dr. Frank Ward, whose skill as Den¬ 
tist and “troutist" is well known to our citizens, who re¬ 
turned yesterday from a two day's visit to a neighboring 
town with twenty fish, the largest weighiug two pounds and 
seven ounces, arid several of the others over one and a half 
pouuds each. The first sword fish of the seasou was yester¬ 
day brought in by the veteran in that line, Capt. Uobb, of 
pilot boat Hornet. Concha. 
" New Jersey— Barnegat Inlet—Kinsey's Ashley House, 
June 9th.— June 2d. Blue-fish scarce, and run small, 
only one to three pur boat taken. Black-fish and sea bass 
plenty. June 3d. No blue-fishiDg. June 4tli, do.; June 
5lli. do.; Jube 6th. A large school entered the in¬ 
let at five o’clock P. M., they ran from four to six pounds. 
Geo. B. Dixon and W. W. Twaddell, of Philadelphia, 
look 200 pouuds blue-fish; Hugh Mcilvane and I. G. 
Mcilvane, of Philadelphia, ninety pounds; D. L. Kelller, 
C. Tucker, and ladies, of Philadelphia, forty bloe-iish, 210 
pounds; Oapl. B. Predmore and party, 210 pounds. June 
7th. lulet and outside the bar alive with blue fish; D.L. 
Ketler and ladies, forty-two blue-fish, smallest weighing 
six pounds, largest nine and three-quarter pounds; Chas. 
D. Middleton and ladies, Germantown, Pa., 200 pounds; 
Hugh Mcllvaue and son, thirty-five pounds; Capt. R. Pot- 
ur, Tom's River, forty-eight blue fish, none weighing less 
thau eight pounds; Win. Beatty, Newark, 180 pounds; C. 
E. Cauierly, Philadelphia, forty-Rlde blue-fish average 
seven pounds. Junc8ih. Blowing a gale from southward, 
too rough for sailing, some boats eatue in with from ten 
lo fifteen each. R. 
Canada—A ew Brunswick, June 8th. —The water keeps 
unusually high in all the rivers ou the north shore of New 
Brunswick. Parlies were lo start on the first troutiug 
trips of lhe>soasou on Monday, 5th, but there was heavy rain 
on the 4lb, which cont inued the 5tli, and increased the volume 
of water very considerably, besides uusellling it. As clear 
water is a sine qua non to angling, the rains have had the 
effect of putting the season back four or five days. The 
thermometer stood at 88" in the shade at the Miramiehi 
towns on Friday, 2d instant. Ou Saturday night, Sunday, 
and Monday it was down lo 45°. Fly fishing would be an 
impossibility in such a temperature, especially when it cov¬ 
ered a swollen stream. The 8t. Lawrence Advance says 
that the first salmon caught on the north shore of New 
Brunswick this season was tukcu by Mr. Jonathan Noble 
at Fox Island, Miramiehi, on the Queen’s Birthday—24th. 
of May. The same paper says lliatsalmou appeared earlier, 
and are of larger average size this year on the north shore 
lhaU for the three years previous. 
P. 8.—Since writing you, Messrs. J. M. Ruddock and R. 
McAndrews, who had gone off quietly to Indianlowu on 
the evening of the 4th, have returned. They say they 
made their calculations for the trip, and were not to be de¬ 
terred by the rain. They got a twelve pound black sal¬ 
mon, a grilse, four large trout, and a dozen and leu smaller 
ones. The grilse weighed six pounds, one trout five 
pounds, and three others averaged four pouuds each. They 
fished about six hours. They report the water a foot deep 
over ludiantown wharf, and they oouid not get out ou the 
point just below the brook. Such a fare, under the cir¬ 
cumstances, promises a splendid run in two or three flays. 
D. G. S. 
M dskOka— Gravenhwst, June 9th. —Trout in the Hock- 
Rock arc very plentiful this year. I caught forty-two last 
Alouday, nineteen on Tuesday, and fourteen ou Wednes¬ 
day atlei noon. They averaged four ounces each; rather 
a small average, but the larger ones, about halt a pound, 
gave us Some good sport. I used both the fly and worms 
for bait at the same time,' catching two trout at once some¬ 
times. Pickerel fi.-hing is splendid in Muskoka Lake; no 
trouble in getting twenty to thirty pounds of an evening, 
