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neat. wttB built; in a slouch, and was ftrnily fastened to (lead roods 
and bulrushes; it was made of dry grass and lined with line prairie 
grass. I also fonnd a nest containing three eggs of the king-bird. The 
nost was built in an apple tree abont four or five feet from the ground. 
Six neats of the mourning dove were discovered. The nest Is built of a 
few Bticka and a little grass, and is scarcely more than a platform, just 
sufficiently hollowed to keep the eggs from rolling out. It is built in 
apple and locust trees about four feet from the ground. Of the nests 
found some had young ones, seemingly just hatched, and one contained 
a young bird and an egg which was fresh. They lay only two eggs. 
Several nests of brown thrashers were fonnd containing young; also of 
robins. On June 3d I secured seven eggs of the bittern {Botaurus len¬ 
tiginosis) known here as “thunder-pump.” The nest was built on the 
ground, and was nothing more than a riight hollow with a few spears of 
grass for the eggs to lie on. The eggs are nearly as large as hen’s eggs, 
of an olive green in color, and were nearly hatched. D. II. Eaton. 
may songsters at springfied. 
Springfield, Mass., June 10th. 
Editor Forest and Stkiam:— 
The following list of birds were seen during May in this vicinity:— 
May 1-10—White-throated, chipping and song sparrows, blue-birds, 
Tobins, kingfishers, king-birds, Baltimore orioles, crow blackbirds, yel¬ 
low red-polled warbler. 
10-ir>.— Least flycatcher, Blackbnrnian and yellow-rtimpcd warblers, 
wood and Wilson's thrashes, brown thrasher, barn swallows, golden- 
crownod thrush, white-crowned sparrows, Nashville and bine yellow- 
backed warblers, cat-birds, purple finch, solitary vireo, black-throated 
blue and black-throated green warblers, rfdstart, black-and-white 
creeper, blue jay, crows, and chestnut-sided warbler. 
15-20.—Chimney swallows, chewink, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted 
grosbeak, hermit thrush, black-capped titmouse, summer yellow bird, 
Maryland yellow-throat, pine warbler, humming bird, red-eyed vireo, 
white-crowned sparrow, red-cycd vireo, prairie warbler, spotted sand¬ 
piper, bobolink, pbcebe-bird. 
20-25.—White-bellied and bank swallows; eave swallows nesting. 
25-31.—Grass-finches nesting; bay-breasted warbler, Acadian fly¬ 
catcher. black-and-yellow and black-poll warblers, Canadian fly-catcher, 
red-winged blaclc-bird, orchard oriole, indigo-bird, and mourning war¬ 
bler observed. Fred H. Keyes. 
MARCH MEMORANDA. 
Lebanon, St. Clair Co., lib, June 12th. 
Editor Forest and Stream 
The appended notes on tbe arrival and nesting of several of the migra¬ 
tory birds common here in summer may be of service to your readers: 
On Febrnary 11th a Wilson’s snipe was seen. This was a straggler, as 
they are very rarely seen so early in this locality* On March 3d I noticed 
the first arrival of the towhee bunting, which rarely winters here. On 
the 8th crow black-birds were migrating northward. On the 13th wild 
pigeons arrived, though not- in abundance, and the first woodcock was no¬ 
ticed. Red-winged black-birds, killdeer, plovers, kingfishers, and wood 
pewees arrived tne following day. They were much later last year. On 
the 17th soveral wood ducks were seen, and Lhe first golden plovers and 
snipes tTi'ingOide* maculalarim). Wilson’s snipe first appeared on the 
18th, and golden plovers became common. On the20th T noticed a small 
flock or cedar-bird which wore the first seen here s^ice March, 1875. 
They are common in this locality in cold winters. Plovers, ducks, and 
geese were abundant by the 28th, and bine-birds and crow black birds 
were migrating. On the 30th fox-colored sparrows were abundant; they 
are common here the whole winter. A few doves also arrived. 
Wm, L. Jones. 
Arrivals at the Central Park Menagerie, June 17 to 24.— 
One oryx {Oryx leuc.oryx) of North Africa; two hog deers ( Cervus por- 
cinus) of India; one fallow deer ( Dama vulgaris) of Europe; one zebra 
(Equu# B'irchsUi) of South Africa; one leopard (Felis leopardus) of In¬ 
dia; two spotted hyenas (Hycertfi crocula) of Sooth Africa; two crested 
porcupines (Hystrix cristata) of Africa and other parts of the Old World; 
nine cygnets of the European swan ( CygtiUS olor) bred in the menagerie; 
and one pea fowl (Pavo emtutus) of India, also bred in the menagerie, 
W. A. Conklin, Birector. 
Jpfi? gmnel. 
The Centennial Bench Show.— The Commissioners, 
have decided to change the date for holding the bench 
show of dogs from the 1st of September until Monday 
the 4th, and instead of continuing it a week to reduce the 
time to four days, closing the show ou the 8th. The en¬ 
tries will close on August 1st. This change is a decided 
improvement and will result in a much larger representa¬ 
tion. We cordially recommend all of our readers who 
possess fine dogs to send them to Philadelphia, and make 
the show one worthy of the occasion. 
Fox Hoonds on Staten Island— The Staten Island 
Shooting and Hunting Association, composed of C. M. 
Johnson, J. F. Kathyen, C. Tranter, and others, are not 
only taking active measures to protect the game of that 
island, but are selecting a kennel of superior fox hounds. 
Among which, are Keeler and Tyler, a couple of black, tan 
and white dogs from the kennel of Mr. W. Martin, of 
York River, Va, and a fawn-colored bitch, Music, from the 
kennel of Capt. A. C. Evans, of Independence Hill, Prince 
William Co., Va. Music is now heavy with pup by Col. 
Payne’s celebrated stock dog, Tough. They have also the 
dog Blue and bitch Cloud (one year old) fiom the kennel of 
A. A. Ross, Esq., Addeson, Somerset Co., Pa., a very 
promising couple of young hounds, colors, iron grey and 
black and tan; and, besides, they have Bleaker, an extra 
fine black, white and tan hound from the famous Joe 
Donohue kennel, of Hackensack, N. J.; and then, too, 
they have for stock purposes the imported bitch, Gypsie, 
belonging to Mr. Nathaniel Drake, of N. J., color, black, 
tan and white, one of the best specimens of the English 
fox hound we have ever met with, and as Bbe is now in 
pup, by Keiler, the club are anticipating something extra in 
the way of a superior strain of stylish fox hounds. And 
as those gentlemen are both eulhusiuslic and energetic in 
the cause, the youngsters are frequently given an opportu¬ 
nity to distinguish themselves on a "drag" hunt, and the 
citizens around about are enabled to see a splendid run of 
the dogs and to hear their melodious voices. 
—The New York Kennel Club claims tbe name of Daisy 
for a lemon and white pointer pup of Mr. Orgill’s Lilly by 
Mr. Steele’s Flake. 
THE CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW. 
T HE eighth Bench Show, held under the auspices of 
the English Kennel Club, had just closed at the 
date of our last English advices. That there has been no 
diminution iu the interest in dog matters across the water 
is evidenced by the fact that, notwithstanding there was a 
Sunday intervening, and that the numerous cases of dog 
poisoning in and about London of late had somewhat 
alarmed would-be exhibitors, there were 1,143 entries ex¬ 
clusive of the puppies. For pointers there were no less 
than twelve classes, embracing fifty-eight entries. Iu the 
champion classes the prizes fell to Mr. Wippell’s Wagg, 
Mr. Salter’s Luua, Mr. Fletcher’s Don, and Mr. While- 
house’s Pearl, Cedric, and Minnie, animals all well known 
to fame. In the ordinary classes, Mr. Willis’ Dot, Mr. 
Price’s Eos Cymry, Mr. Salter’s Mali, Mr. S. Price’s Mike, 
Mr. Field’s Dick, Mr. Whitehouse’s Reine, Mr. Brew is’ 
Roy. Mr. McBride’s Juno, and Mr. R. J. L. Price’s “Mrs. 
James Pender” were found in the prize list. Mab was 
claimed at the catalogue price of £35. Dot could have 
been bought for £30, but was not claimed. 
In the ten classes for setters there were 115 entries, the 
finest lot of dogs ever brought together. Mr. G. Jones' 
Rap was first iu the champion class for English setters 
(dogs), beating such animals as Mr. Povey Sim’s Dash, Mr. 
Shirley's Rock, and Mr. Brandretli’s Ginx’s Baby. Mr. 
Llewellin took first m the champion bitch class with Prin¬ 
cess, the awards in the other classes falling to Mr. Llewel- 
liu’s Remus, Mr. Macdona’s Banger II, Mr. Laverack's 
Cora, Mr. Barclay Field’s Bass, Mr. Parson’s Grouse, Mr. 
Trevithick’s Ronald, Mr. Parson’s Floss, and Mr. Bran- 
dreth’s Dip II. In Irish setters, Mr. Hilliard won with 
Palmerston, Mr. Metis (Tie with Mina, and Mr. Jephson in 
the puppy class with Rufus. Regarding this class Bell's 
Life says:— 
“The setters were quite a feature at the show, eight cham¬ 
pions being a number never before arrived at. I have al¬ 
ways liked champion Rock better than Rap, as his putting 
together is so much better; Rap falls away behind. How¬ 
ever, he got first hero in a very strong class, for Rock, Pe¬ 
ter, Bandit, and Simm’s Dash, are all nearly Al. In cham¬ 
pion bitches Mr. Llewellin was well in front with Princess, 
and the open dog class, numbering nineteen, went to the 
same kennel by tbe aid of Remus, a three-parts bred Lav- 
erack, as he is by Prince out of Ruby by Fred II. A good- 
looking dog be is, with a very beautiful head, aud a lot of 
setter character about him, but lie is a bit straight iu the 
hind-quarters, aud hardly so powerfully put together as 
one likes to see them. Blue Prince would take the palm 
for power, as he has about the best lliighs and bind-quar¬ 
ters of any dog in England, and he stamps it on his get; 
but what has his owner been doing with his coat? It used 
to be very good, but now Prince is as rough as a water 
spaniel. This, 1 expect, told against him. Mr. Brandreth’S 
Rock II was by far the best made dog of the party-low, 
lengthy, good shoulders, back and loins, and bent stifles, 
lie has grown a trifle clumpy about the head, but this 
slight defect sho*)d not have put him out of court here, as 
he possesses all the other setter requisites. Ranger II is 
not a well made one, as, to begin with, he stands out at the 
elbows, and he gets worse as he gets older, and Mr. Fletch¬ 
er’s Bounce should be cut off just iu front—for bis hind- 
quarter is wretched—with his middling loins and straight 
thighs. Perhaps Mr. Lort was right in discarding Blue 
Prince on account of his coat, but I cannot he got out of 
the way of thinkiug that Rock II and Blue Prince were 
the best in the class. I have not much to say against the 
bitch judging, for any judge of a setter must have seen 
that Mr. Laverack's Cora, as a piece of animal conforma¬ 
tion, is as near perfection as possible, and the texture of 
her coat is simply perfect. Mr. Barclay Field’s Bess is, as 
I realized at Maidstone, a very grand one, and Mr. Llewel- 
lln's Phantom should certainly have been next to her, if 
not equal, for she is a very beautiful bitch, the same gen¬ 
tleman’s Puzzle being also vory handsome, though hardly 
come to her best yet. I did not care about the third, or a 
lot of the commended ones; but only fancied the four I 
mentioned. The black and Ians were headed in point of 
merit by Mr. T. Bassett’s Duke, a wonderfully handsome 
dog that was picked out by Mr. Evans to win at Maidstone; 
nowhewasnot for competition, so was led into the ring 
by mistake, and the real wiuner Mr. E. L. Parson’s Grouse, 
the same kenuel taking the bitch class with Floss.” 
Another Valuable Importation .—The steamship 
State of Virginia arrived at New York June 10th, having 
on board for D. F. Charles, Esq., of Albany, N. Y., the 
setter dog Nina. Nina is of the oldest and best blood in 
Great Britain. She was sired by the celebrated Rufus, 
who won the first prize at the Bodwine exhibition, as in 
all respects the finest dog there; also the second prize at 
Plymouth. With these two exceptions he was never 
shown. Rufus was bred by J. S. Boler, Esq., with Blaze 
for his sire and Rose for hi3 dam. Mr. Boler has his ped¬ 
igree from 1784 without stain or stint. Nina’s dam was 
Mr. Webber’s Sal, bred by Col. Justempcr. The dam of 
Sal was Belle. For forty years this breed has been in his 
family. Nina is in whelp by Royal, who received the 
prize at the Glasgow show in 1874. 
—Let us say to our shooting friends who may need the 
services of a skillful and careful breaker or a proper place 
to have their dogs boarded, that Mr. H. Van Schoeckhas 
taken a place at Pennington, N. J., where he has ample 
accommodation ior a large kennel of dogs. We have 
known Mr. Van S. for many years, and have had several 
setters and pointers very nicely broken by him; and as he 
always keeps the dogs in good condition and is -to be re¬ 
lied upon in all relating to the care and management of dogs 
entrusted to him we take pleasure in recommending him 
to all who may need his services. His charge for boarding 
dogs is $4 per month. 
Pennington is situated eight miles north of Trenton, N. 
J., about 35 miles from Philadelphia, and about 60 miles 
from New York on the-line of the new railroad route via 
New Jersey Central and North Pennsylvania Railroad. 
See advertisement. 
—From Mr. Ethan Ar’in, of Pomfort Centre, Conn. 
We are in receipt of a good photograph of his famous 
bitch, Coscy. Although the coat of Cosey is rather more 
curly above the stern than we would wish to see, yet, 
take her altogether, she shows evidence of a fine high-bred 
setter bitch, as we are informed she is. But as we arc 
promised a few days’ shooting over her next autumn, we 
will then be better able to judge of her merits. 
—We are informed by Mr. W. J. Conover, of Mon¬ 
mouth, N. J., that his Gordon seller bitch, Flora, visited 
Mr. Forman Taylor’s one-eyed Soncho on the 33d of 
May, and that he is anticipating some valuable stock from 
tbe cross. _ _ 
—Gentlemen desirous of purchasing fine red Irish pup¬ 
pies will find some capital ones mentioned in our advertis¬ 
ing columns. 
—On Monday, 36th inst., Mr. Jas. E. Doxscy received 
per steamer City of Berlin, from Mr. Jno. Barry, of Tralee, 
Ireland, a brace of fine red Irish setter dogs for the 8t, 
Louis Kennel Club, to whom they have been forwarded. 
Standard op Excellence and Points Governing 
Bench Shows op Dogs. —We are frequently applied to for 
information as to the points by which dogs are judged at 
bench shows. In the Fancier's Gazette (Eng.) we find 
the following rules, which are observed in England, and 
which have also been adopted at recent bench shows in 
this country:— 
THE ENGLISH SETTER. 
Head long, and somewhat narrow, with a fair distance 
from the eye to the end of the nose, which should not he 
snipy or ant-eater like; skull a little prominent,; ears set on 
low and flat, not thrown back; the least, stop just above or 
across the eyes; jaws level, with a little fullness of lip 
just at the back of the mouth; eye large, but not protrud¬ 
ing, with a quick appearance; neck thin and deep at sett ins- 
in on chest, moderately long and slightly arched, with no 
appearance of throatiness; shoulder-blades long and well 
receding at the points, with a flatness at shoulder-sides not 
noticed in any other dog; narrow at shoulder-point, but 
great muscular development in the shoulder-blades aud 
fore-arms; chest verv deep, not over narrow between the 
fore-legs. It is seldom you find the setter with such a 
round, cat-like foot as the pointer. Fore legs strong and 
muscular in the fore arm; leg straight, with a slight, elas¬ 
tic-like appearance; foot moderately round, but oftener 
flat; back wide, deeply ribbed, lowering slightly from the 
shoulder to the hip; loins wide and very muscular; stifles 
full and well developed; hock well bent; stern carried al¬ 
most level with tbe back, a moderate length, well flagged 
from the root,, wearing off to nothiug at tip of stern ; coat 
wavy or strlght, fine, and silky, free from curl, especially 
on hind-quarters. • 
POINTS IN JUDGING. 
Head . 
Neck. 
Shoulders. 
Lens. 
Feet. 
Loins and Thigh* 
Coal. 
Stem.... 
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15 
10 
10 
5-100 
In our next and subsequent issues we will give the 
points for Irish and Gordon setters, pointers, and spaniels, 
Kennel Produce.— Mr. J. E. Fisher's red Irish setter bitch Belle, 
whelued on 15th inst. five pnps, two dogs and three gyps, by llumillon 
Thompson's Dick. They areal) blood-red and doing well. 
Men and giver gishitig. 
FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE. 
FBEPK WATER, 
front. Sol-mo fonlmaiis. 
Salmon, Salmo solar. . 
Sainton Trent, Salmo confirm. 
L.and-lockeil Salmon, Salmo Gloveri. 
Jrayllng, Tliymallus tricolor. 
31ack Baas, Slicropterut salmoides; 
M. nigricans. 
Vluskanonge, Eoox nobillor. 
Pike or Pickerel, JCsoxWcivs. 
fellow Perch, Iena.florescent. 
Sea Bass, Sdanops ocsUalus. 
Sbeepshcad, Archosargue prnbato- 
Cem 
Sniped Bass, Roccus tinea lue. 
White Perch, Morone amemuna. 
Weakfish. Cymscion rcgalis. 
Btneflsh, Pomatomus saltaUir- 
Spanish Mackerel, (Jybiuin macula- 
turn. 
Cere. Cybirm regale. 
Bonito, Simla pelamys. 
Trout Fmeb m Season for Jci-t. 
Little Eao, No li —Body and feet of orange and yellow, mohair and 
hare’s ear mixed; wings, bright hyaline, slightly mottled; Betm, suiueaa 
wings. 
Lightning Bug, No. 10—Body of equal parts, of dark brown, and 
black mixed, tipped with yellow: feet, of feathers from the English 
gmnsc; wings, double, the inner wing black, the outer wing a yellow 
brown. 
General Hooker, No. 9.—Body madnof bright yellow and green, 
ringed alternately; feet, red hackle; Wings, of the tail feathers of the 
raffed grouse. . 
Little Claret, No. 11.—Body and reet, dark claret mohair, slightly 
tin»ed with blue; wiDgs, of the bittern oi brown ben; Suite, dark brawn. 
Claret Eli, No. Body, dark claret; feet, black; wings of the 
brown ben. 
Fetid Green, No. 10.-Body, feet, and wings, a pale bine green. 
Fish in Market.— Fish of all descriptions continue 
abundant and cheap. We quote: Striped bass, 15 to 33 
cents per pound; according to size; bluefislt, 8 ceuts; sal¬ 
mon, 30 cents; mackerel, 30 cents each; weak fish, 10 
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel 35 cents: green turtle, 
13£ cents; terrapin, $13 per dozen; halibut, 18 cents; had¬ 
dock, 8 cents; lungfish, 35 cents; codfish, 8 cents; black- 
fish, 15 cents; flounders, 10 cents; porgies, 10 cents; sea 
bass, 15 cents; eels, 15 cents; sturgeon, 10 cents; lobsters, 
10 cents; sheepshead, 15 cents; soft clams, 30 to 00 cents 
per 100; brook trout, $1 per pound; hard shell crabs, $1 
per 100; soft crabs, $1 50; frogs, 50 cents per pound. 
Something Like a Catch.— Our friend Mt. Biased. of 
Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & MaUeson, Ho. 65 Fulton street, 
visited Barnegat tbe early part of this week, and tu coin- 
