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The Xtjitall BuLtxns.— The April number of this ever wel- 

 come magazine appears on our table the first of the month, 

 and contains, as usual, much that ia of interest. The number 

 opens with one of Dr. Coues' delightful sketches, extracted from 

 Ma work ou the " Birds of the Colorado Valley," now in course of 

 publication, entitled " History of the Evening Grosbeak." This 

 is followed by an article from the pen of Mr. William Brewster 

 " On the Habits and Nesting of Certain Rare Birds in Texas," 

 which is based mainly upon the collections of Messrs. Werner and 

 Bioksecker, of Pennsylvania. The paper treats of five species, 

 JPovus carolinc-nsis, J^ophophanes articrislatus, Jjendrwca chryio- 

 phantia, Gcryle amerieana var. cabanUi aBdIiuleozojioearcus,taai 

 contains much that is new. The third article in the Bulletin ia by 

 Mr. \V. E.D. Soott on "Late Fall and Winter Notes on Some 

 Birds Observed in the Vicinity of Princeton, N. J." Mr. W. A. 

 Cooper, of Santa Cruz, Cal., gives us in a brief note Bome pleas- 

 ant information on the " Breeding Habits of the California Pygmy 

 Owl," and describes its eggs. Dr. Brewer, so well known to all 

 our readers as the champion of the English sparrows, contributes 

 two articles to the present number— one on "The American 

 Brown Creeper," a bird about which, though it is so common, 

 there is really very little known, and another on the "Nest and 

 Eggs of the Golden Crowned Kinglet (Iieyulus satrapa)," both of 

 which will be read with pleasure by ornithologists. Another arti- 

 cle by Mr. Soott consists of notes on sixty Bpecies of birds observed 

 at Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. The list is an interesting 

 one, and the notes, in many cases, are very full. Mr. Brewster's 

 second article in this number gives a very pleasant account of a 

 bird which, until very recently, has been almost wholly unknown, 

 the black-capped vireo ( Vireo atricapillus). The account of the 

 habits, nesting and distribution, so far as known, is given with 

 considerable detail, and forms an important addition to our knowl- 

 edge. In a paper on the "Ipswich Sparrow (Passerculus prin- 

 cepi){' Mr. W. A. Jeffrios gives his reasons for behoving the 

 speoiea under discussion to be nothing more than a larger, lighter- 

 colored, northern race of the ordinary JPasserculus savanna. 

 A short but interesting paper by Mr. Nathan Clifford Brown 

 givea us " Notes on a Few Birds Occurring in the Vicinity of 

 Portland, Me.," and is important in that it records the breeding 

 of three species of warblers (Dendraxa maculosa, D. blaekburnim, 

 and D.pinus) in tho vicinity of that town. "The Strange Story 

 of a California Bird," which ia told by Miss Panny Miller, closes 

 the number. The bird in question was the curious road runner 

 (Qocoeoyx calif ornianus), which appears to have been so jealous 

 of the lady who owned it that it would permit no one to approach 

 her without fiercely attacking the intruding person with its sharp 

 beak. Beoent Literature in this number is full and interesting. 

 General Notes, however, to our mind, always form the most inter- 

 eating and important part of the Bulletin, and it is to these that 

 one turns to find out what is the latest news among the ornithoh> 

 gists. We are pleased to see the Bulletin becoming moro and 

 more attractive, and to believe that, notwithstanding the "hard 

 times," it ia receiving the support which it deserves. 



The poos of Great Bbjtain, America and other 

 COONTBIES. New York : Orange Judd Csmpany. 1879. 

 This new work, advertising elsewhere, which the Orange Judd 

 Company have brought out in connection with the bench show 

 this week, is a very beautiful vol nme. '• Stonehenge " is now 

 regarded as the authority in dog matters. Indeed, " Idstone " 

 styles him as " without doubt the first of living authorities,'' " the 

 most experienced and scientific of writers," etc. The two works 

 on which " Stonehenge's " (J. H. Walsh, Editor London Meld) 

 present popularity rests are " The Dog in Health and Disease " 

 (1872) and "The Dogs of the British Islands" (1878). But these 

 two books, which together cost $11.25, are too expensive for 

 Americans generally to purchase. This new volume, therefore, 

 has condensed and reproduced them both, omitting merely what 

 matter is only of local interest in England. It also reproduces all 

 tho best engravings, adding many more of American dogs. There 

 are, in addition, chapters by, among other American writers, 

 David W. Judd, Honry Stewart and " Warwick." The engravings 

 numbering considerably over one hundred, are executed by 

 Charles Hinkle, who is well known among dog fanciers. The 

 book contains a complete list of the prize dogs and owners of the 

 bench shows of 1877 and 1878. It is printed on tinted paper, and 

 is unquestionably the handsomest and cheapest dog book yet 

 published 



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Asothth: Champion Belt. — Daniel O'Leary has come to 

 the front, with a long distance championship belt and $8,500 

 prize money. The first six-day's contest for the belt will be- 

 gin at Oilmore's Garden this city, October 6th. The winner 

 gets the belt and $,5000 ; the second man, $2,000 ; the third 

 §1,000, and the fourth $500, provided that each goes 450 

 miles. No prize will be awarded to any man who does not 

 travel 450 miles. Each man if not a prize-winner who covers 

 475 mile3 will receive $300, those who go 465 miles $200, and 

 all who go 450 miles their entrance-money, $100. The 

 number of competitors will be limited to twenty-five. All 

 challenge matches for the belt will be for $500 a side and the 

 belt will be held subject to challenge from any man in the 

 world. Either New York or Chicago must be named for any 

 race, provided that by unanimous consent it may be agreed to 

 hold the race in some other American city. 



Walking.— Forty-one men,styling themselves pedestrians, 

 started on another six-days'' go-as-you-please show at Gil- 

 more's Garden Monday morning. By Wednesday morning 

 eleven of them had dropped out. The leading man Tues- 

 day evening was Panehot, a Frenchman, of Buffalo, who 

 scored 183 miles in 45 hours, two miles more than RoweU's 

 score for the same time ; but Rowell had rested several 

 hours on his second evening. Finis, pustules, mini, plagm, 

 ulcat/ue opum coronant. 



Criokei.— The Manhattan Cricket Club will open the 

 sesson on their ground at Prospect Park on the 19th iust. 

 Wickets to be pitched at 2 p. m. Practice days, Wednes. 



days and Saturdays A cricket club is about to be organ- 

 ized at Orange, N. J. It will be composed of many of the 



old members of the Mountain Club The Newark Cricket 



Club has secured a ground at the south side of the city, and 

 Fred Hallis, the club's old professional, baa been employed 



to put it in order Several teams from across the water 



have beeu expected to visit this country during the coming 

 season. It is doubtful, however, if but oue eleven conies 

 this way, and that will be an English professional eleven 

 under the captaincy of the famous Nottingham cricketer, 

 Richard Daft, In "all probability Mr. Marsh will not bring 

 out an Irish team this year. 



Laobossk. — At the third annual meeting of the Ravens- 

 wood Lacrosse Club, held at their rooms, 162 and 164 Broad- 

 way, Thursday eveuing, April 10, the following officers were 

 elected for the ensuing year: H. S. Sanford, President j Jay 

 L. Smith, Vice-President: A. Gh Goldsmith, Secretary; 

 George B. Wilson Treasurer; Edward Cluff, Captain; 

 Messrs. A. G. Goldsmith, W. P. Ritchey and J. A. Nichols, 

 Executive Committee. A number of new members were 

 elected, and a series of games was decided upon for the en- 

 suing year. 



Soottish-Amekioak Athletio Cixb.— The spring handi- 

 cap gam?s of the Scottish-American Athletic Club will be 

 hekfon their grounds, No. 329 West Fifty-fourth street, on 

 Saturday, 26th inst., at 4 r. sr. The events are seventy-five 

 yards and half-mile handicap runs, and a two-mile handicap 

 walk open to all amateurs, and a walk of one mile, open to 

 members only. Entries close with Mr. W. S. Cornell, Sec- 

 retary, 329 West Fifty-fourth street, on Saturday, 19th inst. 



^-Manhattan Athletic Club. — The opening handicap 

 games of the Manhattan Athletic Club were held last Satur- 

 day. In the 100 yards dash C. S. Phillips, New York, won 

 first medal in the final heat in ll^s. T. Nichols, American 

 Athletic Club, second. The final heal and first prize in the 

 mile walk was captured by T. E. Smith, of Jersey City ; J. 

 H. Gurnsy, New York, second; time, 7:54^. W. J. JVL 

 Roberts, of the Staten Island Athletic Club, took first medal 

 in the half-mile run, and J. McNulty, New York, second ; 

 time, 2:14. 



College Base Ball. — The following are the two teams of 

 Harvard and Yale as finally selected : Harvard— Windsor, 

 C; Folsom, P.; Hardinir, F. B.; Coolidge, S. B.; Cohen, 

 T. B.; Munn, S. S.; Dalzell, L. F.; Delano, C. F.; Howe, 

 R. F. Yale— Watson, C; Lamb, P.; Hopkins, F. B.; Wal- 

 den, S. B.; Parker, T. B.; Hutchinson, S. S.; Camp, L. F,; 

 Clark, C. F.; Ripley, R. F. The first college match takes 

 place at Princeton, May 3, when the Yale nine plays there. 



Akohkby, — Highland Park, III. — The following archery 

 scores were made by a few members of the Highland Park 

 Archery Club at their first contest of the season, at the 

 "American Round." The only large thing about the score is 

 tho chance for improvement : 



60 yds. B0 yds. 40 yds. Total. 



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E. H. tseebe 10 39 21 11M 29 159 B0 30'/ 



E.B.Weston IS 66 23 109 28 114 6T 289 



P. B.Green 16 72 20 88 22 luy 58 269 



W. B. D. Gray 13 59 22 90 28 123 61 557 



T.WKyle IT 49 20 T3 30 123 61 2S0 



— The Western Union operators have an athletic meeting 

 at the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds, Fifty-sixth street 

 and Sixth avenue, this afternoon. 



—The northern half of New York State is still covered 

 with snow. There were two feet of snow in the Adirondacks 

 on the 15th. Usually the ice goes out of the lakes between 

 the 25th and 29th April. 



Bird's Nest Pudding.— The workmen who were pulling 

 down the sparrows' nests in Monumental Park, Cincinnati, 

 the other day, found in one nest a $5 bill neatly woven in, 

 and in another a lady's fine gold chain. There was a quiet 

 division of the spoils, and such thorough work as followed 

 was never seen among park men before. Now, every man go 

 out and climb a tree. 



—The Port Jervis Gazttte states that all the lumber mills in 

 the vicinity of the Delaware River are busy sawing rafting 

 material to be floated down the river the coming season. So 

 much lumber has not been got out in several years as during 

 the past winter. This is in consequence of the facta that 

 snow has been favorable and that lumbermen are tired of 

 waiting for an advance in prices. 



J^nsww fa (^otptsgondtnts. 



No Notice Taken ot Anousiuoiu CoEimnaSeacIoBo. 



K. T. (J. S., Cardvllle, Pa.— Consult our last Issue. 



Pug.— The Canard steamers will not take dogs under any conditions. 



School Boy.— Write to the Army and Xaey Journal, 245 Broadway. 



G. E. C.— Hope to publish sketch of Bharpie and rig. Has been 

 crowded out hitherto. 



G. H. M., Camp Themas, A. T.— For lapidary work address Far j con, 

 T7 Nassau St., Sew York. 



M. T. M —Is the Blissitt rifle of English manufacture, and is it known 

 in this country or usod here ? Ans. Not known in tttis marker. 



Scbscbibeb, Matawan, N. J.— The term "weight" in describing 

 bows is used to designate the pounds of pull. We are not up iu 

 dominoes. 



C. G., Syracuse, N. Y.— WuBh the sores thoroughly with «ld Castile 

 soap, and then anolat them with carbolic salve. Continue the vege- 

 table diet, and give plenty of exercise. 



G. C. P., New York.— Please mention the Dame and color of the cloth 

 beat adapted for an upland hunting suit? Ans. Canvas. Grass green 

 in the early autumn, and dead grass color in the fall. 



J. W. J., Opelouaas, La.— What is the price ot " Stonehenge's " new 

 edition of " Dogs of the British Islands," and where can it be obtained? 

 An». Orange Judd Co., 245 Broad war, New York. Price $2. 



A. M. S.— The patent law distinctly provides for the right of any in- 

 dividual to mate for his own use any patented article without paying 

 royalty, so long as he does not mate the article lor trade or profit. 



C. A. D., Slug Sing-. N. Y.— Give me the name and address of seme 

 one in or near N. Y. who can dock a dog's tall properly 7 Ans. Do It 

 yourself with a shsrp chisel, pushing back the hatr and cutting diago- 

 nally at the required length. 



F. C. W., Washington, D. C.— Yonr puppy's fltB are probably oanaed 

 by liis teeth, and will pass away. The appearance of his coat, breath, 

 Btools, etc., should determine whether he has worms or not. Their 

 presence would account for the fits. 



St. B. C, Amerlcus, Ga.— Is there a musk or any substance that will 

 drive beavers away lrom a place 7 Ans. Import a colony of muskrats. 

 They will drive away the beavers, eat np the nan, and possibly prove 



■orse than the present annoyance. 



J. M. D., Jr.— For hooks on canoeing see "Canoeing in Kauuckia,' 

 " CaDoe and Flying Proa," 26c, Harper Bros., N. Y.; and, best of all, 

 "Logof Canoe Cruise," by Baden PowelL Can procure latter book 

 from England upon receipt of price, $2.40. 



B. A., Boston.— Are there any laws regulating the collecting of wild 

 birds and eg^s for eclentlflc purposes In New Brunswick, and If bo, 

 what are they 7 Ans. You can shoot for scientific purposes by obtain- 

 ing a ccrtiJlcate from some Natural History Society. 



W. BT. P.— 1. Where can a copy be proenred of " The Pleasures of 

 Angling,* by Mr. Dawson, of Albany 7 2. Is there any one in this city 

 who will give lessons in tying salmon and trout flies 7 Ans. 1. Sheldon 

 ,t Co., New York. 2. Apply to Abbey & Iinbrie, 4S Maiden Lane. 



G. H. W., Titnsvllle, Pa.— If a person pays city, county or State tax 

 on a dog he can recover damages for its loss If it Is killed. For glass 

 eyes for animals write to Wallace, taxidermist, William St., New York. 

 The guns are still manufactured and are advertised in our columns. 



W. W. S., Schenectady, N. Y.— Demand regulates supply ; if there Is 

 a call for Fokbst ahu Stream, your newsdealers will keep them on 

 hand. Subscribers And it much more satisfactory, however, to receive 

 their papers directly by mail. Capt. Bogardns' book Is sent post paid 

 for $2. 



C. J. M., Appleton City, Mo.— Do you consider tho common meadow 

 lark (SturneUa magna) suitable for table use, and if not, what are they 

 good for 7 Ans. Meadow larks are not considered very good eating, 

 though frequently put in the pot. Perhaps they are more esteemed 

 for their song, 



H. S,, Canton, Ohio.— Can you inform me where I can get an appara- 

 tus for inflating small rubber toy balloons? I wish to purchase the 

 rubber and whatever is necessary to generate the gases, etc., so as to 

 manuf actare them for shooting practice. Ans. Turn in the gas from 

 your gas burner. 



II. 11. K,, Johnston, Pa.— For archery rales purchase Maurice Thomp- 

 son's " Witchery of Archery " (Scribners), or send for manuals of 

 archery, lawn tennis, croquet, etc., to Conroy, Bissett & Malleson , 

 Fnlton st., N. Y.; Peck & Snyder, Nassau St., N. Y., or E. I. Horsman, 

 William St., N. Y. 



Ottawa, Canada.— For 16ft. catamaran place the mast lift. 9io. from 

 bow. Rig as jib and mainsail. Hoist, 10ft. 9In.; fool, loft.; head, Sft., 

 and leech, 18ft. Jib 12ft. on foot, left, luff, and lift, leech. No book 

 published containing anything on catamarans except " Canoe and Fly- 

 ing Proa," 25c, Harper Brothers, N. Y. That book Ib, however, not 

 technical in character. 



Q, B., Buffalo.— Will you please decide this bet for some of your 

 readers here 7 A bets B that C wlU kill more birds than D ; they eaoh 

 kills; who wins? Ans. We are always ready to help t eople ont of a 

 dilemma when we can, but this question is simply too idiotic to merit 

 an answer. If A, B, C and D cannot solve this, they should seek some 

 sequestered cell in an insane asylum. 



P. W. K.— No book published on shell-boat building. Nothing like 

 experimenting in that line. Try and copy the boats, or build on 

 the flat bottom plan. Cut out midship section, flat across bottom ; 

 spring ;;ln. sidea around same, riveting to stem and post; nail on bot- 

 tom, and flt up in Imitation oj real shells. We have made several boats 

 on this plan with great success. Total cost, about $10. 



G. P. K-, Syracuse.—!. Can a hound take a prize at any bench show 

 without pedigree being given? 2. Will you deflne the difference be- 

 tween a foxhound and a deerhound? Ans. 1. A pedigree Is not 

 required. 2. The foxhound is the dog used for fox hunting, while the 

 deerhound is the long-coated dog, resembling a greyhound In formi 

 used mainly In tho.Hlghlands of Scotland for chasing wounded deer_ 



Lisga, Philadelphia.— Will you kindly oblige me regarding indications 

 of internal canker of the ear and treatment of same ? Ans. Indications: 

 The dog frequently shaking his head and rubbing his paw over his ear; 

 pull the latter and he whines. Betnedy : Goulard's extract and wine 

 of opium, of each a oz.; sulphate of ztuc, % dr.; water, s oz.; mix, and 

 pour a little in the ear twice dally, holding the head sideways for soma 

 minutes. 



H. A. E.— For cruising wilh short crews the yawl is very well adapted 

 for a 30ft. yacht. She would lose slightly in speed iu mild weather 

 compared with the sloop, but would be faster than a schooner. Give 

 your boat about the same area a3 a yawl she would carry as a sloop. 

 Have forwarded plans for hinged mast. Ia the yawl you gain equal, 

 if not greater, handlness than In the schooner, excepting in large craft, 

 while speed is superior. 



T. G. C, Toronto.— A member of our club has put away some shrimp 

 for bass Ashing. He has them in alcohol to toughen them. He has 

 them colored— pink, green, crimson and the natural color. How do 

 you think they will do? Ans. Your friend's plan Is new to us. We 

 have never seen shrimp colored artificially, exc6pt by boiling. Should 

 think the method a good one. A mixture of equal parts of salt and 

 saltpetre has been known to preserve shrimp for a whole year. 



J. S. F., Philadelphia.— I. Is there a book published treating on 

 breeding ot setters exclusively, and how close to breed among one 

 stock? It so, what is the name and price? 2. Has a setter pup, live 

 months old, worms or needs medicine that ia fed ou corn meal, bread 

 and table scraps, and is very thin, with looseness of bowels, and with 

 a great appetite for pieces of striagB and rags, and horse manure, and 

 a voracious eater? Anp. 1. Y'es, "The Setter," by Laverack, price 

 $2 ; can Bend from this office. 2. The puppy has worms, and should be 

 given arccanut. 



G. S. G.— The different measurements and tonnages of the schooner 

 Iilter you mention arise from the fact that she was altered a number of 

 times, and that the rules for measurement vary in different clubs to 

 some degree— thus, by some length is taken from rabbet forward to 

 aft ; ethers lake it from forward side of stem to after side of 

 post. Snch differences account for the Bmaller variations noticed. 

 Toe large ones are due to alterations as well as to carrying over old 

 measurements from year to year, omitting to make correction in club 

 book. Idler's tonnage at present, according to N. Y. Y. C. ru c, la 

 una. Her "new measurement "is 84.63 tons, The whole sub- 

 ject of tonnage ia still in a very mixed and crude state, and the term 

 tonnage signifies little unless the manner of taking It Is mentioned, 



