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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 12, 1S8SS. 



this season. 



I.JTn 

 uppin 



goes, never :i )>ninl:i ■ ■! . Pewoe or phebe, 



'Jd Fo\ -ji.'irruw.Sni' passage north, amo 



mosl brilliant songster. White bollie I - 



sparrow, spring and autumn on pbssa 



sparrowjl for rapiditj of reproduction it I;.. . 



fauna; four broods to date, is the result Of this season's op- 



criition./llernnl ihru-h Mlii'MiYciii^s nf its melody litis won 



for it, amongst our American cousins, the appellation of 

 swamp angel. The wood thriiBli only— a rare summer resi- 

 dent here -is its equal as a vocalist rt'i. Yellow-bellied 

 woodpecker, rather rare in this district, now breeding in Oap 

 Kongo WOOde. Pigeon lia« k(K ec/»„,/,.r,/,,,s) common spring 

 and fall, frequently found breeding here. 8tU. ProacC 

 winged bawl; (ft /„ nnsyh Miimiit) adull in full plumage shot, 



pnaa 1 in aid collection Stllery Convent. Last year. July 



14. (in "Dornnld" property, I discovered the ncsl of this 

 spi uies, li contained twoyoung, probably eigh I to ten days 

 old; the female and ouc voiin-shoi and p resented to auove 

 institution, while ihe remaining young was captured alive 

 and presented as an addition to the "Spencer Grange" 

 aviary. \V,-mt of space forbidsa minute description of the 



» I- '"Hi- Vellow bird, or Canadian goldfinch. llth. 



Si.hiar\ tattler, nestles aboul Beaver meadow, far from the 

 haunts of man; probably two or more broods, as i have late 

 iu August, c-bserved the female anxious For her young, no 

 doubt, secreted hear by. Belted kin-fisher, aoiii. Vellow- 

 rUtOped warbler; rare ibis season, sometimes very abundant. 

 Breedingfai Xoiih.it returns late in autumn and is :',.• 

 qucntly caught in heavy snow .-lortns. when it resort to TO 



rious '-lass' seed for " food. 38d. Scarlet tanager; very 

 rare. At l'oui Rouge, a pair probably bn 

 kindly reported by my esteemed confrere, Atox.S., Esq., 

 Whippoorwill, now ray rare, Within the limits of our 

 province 1 bave never detect d this pleasing nocturnal, so 

 WiMliar during tny sojourn in Manitoba. Its presence this 

 summer ii[) to July 16, has been reported, from Grand An--. 

 St. Maurice, Pino Lake, and al Cap s. •, Peregrine fal- 

 con (/■'. in,., In,,,) occasional; has been taken in the nci-Jior- 

 bood of Quebec. One specimen only noticed here the inv- 

 ent season; severaj have been observed at Pine Lake, where 

 it was joen to capture a -old. n-.-ye duck while on the wing. 

 \noi!i. r friend stati - hu conviction, thai this famous hawk 

 breed- in the St. Maurice district. The matter deserves at- 

 tenlton. and will receive it. 85tb. Golden-crowned thrush, 

 or "own bird." its nest i- oven-shaped, hence its n&me; like 

 ih. grouse, if you approach the nest, ii will feign lameness 

 or '• broke. i wing to draw the intruders from its treasures— 

 abundani. S5th. Yellow red-poll warbler, not common in 

 this districti not detected breeding here. 87th, Black and 

 white creeper, common; Wilson's thrush, very common, and 

 _ "Swainson's," the latter not sufficiently idc'ntiiicd. equally 

 eomtnon. [Summer yellow bird, rather" fond of city life, if 



these pests, the t 

 ■ Chestnut-sided wa 

 tin residence and 

 Quebec.] Mnrvhit 

 fond "I Building i 

 habits like grasa i 

 mon, But generally 



would have it in peace. 

 regular and commonly breed close to 

 illy about woodlands, environs of 

 loW-thlOHt, ha- a plea-in- warble, is 

 enibbypa.-iur.s..' Savannah sparrow, 

 Black-throated green warbler, com 



Bkmg its insect prey (.11 -p 



bal-ain; is difficult to detect. 'Bay-breasted 'warbler, gener- 

 ally rat Her rate but more abundant the present season than 

 e\, r before noticed. 31st. Redstart, coninlon, breed here, 



Black-poll warbler, not eonunon; 1 Uiiiik it bre.d- her.-. 

 :!d. Green black capped flycatcher, rare, bill as it- haunt is 

 low bushes, it is probably more abundant than we suppose. 

 I have noi detected it later than June, nor have I found any 

 signs of its building about here. 5th. Canada flycatcher, 

 rather common and very regular. Buby-throatcd humming 

 bird, common resident; well known. Likethe bird itself. 



lllO ncsl is the perfection; such as I have found v. ere always 

 placed far from the busy haunt.-, of men, about ten feel from 

 the -round, curved over by vefffCass or snow; once al ReVierd 

 au\ i 'in Lakes, about ei-lil miles from any habitation, llth. 

 Black and wllow or magnolia warbler, not common; mhiiv- 

 limes frequents low scrub; often the tops of evergreens; I 

 have hot found it breeding here, but probably it does, or at 

 least at no great distance north. 7th, King bird, valuable 

 an a farmyard protector; neither crow, hawk or even eagle 

 dare approach the vicinity of its nest. Red-eyed vireo, ni« er 



arrive- till the forest, tree leave- have attained at least half 



their normal size; everywhere abundant; a pleasing, untir- 

 ing son--ier: certainly two broods and perhaps three. 15. 

 Cfidar bird. Yearly decreasing in number. After fruit sea- 

 son it becomes a -raeefid and expert llv-cnlohcr. This bird 



i- an exception; it beds its young, I believe, entirely on 



fruit— principally on the shadberry. Qreat-crested tly eai, her 

 ( './. trinil'ix) -A very rare suninie'r vi-itor: lour or li've spec! 

 nuns on y observed (this district) by me. The .subject of 



present note was detected al "Spencer Grange," by the pro- 

 prietor. .1. M l,e>|., Esq., author of "Les Oiseaux du Can- 

 ada," besides oilier literary productions of which Quebec 

 may well be proud. 17th, Indigo bird, known to the Prench- 



( 'an idiali- as 1'oiseiiu de Moulieal. L'p lo la.-' 



"i >■ pairs regularly built about "Dornald," the present 



Season tWO Or three— "evidently si ra.--lers--hnve appeared 



This beautiful and charmine son-sur has been noted abund- 

 ant on the route from BertBiertO Fine Lake; also, at the 



latter place, a pair of Baltimore orioles. 18th. Catbird, 

 Rare in ih emiron- of Quebec; found breeding in the 

 Gomin Woods, near the Jewish Cemetery; common west 

 ..i Puree Rivera-, ''ttii. \\ ai bliu- vireo. Not common, nor 

 have I ever, beyond a doubt, found its nest; but being a 

 -nun. ler re-id. ut it no doubt, builds here. While in "the 

 Northeastern Slates II seldom (sec Sanuiels) frequents deep 



•: woodland- are its favorite habitat. A- a -•. <i\ to 



vocalist this vireo has no superior, 



July 11.— Bhicklmnran Warbler. — Anion- Ihe many beaut- 

 iful warbler- thai annually visit uv this unquestionably is 

 I:.' i:o -i beautiful, It- habits arc similar to those of the 

 ted warbler, seeking its insect and larval food, by 

 actively ferreting in and out the thickest of tirickbateam 

 and spruce Clumps Al such lime.it is .extremely unsus- 

 pi . and may be lei.-uiely e\':iinine. I from arm's' length. 



The subject of [hjs uotice (a pair) appearing much later in 

 than usual, led luc lo suppose; thai Ihe nest uii-lii 

 not ho far, but my Search was vain, and my pretty friends 

 -....rtiy a!'"! took flight to sonie localitj outside thecirguii 

 of my interviewing. Speaking of this bird, Mr, i auper(see 

 .Samuels 13th, N. K. p. ;>mi notes it as "v.iv abundant here 

 lagl spi in-." No doubt correct, but personally during many 

 yuara of observation r have certainly not met a dozen speoimens 

 —probably less. 09th— ^Bonaparte's Gull (L. bonapwi&).— 

 From date till mid-September, common, generally flying Over 



orswin.-in.iraboul the channel of St. Lawrence, -where they 

 apparently independent of shore life— very gracefully pick 

 up surface matter or insects, An extremely pretty little gull, 

 very lane. Neck, lead and bill black; upper parts pale 

 blue, under parts and tail pure white; outer primaries tip. 



For reasons before slated "the above will be found but a 

 meagre li-t when compared with the real numbei 

 tory land and other birds that as transitory or summer 

 residents visit the pirturesque environs Of Quebee. Birds 



of different families necessarily require I seek differenl 



conditions of country to suit their various habits -highlands 

 lowlands, heavy timber, evergreen or deciduous, scrubby 

 pasture, meadow land, or grain-field, marsh or Waterside • 

 each claims, by reason Of the Eoo'd or other want- -applied.' 

 a certain number of feathered denizens. To secure these' 

 even a tolerably full -priii- list, it, behooves I he li.1,1 observer 



to be up and doing Thecircuit for research is extensive 

 and springtide short Theeye, thoeai\ not tn B] i 



va-l amount of patient endurance (mosquitoes and lilncU 

 (lies) required, will be brought into play; but the discovery of 

 ■ yen one rare bird will nluavs be deemed more than ample 



compensation for the fatigues of the day, To read a i k 



is to learn and profit U\ what Ihe author know- and leaches- 

 but If we wish tO add our mile, let it be ever SO Small, to Ihe 

 common stock of knowled-e. we can do no better than to 



seek al. Ih. fountain. head, open the hook of Nature, and 



from it, while we enjoy the beauty and harmony that on all 



sides surround US, WO -lean such matter as "may suit our 

 aptiluilc or taste; we will learn that which is no les'- precious 

 -more Irulv to love its author. 



SECOND BREEDING OF QUAIL. 



Obi m.oo-a. fa., Sept. 10. lsyd. 

 Editor Forest nnAStrtnlti: 



1 hardly think it occe$sary thai I should make any reply 

 to the article of "Ohes A. Peake" in issue of September 

 II. bin I would like to try to vindicate my esleemed friend 

 "Bob White.'' I will confess l felt slightly indignant on 

 readin-llial article. Any wonder? 



Sportsmen of the "great Northwest, " mark What he says: 

 "I never knew of the third, nor even the second brood, nor 

 do I believe in such nonsense." 



I was not indignant that "Ches A. Peake" should doubt 

 my statement. Oh no! but only that he should doubt the 

 good qualities of the Iowa quail, 



If "(lies A. Peake" should state that the soil of Xorih 

 Carolina produces quail spontaneously, I mi-ht (?) think he 

 was mi-informed, but how else they come there in such 

 numbers, eioepl by second or third brood I know not. 

 When I think of Ihe disadvantages under which "C. A. P." 

 must labor, 1 readily forgive him. Probably he litis never 

 had a hunt on the broad "flat prairies" of The Northwest, 

 and because he has never "seen with his own eve's" he can- 

 not believe, woioh is sometimes a good fault. Seriously 



"('lies A. Peake. ' ha- it never occurred to you that lowa'i.- 

 several miles from North Carolina? That climatic conditions 

 may have something to do with that which you know noth- 

 ing of? Or that "Bob White" of Iowa is only another c.v 

 ample of (he productiveness of the "great Northwest?" 



1 will further state tor your benefit Ihal 1 not only (lushed 

 those quails, but 1 shot two of thern (not for meat but lor 

 curiosity), and actually held the "impossible" monstrosity 

 in my hand Unfortunately I did not think to "put it i'n 

 a glass case with the 'hoopsnakc' " (sorry for the compari- 

 son) and send it to the "Smithsonian," where till doubting 

 skeptics might examine ii at leisure. 



I -wish to bring forward one authority. In "(lame Birds 

 Of tho U. S.," Thomas Alexander says: "A little later," 

 (after the first brood lakes win-) "ihe mother" (quail) "re- 

 legates the care of the rising family to lier liege lord, ami 

 sets about the pleasant duty of getting a second brood ready 



for ihe .-port-man. sometimes, it is said, even a third." 



.1. E, S. is .-till "to the from" on this .picsiion. lie sel- 

 dom makes a statement a- "a fact" until hi- senses have 

 convinced him of it, then he is seldom driven fiom ihe-t.iid 

 ot iinn eocMicn New resting it on the basts of =,i dis- 

 putable evidence, 1 "submit the case." -1. E. S. 



In regard to quail, would say thai in November, ';.-,, in the 



lower part of Delaware, I saw quail so youn- thai liny 

 could barely tly a few yards. I. N. De Haven. 



[We know from personal observation that at least in one 

 instance quail have raised a second brood, for we carefully 



watched from day lo day the very interesting performances 

 Of this happy family, and know that there could , i- 



take. \\e. too, have many times seen broodi in November 

 which w.re so youn- Ihat'they could not fly, ami we be 

 lieve with oflj- correspondent thai quail frequently, it" not 

 usually, nar two broods in a season]. 



lien t.iv; (>i ah. in Confinement.— Rockland, Me., 

 Octobei 3.— J saw iii the last Forest and Streajibji article 



on breeding quail in coiiliiienient, and 1 was glad to bear 

 from tho writer, and I Wish that we could hear from more 

 on the subject 1 have now two quail chickens which were 

 hatched the till, ol September. The quail lie-an lo sit on 



six eggs ou the 8Sd of August; lime of incubation twenty- 

 six .lily-. Only three were hatched, and one of the chicks 

 got into a hole in the brush in such a way that he died; Ihe 

 other two are very smart. The cock ..lid' not sit on the eggs 

 al all, bUt when it was about time for the e--s to hatch, lie 

 nestled down beside hisniale. and hash, en very alteiiliveever 

 since. I am satisfied now that the quail that 1 hatched under 

 alien last year died forwant Of a proper mot her. a- 1 gave 

 them the same food that I feed these with. 1 hope to get 

 them through the winter. 1 hope the correspondent who 

 inquired through you if quail could be bred in confinement, 

 will be encouraged to try it and 1 should like to hear from 

 the gentleman who bad the quail sitting at the time he wrote. 

 Ileedmj eWeks on boiled eggs chopped fine and mixed 



oggs, ants and dirt, altogether a waterpailfuli and they seom 

 to enjoy eating these Che best of anything, but liieyonly get 



ih, in a : a d. ssert. -James Wight. 



A ( tTEIOUS Mtttvoi"..— Cleveland, O.— I scud you a -ketch 

 of two ravens a- seen by a party of us one forenoon, the re- 

 sult of mirage on one of the border deserts of the "Greai 

 Basin" in 18oo. All exclaimed. "What are those Baptist 

 ministers doing here?" Gen, Marcy, iu his "Army Life on 

 the Border." page 143, describing the mirage of the Wiestern 

 plains, -ays: "A raven, for instance, would present the ap- 

 pearance of a. man walking erect." — W. E. Stiklino. 



§<ntfe §ag m\d <Bin\. 



Open -Skaso.vs.— &« table of open msonsfor game a 

 in u*tie of Jvlj, 30. J y 



HOLD WELL AHEAD. 



i. 



/ AN lie comes with whirring pinimis 



" Darttaff Swiftly toward Hie l.lin.l. 



Would Jem kill him as he crosses) 



"Tis oo child's plaj , you will fiuc). 



Now. my frieiiil. -Alien you salute lii in 

 Throw your barrels well ahead 



(That's the only way to bag liiiin. 

 Otherwise you waste yum- lead, 



And will see i.iiu still whizz omvar.l 

 "When you had him {iu your mind), 



Mark, my boy, that single feather, 

 Gently sailing down the wind. 



Just a "souvenir'' he's left you, 

 Showing that you shot behind. 



A RED LETT ER DAY. 



r |TE:N or twelve years a-o I was living in Philadelphia* 1 

 1 and as business would admit when the shooting seSJ 

 come in it was my OUstom to visit friends iii Delaware fol 

 day or so shooting on woodcock, and later on try the eat 

 backs and redheads. Looking back now on the i 

 chunks of comfort in the Held and iu the blind taken tin 

 Hays. I feel a pang of re-ret thai I cannot now r, peat I 



mark i 

 ope 



Ko'llowin- Mr. Barnard's well-trai 



Geo. Barnard's , 



rose and flew ii 



while Henry Barnard bcim- on the 



George between working -oineiii.i, 



while one or more of our canine 



their work at ihe edges. And tin 



and he; 

 lie or lnore loii-l 

 is generally pla 

 itesideof thee 



.Oekel 



aids would be d 

 after the day's jj 



was over wc would assemble around the table^ 

 amply provided with good thiu-s at the hands of 

 Folly. Our conversation would usually be of the events 



the day, dwellin- cl ly on all the good shots, partialis 



the difficult and scientific ones, leaving the scratches a 

 poor work to care for itself. And with 'what pride 1 \ 

 return to town if I could lake with me five or -i\ brat 

 birds and not be particular cither as to keeping the I 

 out o. sight, for was it not something to bra- aboul b«3 

 strangers on the train and look a veritable Nimrod t 

 "blase" sportsman 1 and how satisfactory to hear .some < 

 say : 



"That's a fine bunch of bird--; takes a good shofto i 

 ' of a showiu- on those birds." 



. where did you come erost them birds/ Kill i. 

 It".-" 

 that is not quite all." 



Some 



"Wei 



all yottrsi 



•TTfi 



"Buy ' 

 • No 

 and tin 



r; what do yon suppose I'd take inv gun 'lOUa 

 buy the birds, Scarcely, my friend." 



"Well. I h .ve seen some of the city fellers come dosv 

 my part of the country and blaze 'round for a week 

 then hire some of the country boysjtO.slloOl a ha- f 

 bird- for 'em lo make a blow over in' the ciiy." 



"Yes, 1 have heard of such things, but would scarcely 

 Iii ve a sportsman capable of it; oh. no, not all, of c -e u 



It was Wednesday, late in October, aboul. six P. .'' 

 came through the hall door of my boarding place fei 

 tired from I lit- day's business and wishing at that moiiiet 

 could lake a run down Ihe country for a day or so, but i 

 ness was so brisk with Ihe company with which 1 walj 

 ployed I hardly dared lo ask for'a short leave of ahs 

 even. 



1 was met by my very amicable landlady who handed n 

 telegram. "Mr. Dick." the boy said, "you wa- not at 

 ' ere, knowing you » ou hi 



lower oft 



ce so'ht 



bn.ll-h 



.t as qui 



•k as any way. 



this morn 



%l old !' 





Now Tl 

 until ten 

 I did ask 



there wi 



ha; wa- 

 o'clock 

 him he 



re siiell- 



I to do. 

 nest da\ 

 night gr 



lo load 



see my e 

 sides, . ' 

 >i t-inan. a 



Ah, ho, hoi brilliant idea. I would take my tea aui 

 once board a horse car and go to Ihe residence of Ihe u 

 -.r, who was a sporlsnii.n, but whose infirmities prevt 

 hirn taking the field. I know, loo, if any man in thi- v 

 was fond of looking at and eating woodcock it was i 



Three-quarters of an hour later I was ushered int.: 

 manager's comfortable library. 



• ( ome in. Dick, what's the trouble, why vourfaccli 

 as long and grave as if something wei-tllty was on 

 mind. Any wrong with the joint traffic? Been shoe 

 this season? Fine' weather lids mellow October; lie 

 this fool of mine would bear me out lor half a day. 1 w 

 certainly try it and invite you to go with inc.' V 

 opening, truly. 1 handed him my telegram; a smile, tl 

 hearty laugh, 



"air. F— ,"said I. "1 cannot see Mr. Reese in tiia 

 make arrangements to go, will you, sir, please lix it foi 



\Niiw. Richard, I can fix it. bur youmust do a little 

 me iu Baltimore before you come home, and be* 



tell him togO lo Mr. Reese lo night and say thai I am I 

 you to-morrow. Here is a letter to pas.-" you over t" 

 ferent road.-." 



So much for having a gentleman sportsman for manj 

 and ono of the. old school, too, thought 1. I'd never! 

 -one on this trip if I'd had the average run of human? 

 deal With. 



I hurried Ik me. inspected mv under-rip brecch-loudi 

 and loadeda hundredand fifty Shells before goiu-to beS^B 



got my trap- together for the start. 



Nine o'clock next morning 1 was comfortably seated j JK 

 train on the P. W. & B. It. R, happy with the prnspeaB| 

 two days' sport. Arriving on time at the .station, I fafflU 

 George and Henry there. 



"Halloa. Dick.' -lad to see you, old chap." 



"How- the birds, George?" said I. 



"Birds? lord, man, they are thick. You will just I^B 



