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houses. A continued campaign against this pest has been a means of pro- 

 tection, however, and the colony is growing from year to year. 



Mr. Jacobs, in the spring of 1896, constructed a bird house, and owing 

 to the growth of the colony, added to it another house in 1898, and still 

 another in 1899. In 1902 his colony consisted of seventy two nests. 



The work also treats of their eggs; the young birds; construction of 

 houses, etc. It is printed on fine paper with clear type, and has three 

 illustrations showing the bird houses. The work is not only interesting, but 

 of permanent value, and a credit to the author. We shall welcome the future 

 numbers of "Gleanings." E. A. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Jacobs, J. Warren. Gleanings No. II. The Story of a Martin Colony 

 Illustrated). Published by the author at Waynesburg, Pa. Price, 35c. 



Knightj Wilbur C. The Birds of Wyoming. (Bull. No. 55, Wyoming Ex- 

 periment Station. Laramie, Wyo.), 8 vo., pp. 174, numerous half-tone 

 plates and text illustrations. Sent free on application to the Director, 

 Experiment Station, Laramie, Wyo. 



Journal Maine Orn. Soc, Vol. V., No. 1. January, 1903. 



Educational Leaflet (illustrated), National Committee of Audubon Socie- 

 ties. New York City, 1903. No. 1, The Night Hawk; No. 2, The 

 Morning Dove. 



Ridgeicay, Robert. The Birds of North and Middle America. Part II. Bull. 

 No. 50, U. S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 1902. 8 vo. XX.-I-834 pages ; 

 xxii. plates. 



NOTES FROM THE FIELD AND MUSEUM 



A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (AGELAINUS PHOENICEUS), AT 



DRATON PLANES DURING THE WINTER 1901-2. 

 Editor of the Bulletin : 



The Red wing that you wish to know about made its winter quarters 

 in a marsh which was covered with cat-tail stalks and long grass, and filled 

 an area of about an acre. It was" also well protected by surrounding hills 

 and trees. The first time I noticed this bird was on a cold day about the 

 last of December, he was sitting on a cat-tail stalk, with his head snuggled 

 down in his feathers, which appeared to be on end. 



As I approached he suddenly braced up and flew about two rods to 

 Another stalk which convinced me that he was well and not wounded as I 

 had supposed. About three weeks later I happened to pass this same marsh 

 when I noticed him again sitting near the same place as before. This day 

 I tried to catch him but could not succeed as I could not get closer than, 

 twenty feet of him. 



He finally left the marsh but stayed away only for a short time. By 

 this time I became thoroughly convinced that he could care for himself so 

 I left the marsh returning only at intervals from then to the middle of March. 

 To my surprise he lived through the Winter and was at last lost among 

 the Spring migrants of his kind that arrived in March. 



B. Stowell. 



Pontiac, Mich. 



