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Editorial. 
A Young Oriole's Experience {Mell Rice. Los. Angeles 
Cal.) While ou the Piazza on June 6th there happened to be in 
front of me a young Oriole, just out of the nest, on the ground 
not far away. It did not seem able to fly, was hopping about and 
trying to use its wings. It was very fascinating, and I sat down 
and watched. . . . Presently its male parent came and fed it, 
this was not easy as a pair of Mocking Birds, which had a nest 
in a tree close by, persecuted both parents and young — driving 
away the parents when they came to feed the young and only 
my interference prevented them maltreating the youngster. 
After about twenty minutes the male parent came again, appear- 
ing very excited and did not attempt to feed the young bird — he 
cooed to it in a very excited manner and suddenly turned its tail 
towards the little bird, when to my great astonishment it hopped 
on. The parent then proceeded to drag the little one away from 
the dangerous vicinity of the Mocking Birds. After being so 
dragged for about a foot, the little one slipped oflf, when the parent 
bird went through the same procedure and again turned his tail 
for the baby to hop on, which it did — at this juncture the Mocking 
Birds again swooped down, driving away the parent, and only 
my interference prevented their maltreating the young bird. At 
last the young bird managed to mount up the sloping branch of 
an acacia tree and to reach a .secluded spot, but even here it was 
not safe from the Mocking Birds, and again I had to interfere. 
I continued to keep guard for another half-hour. During 
this period the parent birds managed to coax their little one to a 
sycamore tree some fifty feet away. Here the Mocking Birds 
left them alone and I left them to their fate. 
Compiled from '' Bird Lore'' July and August, 1909. 
A Persistent Robin {Mrs. E. J. Walker, North Java, 
N. Y.) I have a Robin that comes regularly every year and 
builds under my verandah in an American ivy, on the identical 
spot every time. I remove the old nest when empty. In 1908 
she began the first nest April 14th, the second June 4th, and the 
third July 21st. The last bird flew away August 24th. I suppose 
someone killed the male bird while the female was sitting the 
