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K. Gilbert Fowler.^— It is with pain that 
we leani of the death of this enthusiastic 
naturalist. A notice of his last trip and 
sad death will appear in our next number. 
Cowes’ Check List.— To the many aiipli- 
cants for this list we would state that it is 
not yet ready for distribution. As soon as 
ready we shall offer it through our adver¬ 
tising columns. It will be bound in cloth. 
It is not yet known whether a cheap edi¬ 
tion in paper covers will be issued or not. 
Sh.\rp Shixned Hawk.— In the paper on 
this little Hawk in the February number 
by J. M. W., it is stated that the earliest 
eggs ever taken by the writer was on Alay 
1.5th. and the fir.st full clutch on lilay 2.5d. 
On Hay 5th, 1880, I found a nest with two 
splendidly marked eggs, and neither of the 
old birds were about the nest. On visit¬ 
ing it again three days later. Hay 8th, the 
female was sitting on the eggs, and on 
climbing to the nest, which contained four 
eggs, the last two of which were not so 
cleanly cut in the markings as the first two, 
the female left the nest for a neighboring 
tree, when I shot her. 
The above nest was built in a black 
spnice twenty feet from the ground, and 
very nicely hollowed out, but without lin¬ 
ing. When we take into consideration the 
ditl’erence in latitude, this must be consid- 
i-red early nesting. — J. IF. H.. St. Jnhus. 
Chas. W. Gunn, Grand Rapids, ^lich., 
has been sjiendiug some time in Florida, 
and wrote us from Titusville, Indian River: 
“ Am having good success in collecting 
birds, and will have several good articles 
for your paper soon.” 
H. G. Fowler, Auburn, N. A'., wdien last 
heard from was in Florida and was liaAfing 
good success. 
Houthavick & .Jencks, Providence, R. I., 
started Geo. H. Gray for tlie Bahama Is¬ 
lands with an excellent outfit for the pur¬ 
pose of collecting in every department of 
Natural History, but IMr. Gray’s health 
had been poor for some time, and when he 
reached Femandina, Florida, it gave way, 
when he reluctantly returned home. 
H. Chamberlain, St. .Johns, N. B., has 
for some time been sanguine that he could 
again find the nest of the White Winged 
Cross Bill, and for that pui-pose has re¬ 
cently made an exjiedition into the wilds 
of N. B. He writes us as follows: “I 
did not find a Cross-Bill’s nest, though I 
learned something of their habits, and 
shall try again. Birds of all kinds were 
scarce. But I enjoyed my ramble very 
much, and had many amusing and inter¬ 
esting and some exciting adventures. I 
was never before so impressed with the 
jirofound stillness of our forests in Win¬ 
ter, and for the first time I was lonely in 
the woods. It was not for long, hut it 
was seveie. I found myself alone on a 
large lake at night, the road to my canij) a 
conundrum, the stars shut out by heavy 
le,aden clouds, no matches to see my com¬ 
pass. no sound save the mournful sighing 
of the wind through the trees, the ther¬ 
mometer about ten degrees, and I very 
weary and hungry’. There was too much 
to be * done’ just then to spend time in 
reverie.” 
SoNO Sparrow. — Saw a sjiecimen near 
Norwich, in fine comlition. February ‘2(>th. 
1882. 
