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Brief Newsy Notes. 
Common Dove.— C. A. Thompson, Mel¬ 
rose, Conn., shot a common dove that was 
feeding with the fowls, Feb, 20, 1882. 
Abont the same time a specimen was 
brought to oiar office dead. An M. D. had 
picked it up in a snow drift while driving 
his rounds. The cold was severe. 
S. F. Kathbone of Auburn, N. Y., has 
been making a visit among his Eastern 
friends, and we had the pleasure of his 
company for a few hours in our home sanc¬ 
tum. 
Chipping Sparrows Nest.— I found a 
Chijipie’s nest on the top of a post about 
twenty feet from the gromnd. A beam 
rested on the edge and a couple of strips 
svere nailed on either side and a board pro¬ 
jected over them, making a sort of box. 
The nest was built like any other Chippie’s 
and about half finished when found.— 
Philo W. Smith, St. Louis, 3Io. 
Golden Eagle’s Nest.— I went to a nest of 
Aqaila chri/svetns canadensis about April 
Ist. I could look into the nest and see 
the eggs from the bluff. It was in a large 
tree and could not possibly reach it. I 
shot the female, and a fine one it is ; could 
not get a shot at the male. Was told that 
he has another mate and already at work 
again, (April 15th.) One of my neighbors 
near the nest states that they have built 
there for eight years. A boy found the 
nest and informed me of it. Will go and 
interview them again.— C. A. Allen, Cal. 
Water Ousel and Canada Jay.— Oct. 10, 
I shot a Water Ousel which was sjiorting 
in an open place in the ice on a small lake 
near Hancock, Colorado. This is the sec¬ 
ond one I have ever seen in this country. 
It was very late in the season for birds, as 
the snow had been on the ground for over 
two weeks and was snowing at the time. 
The Canada Jays have become so tame 
about camj) that they will come and take 
bread out of my hand, sometimes alight¬ 
ing on my arm to do so.— I). I). Stone. 
Crows and Jays.— J. M. W., while out in 
the woods at Norwich, Ct., saw two crows 
eating a nest of Jays’ eggs. Dog eat dog. 
Swamp Sparrow. —In the O. and O. for 
June, 1882, W. P. Tarrant of Saratoga, N. 
Y., says that the latest he has ever taken 
the eggs of this bird was on June 15th. 
July 17, 1882, in the town of Livonia, N. 
A"., I took a set of four. There was also 
one egg of the Cow Bird in the nest. The 
eggs were badly incubated. One parent 
was taken, so the identification is positive. 
— C. II. Wilder, Syracuse, N. I". 
Albino Crow. —J. M. W. reports seeing 
an Albino Crow at Norwich, Ct., with 
brown or drab body and both wings white. 
Cow Birds.— Edgar A. Small wrote April 
5th : The Cow Birds are mating. I was 
watching them this morning in the j'ard. 
There were two females and one male, and 
the females flew after the male and seemed 
to make all the advances. 
Correction. — In No. 22, Page 171, 
“ Thrushes” should have been signed Chas. 
Edw. Prior, Jew'ett City, Conn.—Page 174 
“ Cornrmm Crotas” Humming Birds” 
should have been signed M. B. Griffing, 
Shelter Island, N. Y. P. A. S. should be 
Edgar A. Small, Hagerstown, Md. 
"Wanted to Know why J. M. W. don’t 
tell us about that Marsh Hawk’s nest with 
seven well marked eggs, and other Hawks? 
"Why birds that take thirty days to incu¬ 
bate only breed once, while those incuba¬ 
ting in three weeks breed twice, and those 
incubating in two weeks or less breed two 
to four times ? 
Why the Red-headed Woodpecker bred 
in Conn, and Long Island the past year ? 
AVhat has become of Captain Bendire? 
by many of our readers. After reaching 
Fort Klamah, Cajitain Bendire wrote : It 
is the loveliest place in Summer that I have 
seen in twenty-seven years’ tra\ el, and it 
certainly must be a grand place for both 
the sportsman and the naturalist. From 
report. I had made nji my mind that it 
must be a beautiful place, but I had no idea 
