THE HAT UKALiSTS’ COME AHIOH. 
15 
Tills Column is open free to yearly subscribers only. 
M. J. D,, Atlanta, Ga,—Molasses 
and rum will make a very good sugar 
for moths ; or wdiere rum can not be 
had vinegar or beer will answer the 
purpose very w^elh Evening. 
J. B. A., St, Paul, Minn.—The 
egg of the Cedar M^ax-wing is gen¬ 
erally of a slate color tinged with 
olive, and marked wdth dark brown 
and purple. Hest in trees. How. 
C. W. I)., Boston, Mass.—I wish 
to know what becomes of the dirt 
removed by the ground-squirrer 
when making its nest. Hatural his¬ 
tory reference books tail to enlight¬ 
en me on the subject. Wdl some 
ot our readers imfcrm him through 
this column. 
P. C. H., Hew York city.—YMu 
should have a copy of ^‘Davie’s Egg 
Check List of H. A. Birds,’’ we will 
furnish you vcith a copy for 60 cents. 
E. E. D., Kalamazoo, Mich.— 
Should judge from discription that 
Ho. 1 was American Kaven, Ho. 2 
Smith’s Longspur, and Ho. 3 Least 
Tit. We are not positive of date. 
K. 0. S., Eochester, H. Y.—YYs, 
robins sometimes build their nests 
un the gr(mnd, but not very often. 
E. IT. T., Hartford, Conn.—The 
nest and eggs found by your ar-^ of 
the Baltimore Oriole. To late now. 
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