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Iowa Ornithologist. 
DISCUSSIONS. 
MR. BROWN thinks it is not always safe to judge the abundance of the 
Wild Turkey by the tail feathers found in the woods. Nor does it unmistak¬ 
ably indicate the presence of this species to find Turkey feathers, even in re¬ 
mote regions, as many such feathers never had more than a tame Turkey at¬ 
tached to them. 
Mr. Law inquires if the other members have found the Louisiana Water- 
Thrush to be the prevailing form in their localities. In Dallas county, he 
thought the Water-thrush {Seiurus moticilla) to be the most abundant, the 
other species only a rare visitor. There seems to be some diversity of opinion as 
to which is the most plentiful in the state, both species having been noted as 
nesting. These were included in the list of birds of which the Association 
should make special study the ensuing year. 
The fact of the Sharp-shinned Hawk nesting in such abundance in the two 
counties—Winnesheik and Allamakee—is surprising and brings forth a number 
of remarks. Mr. Brown suggests that if more thorough search were made it 
would probably be found nesting in other portions of the state. Mr. Savage can 
only see one explanation of their scarcity in Henry county, and that is the 
abundance of the Cooper’s Hawk. Mr. Bartsch has the abundance of the Sharp- 
shinned succeeded by a scarcity of Cooper’s, and “’tis a poor rule that won’t 
*work both ways.” 
DEATH OF MRS. WALTERS. 
THE Angel of Death has entered our midst and taken one of our number. 
It is with sadness that we announce the death of Mrs. Gus Walters, an active 
member of the Iowa Ornithological Association. She died at her home at 
Cedar Balls, Iowa, on July 31st, 1897. Mrs. Walters was an ardent lover of 
birds and her skillful fingers often helped her husband while at his taxidermi- 
cal work. 
We believe she looked “Though Nature up to Nature’s God.” She regarded 
this beautiful world as one of the numberless chambers in a Heavenly Father’s 
masion, from which death was but a door opening into larger and brighter 
rooms beyond. She has but gone on before. 
RESOLUTOINS. 
In view of the loss we have sustained by the decease of our friend and 
associate, Mrs. Gus Walters, and the still heaver loss sustained by those who 
