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were nearest and dearest to her. 
Therefore —be it resolved that it is but a just tribute to the memory of the 
departed to say that in regretting her removal from our midst, we but speak 
the sentiments of her friends and the Iowa Ornithological Association. 
Resolved —that we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased and 
commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best. 
Resolved —that this testimonial of our sympathy be forwarded to the 
friends of the departed through the columns of the Iowa Ornithologist. 
J. Eugene Law, 
Mrs. M. a. Triem, 
Mrs. M. L. Raun. 
NOTES and news. 
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Mr. Hiram Heaton of Gle'ndale, la., made a pleasant call at the editorial den 
recently. The editor is always glad to entertain any of the ornithological 
brethren. 
On September 3rd, 1897, Mr. J. H. Brown, J. Eugene Law, Ohas. R. Keyes 
and David L. Savage took supper at the hospitable home of George H. Burge, of 
Mt. Vernon, Iowa. There is no need to say the hour was one of pleasure and 
profit. Mr. Burge has quite an extensive collection ofbird’s eggs and mounted 
birds. 
We are sorry to learn that the Nidologist, of Alameda, Cal., has been dis¬ 
continued. The May issue is the last published. The main features, however, 
will be regularly continued by the same writers as a department of the Popular 
Science News. 
Mr. Ernest Irons of Council Bluffs writes that the Least Bittern is a common 
breeder in Pottawattamie county, building its platform of sticks and straws in 
the cat-tails and rushes along the margin of swampy lakes. The nests are 
generally placed a few inches above the water, although I have found some 
nests with eggs on dry ground near the margin of a lake. The eggs vary in 
number from three to seven. The usual number is four or five. When first 
hatched, the young are golden yellow and are covered with soft fluffy down, 
being, to my mind, prettier during the first three or four days of their existance 
than they ever are afterward, with the exception possibly of the rich coloring 
of the adult male. 
