TIT E NATERA LISTS' COM P ANIOX. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
On May 26th, I took a set of four 
eggs of tile Seissor-tailed Flycatcher, 
from a nest placed about six feet from 
the ground, and on June lOtli I took 
another set of eggs from the same bird 
out of the same nest. 
G. F. Stearns, (Jircleville, Texas. 
You asked in your paper for brief 
notes on birds, I have noticed the 
following birds, rare to Kansas, this 
spring: Am, Herring Gull, Black 
Tern, Willett and Seissor-tailed FI 3 - 
catcher, also had given to me a very 
line specimen of Osprey and Wilson’s 
Fhalaiope, both shot in Kansas. I 
have had very good success collecting- 
eggs this spring, F. M, Woodruff, 
Topeka, Kansas. 
Is not a nest of 37 eggs of the Cali¬ 
fornia Quail a large one? I collected 
a set of that size yesterday. I had 
seen several Quail in the field latel}^, 
and concluded to take a look tor nests. 
After searching unsuccessfully along 
the fence, I started tor the house, and 
when within fifty yards of it, I almost 
stepped upon two of the birds, and 
upon looking in a small wild rose bush 
I discovered the nest above mentioned. 
I, as well as others in this vicinitj-^, 
are of the opinion that several Quail 
lay in the same nest. G. N. Beard, 
Upper Lake, Cal. 
Davie quotes the number of eggs as 
from eight to twenty-four. As to more 
than one bird laying in the same nest, 
we think it rather doubtful. Would 
it not be a good plan for you to inves¬ 
tigate the matter ? —[Ed. 
The following arj-ivals are among 
those noted: 
11)3 
Robin, February 23d. 
Bluebird, February 24th. 
Blackbird, IMarcli 2d. 
Bobolink Avas noticed on May 17th 
and on the 23d, but probably arrived 
before that date; it is a rather uncom¬ 
mon species here. 
The Great Blue and White Herons 
and the BroAvn Pelican and Sand-hill 
Crane are common. A Golden Eagle 
was shot upon the open prairie near 
Ottumwa in July, 1883. 1 do not be¬ 
lieve mention was made of tlie fact at 
the time other than locally. 
W. R. Lightox, Creston, Iowa. 
Bird arrivals since last list: 
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Ruby- 
crowned Kinglet, House Wren, April 9. 
Winter Wren, Jack Snipe, Pectoral 
Sandpiper, Chewiuk, April 10. 
White-throated Sparrows, April 15, 
Wood Thrush, Yellow-rumped War¬ 
bler, Chipping Sparrow,Brown Thrush, 
April 16, 
Bartram’s Sandpiper, Am. Bittern, 
Carolina Rail, Virginia Rail, Sparrow 
Hawk, Swamp Song Sparrow^ April 17. 
Purple Martin, King Rail, April 18. 
Red-headed Woodpecker, Savannah 
Sparrow^ April 23. 
Field Sparrow, April 24. 
Black and White Creeper, Pine- 
creeping Warbler, April 26. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,Apr. 28 
Barn Swallow^ April 29. 
G. B. Holmes, Fern wood. Ills. 
It may be of interest to 3^011 and to 
the readers of the Companion to know 
that on June 2nd Ave obtained seven 
Roseate Spoonbill’s eggs from one nest. 
This we belieA^e to be the largest set 
of this bird’s eggs ever obtained before. 
R. E. Rachford & Son, 
Grigsby’s Blufi, Texas. 
