
          890.
*[sketch of cup fungi]

Robert Campbell
Rossville P.O.
Balto.co., Md.

we sighted the tree and finally reached it.  We soon saw that some
one had discovered the nest and had robbed the nest.  A long
piece of twine was lying on the ground no doubt used to pull
a rope across the first branch; and scattered all over the ground
were the thick pieces of wood that had formed part of the nest.

We now stopped for a little while to rest, Mr. D. in the meantime
tried to think who could have done it.  Finally we started
homeward, not far from the tree containing the nest was a lot
of green brances thrown together carelessly I thought, but on
nearer approach we saw that a kind of a little house had been
built, no doubt here the villain lay in wait for the bird,
inside we found a used cartridge.  With the exception of finding
a nice lot of <s>Devil's Snuff-boxes</s> Cup fungi* nothing else of particular interest
was noted.  It was a little after eight by the time we reached the
cars and it took an hour to get home.

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April. 13. 1903.  Easter Monday.  To the ravine and along the River Road.
It was cloudy and occasionally it rained.  It was about 11 o'clock when I
entered the ravine.  To-day, I started from the pump-house.  I examined the
little island carefully, for I hoped to find Okenia in flower, it, however,
was not in bloom.  From the island I went to Owl spring.  Here, I ate my
        