. The oist . eadleaves and was well made, quite bulky,of dead leaves, many partly decayedand skeletonized, and lined thicklywith red stems of a species of measured four inches in outsidewidth and 2y2 inches in inside diame-ter; it was 2% inches thick and 1%inches deep inside, and was nicelycupped and well defined. On the same day I collected my onlyset of five eggs of the Yellow breastedChat, incubation advanced, although Ihave a record of five young Chats. Richard F. )hia, Pa. A Bluff Not Made Good. We are in possession of a letterdated September 19th, 1912, forwarded
. The oist . eadleaves and was well made, quite bulky,of dead leaves, many partly decayedand skeletonized, and lined thicklywith red stems of a species of measured four inches in outsidewidth and 2y2 inches in inside diame-ter; it was 2% inches thick and 1%inches deep inside, and was nicelycupped and well defined. On the same day I collected my onlyset of five eggs of the Yellow breastedChat, incubation advanced, although Ihave a record of five young Chats. Richard F. )hia, Pa. A Bluff Not Made Good. We are in possession of a letterdated September 19th, 1912, forwarded to us by one of our readers, sign-ed by a would-be well-known Oologistwhich contains among other thingsthe following: You say that you have been in-formed as to my methods of you have been told my methods aredishonorable your informants areI^IARS, every single one of , I warn you distinctly thatif I ever learn of your using the U. to defame my character I shall 376 THE OOLOGIST. (0 o — ^ THE OOLOGIST 377 have you indicted for libel. Our postalsystem does not admit such outrageand the penalties are severe. Be care-ful; you have no case whatever against me Now do as you please .... If I do not hear fromyou in ten days I shall take action todefend my character. Perhaps this diction will read fa-miliarly to some who have been inter-ested in oology in years past. So faras we are advised no action such asis threatened in the above communica-tion has been commenced, and if anysuch is commenced, we will try andkeep our readers advised of the pro-gress of the threatened litigation. It will be good for the honest oolo-gist when all of the crooks are drivenfrom the game, and be well for thehonorable man when others learn thatthey cannot assassinate reputationwithout reason. An Orange County Wood Ibis Rookery. Bay Lake is located in the WestCentral part of Orange County andabout 28 miles from Orlando, whichis situated about the center of thecounty. It is a
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