. The Nidiologist. nof entomological collecting, and with a singleblow knocked the belted knight prone upon thewater. I was fishing at the time, but drew inmy line so that the none too plentiful fish shouldiiot seize the opportunity in order to distractmy attention from such an interesting encoun-ter. The Swallow was a picture of innocence,flying about industriously feeding, until the THE NIDIOLOGIST 37 Kingfisher had recovered himself and flown afew yards, when the latter was obliged to dive?wholly under water by his merciless little ]jerse-cutor. This act was repeated five distinct times be-
. The Nidiologist. nof entomological collecting, and with a singleblow knocked the belted knight prone upon thewater. I was fishing at the time, but drew inmy line so that the none too plentiful fish shouldiiot seize the opportunity in order to distractmy attention from such an interesting encoun-ter. The Swallow was a picture of innocence,flying about industriously feeding, until the THE NIDIOLOGIST 37 Kingfisher had recovered himself and flown afew yards, when the latter was obliged to dive?wholly under water by his merciless little ]jerse-cutor. This act was repeated five distinct times be-fore the opposite shore was reached, the fisherstaying in the water longer every time he he finally landed, he fell, rather than lit,upon a branch that fortunately was close athand, giving none of his lively rattle. TheSwallow continued gathering material for sup-per, at least I conclude it was that meal, it beingexactly 6 oclock p. m. when I turned and [JUton a fresh bait. J- H. Bowles. Ponkapog, fLD. Several Ruffed Grouse have been seen intown this fall. One took refuge in a church-yard, but was discovered and shot by a merci-less hunter. Another was flashed from our back porchearly one morning. It was perched on aclothesline, where it had possibly spent thenight. W. S. J. Boonville, N. V. * * Some Pet Snowy Herons. Editor Nidiologist. Dear Sir: Mr. F. C. Elliot and myselfcaptured four Herons, two Little Blue and twoSnowy. One died, and two very mysteriouslydisappeared. The one remaining. Snowy, in-terested me very much. When very young, itsfeathers not being very handsome, I thought itwould turn out to be a Little Blue, but to ourjoy it was a Snowy. The appetite of this birdwas simply appalling. It ate from daylight tilldark, if edibles were obtainable. For a long timewe fed it on fish, rather small, and of all the funnysights I ever saw, the way it gulped down thefish was the funniest. One day in its hurry toswallow a fish it came very near choking. Thefish
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