. The oist . taken in the valley withoutdate. Western Sandpiper — Exceedinglyabundant in the fall and taken by thenetters in great as numbers as theycan sell. Least Sandpiper—Apparently not un-common in September. Upland Plover—This bird locallyknown as Ganga; in years past wasabundant all over the valley and afavorite game bird. When here in1918 it was still plentiful enough toafford good shooting but today whileoccasionally found is decidedly un-common. It was formerly huntedfrom carriages, the horses beingtrained to gunfire. Bags of severalhundred to a carriage was not uncom-mon as late as
. The oist . taken in the valley withoutdate. Western Sandpiper — Exceedinglyabundant in the fall and taken by thenetters in great as numbers as theycan sell. Least Sandpiper—Apparently not un-common in September. Upland Plover—This bird locallyknown as Ganga; in years past wasabundant all over the valley and afavorite game bird. When here in1918 it was still plentiful enough toafford good shooting but today whileoccasionally found is decidedly un-common. It was formerly huntedfrom carriages, the horses beingtrained to gunfire. Bags of severalhundred to a carriage was not uncom-mon as late as 1890. Pectoral Sandpiper—Saw severalsmall fiocks about Lake Texcoco , 1919. Greater Yellow Legs. Lesser Yellow Legs—Both speciesare fairly common in Nov. and Dec. inthe same localities as the Snipe. Thenetters only seem to take the speciesfrequenting the open ground. Wilson Plover—This bird is commonin the fall and netted in to say it lives well in captiv-ity. THE OOLOGI8T 83. Nest and Eggs of Song Sparrow. By Arthur Farrow. S. W. Mo. Warblers The very appearnce of the warblertribe makes them appeal to me a fieldot study. Although my work is notvery well suited to the study of thisone tribe, I have made good progressin the last three years consideringthat I have spent almost no time inhunting for Warblers alone. In 1917I spent a week fishing on the Jame^iRiver, where I found more of the vari-ous Warblers than I have ever seenbefore or after, along one half mile ofriver bottom, willow thicket and rockyhillside. 636, Black and White Warbler—Arather common visitor, arriving gen-erally about April 10th to May 1st ac-cording to season. Sometimes asearly as April 5th. Have never founda nest but have seen the adult bird onthe nest on June 27th, July 17th andseveral August dates. 637, Prothonothary Warbler. One specimen, an adult male was seenJuly 16th, 1917. 638, Swanison Warbler. Seen twice,August 19th and July 17th 1917. Aug-ust 10th the bird seen
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