. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . t place, it beingneither the cry of the boding owl northe plaintive note of the Mr. Rowand asked Mr. Hess,the bird man of Philo, to go over andinvestigate with the result that thatgentleman pronounced it to be nightherons, or qua-birds as they are some-times called. These birds are veryrare to this lattitude, rarely known tobreed here. However there are aboutthe same number of them a short dis-tance from Tuscola. These birds aremigratory and may never come backagain, though every effort is beingmade to protect
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . t place, it beingneither the cry of the boding owl northe plaintive note of the Mr. Rowand asked Mr. Hess,the bird man of Philo, to go over andinvestigate with the result that thatgentleman pronounced it to be nightherons, or qua-birds as they are some-times called. These birds are veryrare to this lattitude, rarely known tobreed here. However there are aboutthe same number of them a short dis-tance from Tuscola. These birds aremigratory and may never come backagain, though every effort is beingmade to protect them and to inducethem to make their home there,though they are very shy and will nottake the slightest rebuff without leav-ing at once. Mr. Hess, who is thor-oughly acquainted with their habits,secured some of the heron eggs andhas taken them to his home in Philofor careful preservation. Mr. Rowandsis much pleased to learn the name ofthe birds and has posted due warningto would-be poachers.—Bloomington,111 Pantograph, Aug. 10, 1910. 84 THE OOLOGIST k^^ M^. No. 99 Cerulean Warblers nest 40 feet up.—June 10, 1910. —Photo by C. F. Stone. THE OOLOGIST 85
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