. The oist . , andwithout doubt, will rapidly increase asthey seem to have become a fixturethere. I only saw one bird, a malealong the edge of an oats stubblefield. He seemed in perfect plumageand not the least alarmed, though wedrove along within fifty yards of him.—Editor. Wanted—News. Again we must appeal to our readersfor short newsy notes. If you have oc-casion to write the editor on any sub-ject, do not fail to include some shortbit of information that you may thinkwould be of general interest to ourreaders, even if it should occupy buttwo or three lines. Without doubt, allof us have con
. The oist . , andwithout doubt, will rapidly increase asthey seem to have become a fixturethere. I only saw one bird, a malealong the edge of an oats stubblefield. He seemed in perfect plumageand not the least alarmed, though wedrove along within fifty yards of him.—Editor. Wanted—News. Again we must appeal to our readersfor short newsy notes. If you have oc-casion to write the editor on any sub-ject, do not fail to include some shortbit of information that you may thinkwould be of general interest to ourreaders, even if it should occupy buttwo or three lines. Without doubt, allof us have continually coming underour notice, small matters, which areyet of general interest, and we shouldbe disposed not only to help our-selves but THE OOLOGIST and itsreaders as well. We are sure suchshort contributions would be much ap-preciated. Thanks. One of our friends sends us two|j!jsubscii])tions paid up and fails to dis-liclose his or her identity. Thanks forjthis kind of support anyway. THE OOLOGIST 105. No. 75. Black Buzzard drying its wings on a cactus in Mexico. —^Photo by George E. La Grange. 106 THE OOLOGIST A Buzzards Sense of paddling around Kale Kilbynear the town of Suffork, Virginia, onthe 31st of May last year, my compan-ion, Mr. J. E. Gould of Norfolk, andI notice<l on a dead stump ahead ofus, a Turkey Buzzard (Cathartes aura)Drawing nearer, he seemed loath tomove and kept leaning over and peer-ing into a hole about eight inches be-low him. We became inquisitive alsoand on pushing over the dead stump,and breaking open the hole, foundtwo dead Yellow-shafted Flickers(Colaptes auratus). These birds wereonly partly decomposed and now thatBuzzard at the height he generallysails, could detect them, still remainsa mystery to mc. H. H. BAILEY. Additional Notes on the Breeding ofCatharista urubu. On April 3rd, this year, I was outin a large Cypress Swamp in Floridacollecting Black Vulture and WaterTurkey sets and taking photos of eggsand young in situ
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