. The Oölogist: for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . half of this elfinpair of Owls. Once, years ago, besideLake Ontario, I had heard the Saw-whet Owls squeaky voice at midnighL,rasping away at the saw that everneeds sharpening. It is an unmistak-able sound, and saw-whetting exactlydescribes it. All writers speak of the Acadianstameness, and of Mrs. Acadians totallack of resentment at mans intrusioninto the nesting precincts; but themost curious of all incidents concern-ing this bird I think is this related bythe famous naturalist. Dr. ElliottCoues: In the hollow of an oak, notfar
. The Oölogist: for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . half of this elfinpair of Owls. Once, years ago, besideLake Ontario, I had heard the Saw-whet Owls squeaky voice at midnighL,rasping away at the saw that everneeds sharpening. It is an unmistak-able sound, and saw-whetting exactlydescribes it. All writers speak of the Acadianstameness, and of Mrs. Acadians totallack of resentment at mans intrusioninto the nesting precincts; but themost curious of all incidents concern-ing this bird I think is this related bythe famous naturalist. Dr. ElliottCoues: In the hollow of an oak, notfar from Germantown, (Pa.), lives acommon chickadee squirrel (Sciurushudsonius), with a specimen of thislittle Owl as his sole companion. Theyoccupy the same hole together in per-fect harmony and mutual goodwill. Itis not an accidental, temporary asso-ciation for bird and squirrel have re-peatedly been observed to enter thesame hole together, as if they had al-ways shared the apartment. But whatbenefit can either derive from theother? R. Fuller,E. Jeffreys, N. BOOKS RECEIVED Report of Chief Game GuardianProvince of Saskatchewan, Canada,1922. This very comprehensive review ofthe activities of this office is as usualwell worth pursuing. Deductions asto conditions in that Province are asfollows. Wild Ducks are increasing;Geese holding their own; Swan in-creasing; Cranes locally about station-ary. The good news is also given thatat least one nest with two eggs of theWhopping Crane was discovered lastseason. Prairie Chickens, RuffedGrouse, Hudsonian Partridge are re-ported as increasing. The reportshows 142 convictions for violation ofGame Laws and 223 confiscations. Thedistribution of 44,500 pieces of print-ed matter is reported. The giving of100 lectures with an aggregate attend-ance of 16,264 people is also referredto as well as activities in bird band-ing. And as to big game it reports lastseason as one of the busiest with 927big game animals killed. It refers toa red moose, wh
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