. The oist . search ofrare specimens. S. S. , Pa. Henry Ford of Detroit Imports Nearly500 Songsters. Nearly 500 song birds, importedfrom England by Henry Ford, a localmanufacturer, have arrived in Detroitand will be given their liberty on Mr_Fords farm near the city. The shipment was met in New Yorkby Game Warden Charles Daniel ofDetroit and brought west in a specialexpress car. Nearly 100 birds died on-shipboard. Included among the birds-were largs, linnets, brilliant yellow-hammers, thrushes, green finches, bull-finches, jays, chaffinches, and is expected these b
. The oist . search ofrare specimens. S. S. , Pa. Henry Ford of Detroit Imports Nearly500 Songsters. Nearly 500 song birds, importedfrom England by Henry Ford, a localmanufacturer, have arrived in Detroitand will be given their liberty on Mr_Fords farm near the city. The shipment was met in New Yorkby Game Warden Charles Daniel ofDetroit and brought west in a specialexpress car. Nearly 100 birds died on-shipboard. Included among the birds-were largs, linnets, brilliant yellow-hammers, thrushes, green finches, bull-finches, jays, chaffinches, and is expected these birds will increase-rapidly in numbers and eventually-spread over the state. Another Set Illinois Barn Owls. In February OOLOGIST was record--ed Mr. Guy Days set of Barn Owls,taken in 1909 near Sidney, 111., Cham-paign County. This as far as I can determine, is»the first recorded set of Barn Owleggs taken in Illinois or Indiana or-Wisconsin for that matter. Those who read the note will proTr- THE OOLOGIST 77. Nest and Eggs of Yellow Warbler —Photo by P. G. Howes. 78 THE OOLOGIST ably remember that I spoke of promising me that I should col-lect the next set. During March bothOwls were at home in the old Syca-more and my prospects seemed good. On Sunday, April 20th a visit to theOwl tree brought no indication of thepresence of these rarer birds but avigorous shaking of an old grape vinebrought out one which was quicklyfollowed by the other Barn Owl. Ahasty climb to the cavity of the mam-moth old Sycamore which leaned farout over the Salt Fork creek, revealedsix eggs with incubation well begun. This Illinois set number two is nowin my cabinet. There was no sign of anest, the eggs being deposited en thebare bottom of the cavity. The Barn Owl makes 104 species Ihave found nesting in my ten mileradius from my home town. 94 arerepresented by full sets. Isaac E. , Illinois. A Collecting Trip to Anacapa Island. On May 11, 1912, my brother andfour others started for A
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