. Ornithologist and oölogist . ndent. Note from Gravenhurst, Ont. (O. and 0., IX., p. 36.)Pigmy Owl should read Saw-whet Owl. A correspondent (Ira W. Shaw,) asks if the Eider Duckor the Buffed Grouse have been known to breed in confine-ment. S. Albert Shaw. There is nothing uncommon in whatyon relate. J. Anthont, Jr. Would insert your note as its accuracyis vouched for, but it has unfortunately been mislaid. Edward C. Everman. We hope you will succeed ingetting the eggs of the Red-tailed Hawk whose nest youare watching. Several interesting articles are unavoidably postponed Receipt for Tanning
. Ornithologist and oölogist . ndent. Note from Gravenhurst, Ont. (O. and 0., IX., p. 36.)Pigmy Owl should read Saw-whet Owl. A correspondent (Ira W. Shaw,) asks if the Eider Duckor the Buffed Grouse have been known to breed in confine-ment. S. Albert Shaw. There is nothing uncommon in whatyon relate. J. Anthont, Jr. Would insert your note as its accuracyis vouched for, but it has unfortunately been mislaid. Edward C. Everman. We hope you will succeed ingetting the eggs of the Red-tailed Hawk whose nest youare watching. Several interesting articles are unavoidably postponed Receipt for Tanning. For one calf skin, sheep skinor dog skin: J£ pound sulphate of soda, 3 ounces sulphateof potash, 2 ounces sulphur, if pound alum, 3 ounces salt,mixed in 1 quart of water. Spread it on the flesh 6ide ofthe skin and fold in middle—flesh side to flesh side. Let itremain for three or four days, then hang up to dry; it willbe found perfectly tanned, soft and pliable. For a smallhide or robe, double the quantity. -^MAY, 1884,*-. Entered fit Pawturket Post Office as Second-claee flatter. CONTENTS. Vol. IX., No. 5, May, 1884. Migration in the Mississippi Valley, \ Prot w w „ 4g Map, and list of Stations and Observers j The Ruby-throated Hummingbird, (Trochilus colubris) E. M. Hasbrouk 52 Notes from Smithville, Georgia, ....-. .W. B. H 53 Notes on Birds of the Northwest Region, Part H Chas. F. Morrison 54 Migration Observations in Austro-Hungary Editor 56 Gastro-oological J. M. W 57 Notes from Warwick Neck, R. I H. A. Talbot 58 Golden Eagle, (Aquila chrysaetus,) Will. Steinbeck 58 The Lark Pinch, (Ohondestes grammica, Bonap.) H. Nehrling 59 Birds of the Panhandle, W. Va., Part HI Rev. W. E. Hill 59 Brief Notes— A Rare Bird J. P. Whiting 61 The Screech Owl H ^ C,LAKK- • I 61 (P. T. Jencks. j Notes from Taftsville, Vt C. O. T 62 The Evening Grosbeak, {H. vespertina,) Vernon Bailey. ., 6i Notes from Grand Rapids, Mich Robt. H. Wolcott 62 Tameness of the Golden-crested Kinglet A
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