. The Oist . grounds in their original those that have been engraved weretaken years after Wilsons time, conse-quently they do not give the original layof the ground, and many of the large treeswhich overshadowed the building havepassed away. In our sketch the basement is distinct-ly shown, and the entrance to the school-house is over a board platform inclosed bya railing, and the giant ti-ees overshadow-ing the building would certainly make it aparadise ior flying squirrels. Meadow Lark. \_Sturnella Magna Siv.^ AN June the 3d I found a Meadow Larksnest containing eight young birds a
. The Oist . grounds in their original those that have been engraved weretaken years after Wilsons time, conse-quently they do not give the original layof the ground, and many of the large treeswhich overshadowed the building havepassed away. In our sketch the basement is distinct-ly shown, and the entrance to the school-house is over a board platform inclosed bya railing, and the giant ti-ees overshadow-ing the building would certainly make it aparadise ior flying squirrels. Meadow Lark. \_Sturnella Magna Siv.^ AN June the 3d I found a Meadow Larksnest containing eight young birds andone fresh egg. The egg was entirelyfresh. Four of the birds were almost fullfledged. Three were four or five days oldand one not more than two days old. Inmy experience of years I have found noth-ing to compare with this, except the Yel-low-billed Cuckoo, (Coccygus AmericanusBonap.,) which I have found ou more thanone occasion, with fresh eggs, and birds oftwo hatchings. F. IIoopEs Matlack. 44 THE OOLOGIST. Tfi© ©ofocjist. AUGUST, 1880. Death of Greene Smith. A telegram from Hod. Gerrit SmithMiller, to the Herald, aunounced the deathof Greene Smith, at his home in Peter-boro, Friday Morning, July 23d, aged 39years. Mr. Smith became deeply interested inornithology and had a well-deserved repu-tation as a naturalist. He officiated asprofessor of ornithology in Cornell univer-sity, and deliveied several interesting lec-tures in that institution, to which he gavea very fine collection of birds. In perfect-ing his private collection, Mr. Smith spentseveral seasons in Florida and other south-ern states, and traveled extensively throughtlie west. Wherever game was to be found,there Greene Smitn with his dogs and gunwere surely to be seen in season, as muchat home as if he had never known anyother place. At his Peterboro home heliad a model bird-house, in which Avasplaced his extensive collection. While lifewas passing away, he caused this house tobe fitted for his reception and da
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