. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . very tameand were frequently seen in camp. Apair built a nest and raised a broodof young within five feet of one ofthe tents. Found in the Canadianzone. Piranga ludoviciana. LouisianaTanager. A few were observed in themountains in the vicinity of campProbably breeds. Found in the Cana-dian zone. Progne subis. Purple Martin. Veryplentiful at Bowen Post Office in thebasin, where boxes had been put upfor them. Breeds. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swal-low. Common about farm buildings inthe basin, but not observed in themountains. On J
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . very tameand were frequently seen in camp. Apair built a nest and raised a broodof young within five feet of one ofthe tents. Found in the Canadianzone. Piranga ludoviciana. LouisianaTanager. A few were observed in themountains in the vicinity of campProbably breeds. Found in the Cana-dian zone. Progne subis. Purple Martin. Veryplentiful at Bowen Post Office in thebasin, where boxes had been put upfor them. Breeds. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swal-low. Common about farm buildings inthe basin, but not observed in themountains. On June 20th I saw alarge number gathering mud from asmall stream near Bowen Post Officefor nests. Cinclus mexicanus. Americana Dip-per. One specimen seen along a smallstream in a rocky gorge in the moun-tains. Probably breeds. Found in theCanadian zone. Parus gambeli. Mountain Chicka-dee. One pair was observed in theforest near camp. Probably in the Canadian zone. Hylocichla guttata auduboni. Audu-bon Hermit Thrush. The nest of one 196 THE OOLOGIST. Sooty Grouse in its Native Haunts —Photo by Earl R. Forrest THE OOLOQIST 197 pair was found breeding in the thickforest high in the mountains. Thenest contained two eggs on June in the Canadian zone. Merula migratoria achrustera. West-ern Robin. Common in the breeds. Found in the Cana-dian zone. Cialia arctica. Mountain common. Seen around ranchbuildings in the basin, and occasional-ly seen in the mountains. in the Canadian zone. A Full Stomach. On September 26th I received a Bit-tern (Botaurus lentiginosus) whichwas shot on the fresh water marshesin the southern part of PhiladelphiaOn examining the contents of thestomach I found the following: Sevenspecimens of Necconocehalus palus-tris, an insect closely resembling andallied to our Katydids; one specimenof the De Kays brown snake (StoreriaDe Kayi) six inches long, one watersnake (Natrix sipedon) nine incheslon
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