. The oist . andinto it but found that I could notreach the nest, so went up to a smallfoothold and had Dixon tie and lowerthe short section of ladder oppositethe crack; but the overhung swungme out three or four feet too far, so Ihad a time to get back where I couldjust touch the edge of the crack. Aftersome strenuous minutes, succeeded ingetting back into the corner so Icould reach into the nest. Here Ifound a Swift, which had crawled backinto the crack after Dixon had givenher a load of shot. In my efforts toget to the nest I dislodged a smallfalke of rock which slightly damagedtwo of the e
. The oist . andinto it but found that I could notreach the nest, so went up to a smallfoothold and had Dixon tie and lowerthe short section of ladder oppositethe crack; but the overhung swungme out three or four feet too far, so Ihad a time to get back where I couldjust touch the edge of the crack. Aftersome strenuous minutes, succeeded ingetting back into the corner so Icould reach into the nest. Here Ifound a Swift, which had crawled backinto the crack after Dixon had givenher a load of shot. In my efforts toget to the nest I dislodged a smallfalke of rock which slightly damagedtwo of the eggs of a set of four, whichwere very nicely marked. Was downat another crevice when I heard somesqueaks and went back up to find thewounded female, still alive but thatwas all. Packed her with her eggsand left the nest. Looked at several other nests, fromwhich we obtained a set of two eggs,an incomplete set, but one week be-fore this nest had one egg in it so Ithink it was abandoned. Succeeded THE OOLOGIST 63. Nesting Cliff of Wliite-throated Swift. Chas. F. SchmackDescending. Note nesting liole at X, lower right hand corner. -Photo by J. B. Dixon 64 THE OOLOGIST in getting four birds, two males andtwo females. Made skins of them,and I would say that the males are thebest developed of any bird I ever ex-amined. Chas. F. , Calif. 1 suppose it is made only by the male. Geo. E. , Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Screech Owl. The Rocky Mountain Screech Owl issaid to be the handsomest of the geo-graphical races of the Screech is a beautiful little owl, much light-er in color than the eastern form, thewhole plumage very pale, a sort of anashy gray. The white scapular baris conspicuous, and on the under partsthe dark shaft lines with cross barsare noticeable, becoming heavier oneach side of the upper breast. In winter I have often noticed onesitting in cotton-wood trees along thestreet where there is much travel ofteams, automobiles, and pedestrian
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