. The oist . nal fullpage colored plates of the birds, whichwith the one hundred and eight halftones, represent the greater part ofthe species of birds figuring in thetext of over three hundred pages. Vir-ginia being the overlapping boundaryof many of the northern and southernforms, the field covered should be ofspecial interest to the this will be a limited edition, thosedesiring to secure copies should noti-fy the author at Newport News, Va.,as early as possible. The publishersare noted for their high class workand both they and Mr. Bailey guar-antee the whole work will be a


. The oist . nal fullpage colored plates of the birds, whichwith the one hundred and eight halftones, represent the greater part ofthe species of birds figuring in thetext of over three hundred pages. Vir-ginia being the overlapping boundaryof many of the northern and southernforms, the field covered should be ofspecial interest to the this will be a limited edition, thosedesiring to secure copies should noti-fy the author at Newport News, Va.,as early as possible. The publishersare noted for their high class workand both they and Mr. Bailey guar-antee the whole work will be abovethe ordinary. The price will be ($)three dollars.—(Adv.) A Strange Egg. On May 3, 1913, I was out aftereggs with Mr. E. J. Darlington, nearHoj)e Farm, Del. Seeing a PurpleCrackle flush from a nest not morethan six feet above the ground, Ithought I would investigate. The nestwas composed of dried grass and con-tained five little birds and one egg,which I took on account of its strange ^4 THE 0OLOOI8T. Nest, Young and Parent, Cedar Waxwing—Taken July 21, 1912 —Photo bv J. F. Stierle. THB OOLOOI8T 95


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