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Title: The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Lattin, Frank H
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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stern Connecticut. The Red Headed Woodpecker is an-other very scarce bird in this part ofthe state, having seen only two birdsin the past ten years, one spring andone fall migrant. On May 26th, 1918, I had brought in-to me a typical nest of Kingbird, con-taining four eggs, the same size andshape of the ordinary Kingbirds eggs,only these eggs were entirely withoutmarkings. All four eggs being purewhite. This is the first Albino eggsof this species I have ever seen. Whohas whole sets of Albino Kingbirdeggs or other species that have asheavily marked eggs as the Kingbirdoften does? Are they not very uncom-mon? G. Raymond Barlow.Danielson, Conn. An Additional List. On page 49, present volume, I havea list of Iowa birds, I saw while atVinton, Iowa, to which I wish to addthe following: Barn Swallow—Several. English Sparrow—Abundant. Catbird—Common. Killdeer—Common. Northern Water Thrush—One seen. Night Hawk—plentiful one evening. Black Capped Chickadee—Common. Phoebe—Common.
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THE OOLOGIST Brown Thrashers—Several Marsh Hawk—One Wood Pewee—Not common. Whippoorwill—One asleep on a highlimb. Oven bird—One or two. Bronze Grackle—One Northern Hairy Woodpeckr—One. Rose Breasted Grosbeak—Two orthree seen. Black Throated Blue Warblers—One. Song Sparrow—Common. Eastern Meadow Lark—Common. Western Meadow Lark—Thought Iheard one. Dated September, 1919. Geo. H. VosBurgh.Columbus, Ohio. the coasts of Tasmania and New Zeal-and. In its composition and proper-ties this oil closely resembles spermoil.—San Francisco Chronicle. W. A. Strong,San Jose, Cal. Where Birds are Actually Used asLamps. The price of coal-oil is a matter ofno interest to the inhabitants of theisland of St. Kilda, a favorite of theanimated oilcan, the fulmar. So richin oil in this sea bird that the nativessimply pass a wick through its bodyand use it as a lamp. The oil is also one of the principalarticles exported from the island. It is found in the birds stomachs,is amber-color

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