280 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



397. Pipilo mesoleucus (Baird). 



" 1 egg. Eeillito Creek, 8/9/72 (?), by Capt. Chas. Bendire." 

 {V. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 288). 



The Geog. Range — "Valley of Upper Eio Grande, and across 

 to the Gila River; east to Santa Catarina j New Leon" (Baird). 



399. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Sw.) — Boblink. 



*' Nest of 5 eggs collected by myself, 7/6/66, East Windsor 

 Hill, Conn. This species builds its nest on the ground in 

 * mowing' fields, a somewhat slight structure of grass, and 

 lays from 4 to 6 eggs, usually 5. In the meadows along the 

 Connecticut River they breed in great numbers, but there is 

 great difficulty in finding their nests. When one approaches to 

 where the female is sitting, the male will" hover overhead and 

 keep up an incessant noise, and I think the female leaves the 

 nest and runs some distance through the grass before flying, 

 as I have many times searched for the nest about the place 

 where I flushed her, but almost always unsuccessfully. I found 

 this set of eggs by flushing the female from the nest just at dusk 

 of evening, after the males had retired for the night. The males 

 are exceedingly musical during the breeding season, making the 

 meadows ring with their melody." (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and 

 H.-B., P.-202). 



The Geog. jKa?2^e—" Eastern U.S. to Fort Bridger, Utah " (Baird). 



400. Molothrus pecoria, Sw. — Cow Bird. 



" 2 eggs. One taken 6/6/70, in Madison, by 0. D. Redfield ; 

 the other was taken in Madison, 8/6/70, by myself, from the 

 nest of the Golden-crowned Thrush (No. 186, Baird). This 

 species never builds a nest of its own, but drops its egg in the 

 nest of some other bird to be taken care of. How many eggs it 

 lays during the season I have no means of knowing." (F. Egg 

 Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 160). 



"1 Qgg. Collected by myself in Hampton, Conn., \'2I5I1\, 

 The egg was deposited in the nest of a Phoebe (No. 135, Baird), 

 which was built in an old barn. The Phoebe had not commenced 

 laying, and seemed to be very much disturbed by the intrusion of 

 the strange egg." (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 275). 



The Geog. Range — " U.S., from the Atlantic to California ; 

 Fort Bridger " (Baird). 



