No. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. II3 



Connecticut records. Dec. 25, 1901, one adult male, Jan. 10, 

 1902, young male and young female, Xov. 11, 1903, young male, 

 Ouinnipiac Marshes, North Haven (Ludington and L. B. B., 

 in coll. of L. B. B.). 



Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus). Meadowlark. 



A common summer resident of the meadows and pastures; 

 a number winter regularly, sometimes in large flocks in the salt 

 marshes along the coast, and scatter about the country in the 

 last of March or early April. 



Nest. Eggs laid in a tussock of grass in a field, or under a 

 piece of drift on a salt marsh. 



Eggs. 4-6; the last of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 17, 1890, three eggs 

 (J. H. S.) ; May 19, 1899, five eggs (J. H. H.) ; May 19, 1904, 

 five eggs (L. B. B.). Latest record. July 2, 1888, five eggs 

 (Beers) ; Aug. 14, 1883, four deserted eggs (L. B. B.). 



One was heard singing as late as Oct. 22 (1892) by L. B. B. 



Icterus spurius (Linnaeus). Orchard Oriole. 



A tolerably common summer resident along the coast from 

 the middle of May until July, breeding as far up the Housatonic 

 valley as Gaylordsville ; breeds rarely inland, however. 



Earliest record. New Haven, May 2, 1908; Portland, April 

 30, 1896. 



Latest record. New Haven, July 30, 1896; Portland, June 

 16, 1904. 



Nest. Usually in an apple or pear tree in an orchard ; height 

 from ground, 7-15 feet. 



Eggs. 4-5 ; early in June. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 29, 1896, four eggs 

 (L. B. B.). Latest record. June 28, 1904, four eggs (Perry) ; 

 July 3, 1882, four young (L. B. B.). 



Inland nesting records. June 2, 1885, Portland, nest with 

 five eggs (J. H. S.) ; June 10, 1900, Gaylordsville, nest found 

 (Austin and L. B. B.). 



Unusual nesting site. Feb. 16, 1907, Portland, old nest in an 

 elm, 40 feet from the ground (J. H. S.). 



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