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NOT MUCH ARCHITECTURE HERE 



July 1st, we saw a female Indigo 

 bird crouched on a little mass of 

 grass, four feet up in some cane 

 brakes, about twelve yards from the 

 water's edge, along a large creek bot- 

 tom. She was covering three fresh 

 eggs in what proved to be a flimsy, 

 shallow, almost transparent nest. 

 Had the parent not been at home, 

 I might have questioned the genuine- 

 ness of the nest which bore no evi- 

 dence of having been attached to or 

 woven about the stalks which sup- 

 ported it. As the species had eggs 

 in May, it might be safe to presume 

 misfortune had befallen this particu- 

 lar individual. The urgency for some 

 receptacle for the eggs might have 

 prevented the time and pains usually 

 devoted to nest building. A more 

 substantial home may be built be- 

 tween now and the date of hatching. 

 I shall endeavor to visit the spot 

 again and ascertain if the nest is 

 still slovenly. 



G-ERALD ALAN ABBOTT, 



Glasgow, Ky. 



RARE WARBLER NESTS 



It may be of interest to state that 

 four sets of five eggs each with the 

 nests, of the Townsends Warbler 

 have been taken this June, by J. H. 

 Bowles, of Tacoma, and F. R. Decker 

 of Kiona, Wash., also three nests of 

 young were examined, and the bird 

 itself closely studied, its habits, etc. 

 This took place in Chelan County, 

 and where the Townsend Warbler 

 was found breeding, no other tree 

 Warbler was found. 



F. R. Decker, Kiona, Wash. 



"HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST" 



Mr. Barnes, you and I are "Old Tim- 

 ers," coming on the oological field in 

 the early 80's of the last century. We 

 have watched things come and go, 

 and have some knowledge of the 

 causes of bird destruction; hence 

 we have certain facts and proofs of 

 such matters. 



Come here and sit down and let us 

 ponder a subject while we watch 



Blue Penquins. Parent and Young. South Africa. — By L. L. Redick. 



