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THE OOLOGIST. 



R. S. C, ornithologist to the Geological 

 Survey of Canada, endorses my book, 

 "Bird Nesting in North West Canada" 

 by saying "that it does not contain a 

 single record of any bird that does not 

 breed there," and Prof Macoun knows 

 what he is talking about, as he has 

 spent many summers in north west 

 Canada. And now that the eggs of the 

 Solitary Sandpiper have at last been 

 discovered, for which ornithologists 

 searched in vain for the past 25 years, 

 I hope oologists will pardon my con- 

 ceit and egotism when I claim the 

 credit of being the means whereby its 

 eggs and peculiar and previously un- 

 known methods of nidification have 

 been discovered. 



My Hoodeds of '97 and '98. 



The Hooded Warbler usually arrives 

 in Eastern N. C. not later than April 

 10th. I found them common in Bertie 

 county; frequently met with in Cha- 

 wan county; rarely seen in Beaufort 

 county; and, far froin being common 

 in Lenoir county. In Norfolk county 

 Va., we note them, but far from being 

 common, though not rare. 



1897. 



May 8, Set 1-4. Nest of leaves, bark 

 and grass, lined with hair, placed in 

 small alder bush, 20 inches from the 

 ground. Incubation begun. 



May 8, Set 15-4. Nest placed in 

 small myrtle bush, about 30 inches 

 above the ground, made of bark, 

 leaves and wool, lined with fine black 

 moss. Incubation medium embryos. 



May 8, Set 16-4. Nest of grass, 

 leaves, fine bark and spiderwebs, 

 lined with very fine black moss from 

 trunks of trees; placed in small maple 

 bush, about 24 inches from the 

 ground. Incubation fresh. 



May 8, Set 23-3. Nest of fine bark 

 and grass, lined with fine black moss; 

 placed in sweet gum bush, 20 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 10, Set 17-4. Nest of leaves and 

 and grass, lined with hair; placed in 

 reed, 16 inches from thi ground. 

 Medium embryos. 



May 10, Set 18-4. Nest of skeleton 

 leaves, grass and fine bark, lined with 

 hair from tail of cow; placed in myrtle 

 bush, 26 inches from the ground. 

 Incubation slight. 



May 10, Set 18-4. Nest of skeleton 

 leaves, fine bark and grass, lined with 

 hair; placed in dogwood bush, 18 

 inches from the ground. EggB fresh. 



May 11, Set 20-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with hair; 

 placed in wild currant bush, 22 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 11, Set 21-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with strips of 

 grape vine bark; placed in gallberry 

 bush, 18 inches from the ground. 

 Eggs fresh. 



May 11, Set 22-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss; placed in myrtle bush, about 3 

 reet from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 12, Set 23-4. Nest, leaves, fine 

 bark and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss, placed in a sweet gum bush, 

 about, 2 feet high. Eggs fresh. 



May 12, Set 24-4. Nest of grass, 

 leaves and fine bark, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in small bush, 

 2 feet from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 12, Set 25-4. Nest placed in 

 small myrtle bush, 18 inches from 

 the ground; made of leaves, grass and 

 fine black moss. Eggs fresh. 



May 13, Set 26-4. Nest placed in an 

 alder bush, 3t inches from the ground; 

 made of fine bark and leaves, lined 

 with fine grass. Medium embryos. 



May 13, Set 27-4. Nest of fine bark 

 and grass, lined with fine black moss; 

 placed in myrtle bush, 27 inches from 

 the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 13, Set 28-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss; placed in a sowerwood,30 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



M.ny 13, Set 23a-3. Nest of fine bark, 



