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At this time the Prairie Warblers had mated 

 and were nearly ready to build and the Black- 

 polls were in the midst of their migration. 

 The Canadian Flyuatching Warbler I consider 

 rare in this locality although it may be other- 

 wise. 



The Herons, that no doubt built their nests 

 in this swamp in years past, had probably 

 transferred their building site, on account of 

 persecution, to another swamp about five miles 

 distant, in which I hope to be more successful 

 next year. 



Red-bellied Nuthatches have been very com- 

 mon this fall. In years past (as far as my ex- 

 perience goes) they have been uncommon in 

 this locality. The first day of Oct. this year, I 

 noticed quite a number of individuals. They 

 kept arriving in greater numbers until the last 

 of Oct. wlien they were exceedingly abundant 

 (that is for nuthatches). From that time they 

 have been decreasing up to date, Nov. 1.5. 



A Philadelphia Collection of Eggs of 

 the Mniotiltidae. 



Mniotilta varia. Black and White AVarbler. 

 Nine sets of five eggs, one set of four. Total : 

 ten sets. 



Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. 

 One set of eight, fifteen sets of seven, twenty- 

 one sets of six, sixteen sets of five, three sets of 

 four. Total : fifty-six sets. 



Helonoia swainsoni. Swauison's Warbler. 

 Two sets of four, seven sets of three. Total : 

 nine sets. 



Hebninthothenis vermivonis. Worm-eating 

 Warbler. Two sets of five. 



Helininthophaga pinus. Blue-winged Yellow 

 Warbler. One set of five, one set of four, one 

 set of three. Total : three sets. 



Helminthophaya chri/soptera. Golden-winged 

 Warbler. Two sets of five, two sets of four. 

 Total : four sets. 



Hehninlhophaga ruflcapUla. Nashville War- 

 bler. One set of five, one set of four, one set of 

 three. Total : tliree sets. 



Helminthophaija cehtla lutesceiis. Lutescent 

 Warbler. One set of four, one set of three. 

 Total : two sets. 



Parula americana. Blue Yellow-backed 

 Warbler. One set of seven, seven sets of five, 

 twenty sets of four, eight sets of three, two 

 sets of two. Total : thirty-eight sets. 



Dendroeca cestiva. Yellow Warbler. Twenty- 

 one sets of five, thirty-six sets of four, three 

 sets of three. Total : sixty sets. 



Dendrceca ce.stiva morcomi. Western Yellow 

 Warbler. One set of five, two sets of four, 

 seven sets of three. Total : ten sets. 



Bendroeca ceerulescens. Black-throated Blue 

 Warbler. One set of three. 



Dendncca coronata. Yellow-rump Warbler. 

 Two sets of five, one set of four, two sets of 

 three. Total : five sets. 



Dendraica muhiboni. Audubon's Warbler. 

 One set of four. 



Dendrceca maculosa. Black and Yellow War- 

 bler. One set of five, forty sets of four, two 

 sets of three. Total : forty-three sets. 



Deiulroeca pennsyloanica. Chestnut-sided 

 Warbler. One set of five, eleven sets of four, 

 two sets of three. Total : fourteen sets. 



DendriKCa striata. Black-poll Warbler. Nine 

 sets of five, five sets of four, one set of three. 

 Total : fifteen sets. 



Dendnvca hlackbnrniK. Blackburniau War- 

 bler. One set of four. 



Dendrceca doiiiiiika. Yellow-thi'oated War- 

 bler. One set of four, one Set of three. Total : 

 two sets. 



Dendrceca chrysoparia. Golden-cheeked War- 

 bler. Four sets of four.^ 



Bendrixca virens. Black-throated Green War- 

 bler. Eight sets of four. 



Dendrceca pinns. Pine Warbler. One set of 

 five, ten sets of four. Total : eleven sets. 



Dendrceca discolor. Prarie Wai'bler. One set 

 of five, nine sets of four, two sets of three. 

 Total : twelve sets. 



Siurus auricapilhis. Golden-crowned Thrush. 

 Five sets of five, five sets of four, five sets of 

 three. Total : fifteen sets. 



Siurus nmviiis. Small-billed Water Thrush. 

 Two sets of four. 



Siurus iHOtacilla. Large-billed Water Thrush. 

 One set of six, six sets of five, two sets of four. 

 Total : nine sets. 



Oporornis formosa. Kentucky Warbler. 

 Three sets of four. 



Geothhjpis macgillivrayi. Macgillivray's War- 

 bler. One set of three. 



Geothli/pis triclias. Maryland Yellow-throat. 

 Twelve sets of four, one set of three. Total : 

 thirteen sets. 



Geothli/pis trichas occiUentaiis. Western 

 Yellow-throat. Five sets of five, one set of 

 four. Total : six sets. 



Icteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat. One 

 set of five, fifty-three sets of four, nine sets of 

 three. Total : sixty-three sets. 



Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. 

 One set of four, one set of three. Total: 

 two sets. 



