THE OOLOGIST. 



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Peculiar Egg of Corvus Frugivorus. 



On April 2'2nd, 1886, while out collecting 

 near Wolfville, Nova Scotia, I took a set of 

 Crows eggs which present some pecuUarities 

 which I thought some of your readers 

 would be interested in. The nest was sit- 

 uated in the very top of a large spruce tree, 

 their most common choice in this locality, 

 aud composed of the usual materials. The 

 eggs were four in number and present so 

 many variations that I describe each separ- 

 ately : 



No. 1. Measures 1.71 x 1.15; the back- 

 ground has a decided greenish tint, which 

 shows plainly through the small dots and 

 specks of brownish-black with which it is 

 uniformly scattered. 



No. 2. Measures 1.71 X 1.15; the back- 

 ground is much lighter than in the preced- 

 ing, giving a pure blue. The markings are 

 in large blotches, looking as if dirty water 

 had been spiinkled over it, and are several 

 shades lighter than No. 1. 



No. 3. Measures 1.7-1 x l.lC; aud re- 

 sembles No. 2 both in background and 

 markings, although the latter are more 

 numerous aud the whole shade is darker. 



No. 4. Measures 1.70 x 1.20; the back- 



ground is a hght sky-blue, aud much the 

 shade of that usually seen in a freshly blown 

 Bluebird's egg. Tlie markings are peculiar; 

 consisting of one large four-sided Ijlotch, 

 about .25 X .15, and three smaller ones on 

 the large end, of almost pure black color, 

 aud about a dozen tine specks scattered 

 around them; the greater part of the egg is 

 entirely unmarked, with the exception of 

 a few lines, so dim as hardly to be seen ; 

 somethiug like those on the eggs of the 

 Red- winded Blackbird . 



Although I have taken many sets, I have 

 never seen an egg similar to No. 4. What 

 say y m ? Ate Cayt. 



The Turkey Buzzard. 



This is not a very clean bird, but for use- 

 fulness he surpasses all others. The good 

 quality of the Buzzard, as no doubt you 

 know, is to remove the offal which is lying 

 about. Around one of these purtrid car- 

 cas.ses you can see a great number of these 

 birds devouring the flesh with great relish. 

 The Blizzard is also noted for his ilight. 

 It is a beautiful spectacle to behold these 

 birds flying in their circuitous routes on a 

 clear day beneath the azure sky, aud no 

 landscape is complete without him. 



Unlike other birds when on the wing he 

 scarcelj' moves his wings but with perfect 

 ease remains on high. 



They congregate in large numbers to 

 roost and in some dead pine, pass through 



the laud of Nod. The nest is situated on 

 the ground, in rotten logs and stumps. 

 Two eggs are generally the comjilement, 



but here is often only one in the nest. 

 The eggs are yellowish white, spotted with 

 brown and purple. 



C. W., York Sta., Ala. 



Late Nesting of the Grass Fincii. 



I see in the Oologist of Dec, a note 

 from V. H. L, Potsdam, N. Y., stating 

 that he found a nest of the (irass Finch, ou 

 the 6th day of Aug with fresh eggs.- 



I found, on the 23d of Aug , '88. a nest 

 of the Grass Finch with three perfectly fresh 

 eggs. I am inclined to think that the 

 Grass Finch lavs three sets a season. 



M. D. C , Austin, N. H. 



