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THE OOLOGIST. 



THE OOLOGIST. 



EDITSB AITB FUBLISHES BI-U01TTHL7 



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Very Late Nesting. 



On October 26th, 1885, two Blue birds' 

 eggs were taken about three miles west of 

 here under the following circumstances. 

 A Downy Woodpecker had made a hole in 

 the stump of an apple tree. Thinking the 

 bird might lay I requested a friend to watch 

 it. After a time they deserted it, but what 

 was his surprise to tind a Blue-bird fly out 

 as he passed a few days after. On looking 

 into the hole he found one Blue-bird's egg. 

 Next day there were two and on the third 

 day he found the nest deserted. The two 

 eggs were removed on that day and were 

 of course perfectly fresh. Was not this 

 remarkably late nesting ? 



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Milwaukee, Wis. 



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