THE OSPEEY. 



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personalh^ located a nest of the Western Willet, 

 the form' found tireedinj^- here. I have a larg-e 

 pasture four miles out which I am compelled to 

 visit every few daj^s to guard against escapes and 

 accidents to the stock. Near one end, at a small 

 grass)' pond of ankle-deep water I have been 

 regularly greeted at every visit this year by a 

 pair of Willets. It seems to me I have repeatedly, 



though unsuccessfull)', examined every tussock 

 and blade of grass in and about that pond where 

 the birds could possibly conceal their nest, but 

 yesterday passing over the familiar ground I 

 was fiercel)' assaulted by the pair, and there, 

 underfoot, struggling through the grass were 

 the lust\' young, three in numberl 



I'.i; ;^ (jf the Sand:i[ll Cra-ne of N'atura.l Size in Tray. 



EGGS OF THE SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS MEXICANA.) 



By J. P. NoKKis, Jk., Philadelphia. 



I have been asked to describe the set of Crane's 

 eggs collected by Mr. Rolfe represented in the 

 accompanj'ing illustration, and now in my col- 

 lection. 



The two measure 3.89 x 2.39 and 3.57 x 2.26. 

 The ground color of the eggs is ashy yellow, 



with a ibuflf tinge, spotted and blotched more 

 heavily at the larger end with reddish brown 

 and gray; the latter faint and not readily 

 noticed unless looked for. The smaller egg has 

 a deeper ground color than the other. 



