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in her actions; but although I searched closely I was unable to locate 



one. This was not good evidence, however, that no nest existed, for 



the nature of the cover made it highly improbable that I should have 



found it. 



M. A. Cabriker, Jr., Nebraska Cit3^ 



YEIJ.OW-TJIROATED VIREO 



This Vireo is a frequent breeder in the vicinity of Nebraska City, fre- 

 quenting almost exclusievlj', as far as I know, the large apple orchards 

 numerous about here. On June 6, 1897, I found a nest in the top of 

 3 thick-leaved apple tree, containing three fresh eggs, and June 11, 1898, 

 another in a similar location with four eggs partly incubated. The 

 nest resembles that of the Warbling Vireo, except that it is very much 

 ](rettier and more compactly built. 



Two broods are raised in a season. There is never more than one 

 pair of birds to an orchard, and they are easily located by their con- 

 stant singing. The nest, however, is extremely hard to find, for out of 

 the many pairs of birds I have located, I have never been able to find 

 more than the two nests mentioned which contained eggs. However, I 

 have found them on several instances with young in July, which shows 

 that two broods are reared. 



M. A. Carriker, Jr., Nebraska City. 



NOTES FROM OMAHA 



Old Squaw Duck {ChuKjula hyetnalis). Two specimens of this bird were 

 killed on Cut-off Lake near this city December 8, 1900, by a local sports- 

 man. He had never seen this species before, brought the heads to me 

 to identify, and I have them now in my possession. 



White-Winged Scoter (Oidemia deglandi). I have one of these ducks 

 which was killed on Cut-off Lake, December 8, 1900. 



Tufted Titmouse (Parus hicolor). One was killed by L. Skow near 

 Florence, October 5, 1900. 



Evening Gro.sbeak {Coccothraustcs icspertinus) . A specimen was killed 

 by L. Skow near Florence, October 12, 1900. The heads and wings of 

 two were also brought by a local sportsman (?) to R. F. Mullen during 

 the first week of November, 1900. 



Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila ccerulea). Two nests containing 

 three and four eggs respectively were found near Bellevue in June, 

 1900. F. H. Shoemaker and I. S. Trostler photographed one of these 

 after the young were hatched. 



Yellow-throated Vireo {Vireo ffavifrous). E. F. Mullen found a nest 

 and four eggs of this species near Bellevue in June, 1900. 



Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica ccerulea). I found three nests of this 

 species in 1900 near Bellevue. One contained four badly incubated eggs, 

 the second a young bird, the third three slightly incubated eggs. 



J. E. Wallace, Omaha. 



