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Syrnium jtebulonum from same tree." Four 

 eggs, fresh. Bluisli wliitc, spotted witli chest- 

 nut and russet. On one the spots are at the 

 smaller end: ■_'.()4 .x l.d'.t: L'.04 x l.fi.">; 2.03x1.70; 

 2.04X 1.71. 



Set XLIV. May 10, 18SC. Near Cranberry 

 Bog, Wawecus Hill, Norwich, C't. Collected 

 by ".1. M. W." "Wholly new nest in small 

 oak. Two fresh eggs on May 14th, third egg 

 laid on lOtli. First set of four on April 21st." 

 Three eggs, fresh. Very small for this species. 

 Bluish white. One of them has a few spots of 

 chestnut and a large blotch of the same color; 

 another is quite heavily spotted with russet at 

 the smaller end: while the tliird is marked 

 with a nuiiilicr of small spots of the same color, 

 and a curious zigzag line of clicstnut : I,'.):.' .\ 1. (!."); 

 1. 9.^x1.04; 1. '.17x1. (id. 



Set XLV. April 1."), ISSM. Hewitt's Woods, 

 Ledyard. Ct. Collected by "J. M. W." 

 Three fresh eggs — one paper-shelled broken 

 in blowing. It was pale, rough, and surface 

 unmarked. Nest in chestnut of small girth, 

 but asijiring growtli, sixty feet to first crotch. 

 One feather could be seen with lielil j;lass. 

 Eggs warm — neither bird seen, but both were 

 noted before clutch was laid.'" Bhiish white: 

 one covered all over witli small specks and 

 cloudings of fawn colm : the other su])erbly 

 blotched and sjilashed willi very large patches 

 of briglit chestnut. It is one of the handsom- 

 est eggs of this species that I have ever seen, 

 and the color contrasts are l)eantiful: 

 2.1.") X 1.71 ; L'.IDx 1.70. 



SetXLVI. April 22, 1S,SS. Witter's Woods, 

 Ledyard, Ct. Collected by '-.1. M. W." ■•\ew 

 nest, well feathered, in young, straight oak. 

 Female on chilch. Xest in edge of w^vods 

 fronting the liig Hewitt Woods." Four eggs, 

 fresh. Bluisli white: one of them spotted all 

 over with drab-gray; among these markings 

 are a few of russet: the other three eggs are 

 heavily blotclied with chestnut, and are very 

 handsome: 2.2:! x i.O."); 2.2.')xl.72; 2.20x1.70; 

 2.:',lx 1.71. 



Set XLVII. May 1:1, 18S2. Bricdc Yard 

 Woods. Truman's (iidve. Preston, Ct. Col- 

 lected by ".I. M. W." •■Hickory tree on side 

 hill, easily I'limlied. Nest repaired and lined 

 in I8S1, but hawk was too shy to lay from too 

 many visits. Climbed once this year before 

 eggs were hiiil. i;..tli /.'"/'<..•< at lionic." '['bice 

 eggs, frcsli. Wbitc. s|iotted. streaked, and 

 blotched Willi russet: 2.22x1.70; 2.27x1.72- 

 2.18x1.7:!. 



Set XLVIIl. .\|,iil 22. ISS»;. Hell (iate, 

 Xew Lomlon Co., Ci. Collected l>v •■. I M. W." 



"Nest in straight young chestnut. Climbed 

 by irons in same wooded hollow where taken 

 for nine seasons. Both birds seen and very 

 in)isy." Three eggs, fresh. Bluish white; 

 one faintly spotted with lavender-gray; other 

 two quite heavily spotted with russet and 

 chestnut: 2.11x1.00; 2.07x1.0.t; 2.01) x 1. 00. 



SetXMX. April 2."), 1875. Gallow's Hill, 

 Norwich, Ct. Collected by "J. M. W.'' 

 "Small nest: hawk seen on nest and shot at. 

 In top of chestnut, not less than nine feet in 

 circumference. Farmer's boys and others 

 tried vaiidy to climb the tree." Tliree eggs, 

 fresh. White: one nmrked with lar};e blotches 

 of ecru-drab, prini'ipally at tlic smaller end, 

 and also with a few spots of cliestnnt: the 

 other tsvo spotted with clicstinit: 2.24xl.7">; 

 2.24 X 1.71; 2.18x 1.70. 



Set L. April 12. 188:i. Blue Mountains, 

 Northampton Co., I"a. Collected liy Shriner 

 f(n' E. Ricksecker. Nest in an oak. about 

 twenty five feet from ground. Three eggs, 

 fresli. Dull white, ipiite heavily ;ind eveidy 

 spotted with buint umber: 2.00xl.(i8; 

 2.00 X l.OS; 2 01 x I. OS. 



.Set LI. April 1 I. ISSO. McClimon's Swamp, 

 Preston. Ct. Cllceled by ■■ .1. M. W " --Nest 

 in sw.amp oak, with m:iny branch-stubs on 

 trunk. Nearly new nest — one bird only seen 

 — on nest." Set c(mtained four eggs, bur one, 

 marked like the rest, was broken while ile- 

 seending the tree. Fresh. Dull white: heav- 

 ily spotted and blotched with burnt umber; 

 2.19x1.73; 2.2:^x1.79; 2.24x1.7s. 



.Set LII. April 21, 1S89. Hewitt's Woods, 

 Preston, Ct. Cidleeted by "J. M. W." "Sixty 

 feet to nest, in limbless oak, in centre of 

 grove. Bark rotten, but climbed witli one 

 iron broken. Though 1 llushed female, eggs 

 were just laid and nest uiifeathered; so one 

 more was likely. .Same bird, .May 20, 1888. 

 Four eggs with same general style of nnirk- 

 ings." Three eggs, fresh. Bluish-white: one 

 spotted and clouded with Lavender-gray and 

 ecrn-drab; the other two heavily blotched near 

 the larger ends with clicstiuit. These two are 

 very handsome, boldly marked eggs: 2.2-") x 1.74 ; 

 2.l;!xl.74; 2.80 X L70. 



SetLlII. April 18, 1880. Avery's Woods, 

 Ledyard, Ct. Collected by " .1. M. W." •■ ( ibl 

 nest, relincd, in tall chestnut, in tall timber 

 on hiw ground. Both birds seen. Previous 

 set from this same hawk on .\]iiil 20, 1879." 

 Three eggs, fresh. White; one egg heavily 

 marked with russet, principally at the smaller 

 end; the other two beautifully chnided with 

 laveii(lei'-i;vay and a lew ni.ii k iiiL;s of russet. 



