October 1891.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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winged Blackbird (Agelahin phcenieeus). 

 .fl.ix.oO; .64X.51; .64x.51; .67x.51. 



Set XIV. June 5, 1887. Chester County, 

 Penn. Nest of leaves, lined with grass, in 

 tussock in swampy woods. Four eggs, incu- 

 bation slight. VVliite, quite heavily spotted 

 with purplish gniy, burnt umber, and a few 

 spots of black. The markings are more or 

 less scattered over the surface, but are heavier 

 at the larger ends: .74x..52; .74x..'5;!; .74x..52; 

 .76X..52. 



Set XV. .July 13, 188.5. Grand .Mauau, N. B. 

 Nest between a rose and alder bush. Four 

 eggs, fresh. White, heavily spotted, princi- 

 pally at the larger ends, with russet and 

 hazel. There are also a few specks of purplish 

 gray: .72x.55; .67x..54; .68 x.. 5.5; .67x.,'52. 



Set XVI. June 12, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. Nest at foot of small bush. .Made of 

 dried grass, leaves, etc., lined with white 

 horse-hair. Four eggs, fresh. White, three 

 of them wreathed with specks and spots of 

 russet and purplish gray. The fourth has the 

 markings (of the same colors) mostly at the 

 larger end, but not in the form of a wreath: 

 .62X..50; .68X.52; .68x.52; .69x..5.S. 



Set XVII. June 12, 1885. Grand Manan, 

 N. B. Nest in dead weeds, close to the 

 ground. Four eggs, fresh. White, spotted 

 wilh russet and purplish gray. The markings 

 are much heavier at tiie larger ends, and the 

 purplish gray is unusually conspicuous on this 

 set: .74X.54; .72x.54; .70x.54; .73x..55. 



Set XVIII. June 12, 1885. Grand Manan, 

 N. B. Nest in laurel bushes, eighteen inches 

 from the ground. Four eggs, fresh. White, 

 with a faint creamy tint, speckled and spotted 

 with burnt umber and purplish gray. The 

 markings form indistinct wreaths around the 

 larger ends: .(iBx.5:J; .G7x..'i3; .G9x.54; 

 .05 X .51. 



Set XIX. June 2A, 1884. Gr.aud Manan, N. 

 B. Nest in a bunch of laurels, eighteen inches 

 from the ground. Four eggs, fresh. White, 

 delicately wreathed around the larger ends 

 with specks of burnt umber, black and 

 purplish gray: .T-ix.hi; .72x.55; .76x.52; 

 .72 X .5:1 



Set XX. July 4, 1885. Grand Manan, N. 

 B. Nest in laurel. Three eggs, fresh. White, 

 lieavily spotted, chiefly at the laiger ends, 

 wilh purplish gray and russet. The former 

 color is unusually prominent: .7:!x.52; 

 .75X.52; .74x..5:^. 



Set XXI. May 22, 1888. New Haven, Conn. 

 Nest on the ground, in a swamp, close to a 

 cart patli. Five eggs, fresh. This is a most 



remarkable set. The ground color is light 

 creamy white, and this is very he.avily spotted 

 and blotched, principally at the larger ends, 

 with purplish gray and russet. On three of 

 the eggs the markings form indistinct wreaths, 

 and on all of them the spots and blotches are 

 unusually large and prominent for this species: 

 .68X.54; .68x.54; .69x.55; .70x.53; .68x.55. 

 Set XXII. May 28, 1888. Leighton, Ala- 

 bama. Nest of strips of grass and grape-vine 

 bark, lined with fine grass, placed on ground 

 at foot of bush. Four eggs, fresh. White, 

 heavily speckled and spotted with laveuder- 

 gray and russet. The markings are more 

 evenly distributed over the surface than is 

 usual: .65X.51; .61x.51; .64x.51; .61x.50. 

 There are a few specks of black on this set. 



Set XXIII. June 2, 1889. Chester County, 

 Penn. Nest in bunch of weeds, two inches 

 from ground, in swampy woods. Made of 

 leaves, grass, etc., lined with fine grass. Four 

 eggs, incubation slight. White, speckled, 

 principally at the larger ends, \vith purplish 

 gray and burnt umber: .G5x.49; .(J8x.51; 

 .67 X ..50; .08 x .51. 



Set XXIV. June 14, 1882. Pelham, N. Y. 

 Nest in bunch of grass and growing weeds, 

 four inches from ground. Three eggs, incu- 

 bation advanced. _ This set contains two Cow- 

 bird's eggs, and it would seem to be rather un- 

 usual to find them in nests of this bird, for this 

 is the only set in the series that contains them. 

 White, speckled with purplish gray and black. 

 No russet or any shade of brown. This is 

 very unusual. The markings are chiefly at 

 the larger ends: .70x.5.3; .70x.52; .72x.54. 



Set XXV. June 20, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. Nest on ground, at foot of small 

 bush, on edge of public road. Made of leaves, 

 etc. Four eggs, incubation slight. This is 

 without exception the most brilliantly colored 

 set of eggs of this bird that 1 have ever seen. 

 The ground color is white. Over this is 

 sparingly speckled with chestnut. Around 

 the larger ends are large blotches of the same 

 color and a number of specks of purplish gray : 

 .60X.51; .08X..52: .07x..52; .67x..52. 



Set XXVI. June 18, 1881. Preston, Conn. 

 Nest outwardly of leaves, inside of grass. 

 On bog, outside of swamp, near a turnpike. 

 Four eggs, fresh. This is a strikingly beauti- 

 ful set, and was collected by "J. M. W." (Mr. 

 C. L. Kawson). Light creamy white, heavily 

 spotted with purplish, russet, purplish gray 

 and a few specks of black. The markings are 

 principally confined to wreaths at the larger 

 ends: .68x.54; .70x.54; .70x..55; .69x.55. 



