I^ov. 1889.] 



AXD OOLOGIST. 



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382. Conurus caroUnensis (Linn.). Caro- 

 lina Paroquet. The only record we find of this 

 bird is in "Birds of North America," by 

 Baird, Cassin and Lawrence, 1856. Old set- 

 tlers report it as quite common along the 

 Missouri river, in the early settlement of the 

 state. 



o88. Coccyzus americaiius (hinn.). Yellow- 

 billed (hickoo. Common summer resident; ar- 

 rive about the first of May. 



387. Coccyzus erythrophthahaus (Wils.). 

 Black-billed Cuckoo. Summer resident, but 

 much more rare than the Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo. 



390. Ceryle ale.yon (Linn.). Belted King- 

 fisher. Common summer resident. Last year 

 it arrived here about the first of April, but its 

 time of arrival and time of leaving varies with 

 the season. 



W. Edgar Taylor and A. H. Van Vieet. 



Peru, Nebraska. 



Nesting Dates in i888 at Raleigh, 

 N. C. 



March 9. Great Horned Owl, set of 1 egg 

 from nest 50 feet in pine. 



April 7. Brown-headed Nuthatch, set of (5 

 from dead stub, 5 feet. 



April 9. Pine Warbler, set of 4, 20 feet in 

 pine. 



April 9. Barred Owl, set of 2, 20 feet in 

 hollow birch stub. 



April 13. Bluebird, set of 5, hole in apple 

 tree. 



April 21. Mourning Dove, set of 2, 9 feet in 

 pine. 



April 21. Carolina Tit, set of 6, 7 feet in 

 dead stub. 



April 26. AVhite-eyed Vireo, set of 4, 4 feet in 

 alder. 



April 26. Carolina Wren, set of 5, nest in 

 side of bank. 



April 26. Turkey Vulture, set of 2, by side 

 of fallen pine. 



April 28. Tufted Tit, set of 6 in hollow dog- 

 wood. 



May 2. Whip-poor-will, set of 2. 



May 4. Pine Warbler, last set (of 4) 60 feet 

 in pine. 



May 7. Field Sparrow, set of 4 in bunch of 

 weeds. 



May 8. AVood Thrush set of 4, 7 feet in dog- 

 wood. 



May 9. Mockingbird, set of 4, 7 feet in cedar. 



May 10. Pvedwing Blackbird, set of 4, 5 feet 

 in reeds. 



May 11. Ruby-throated Hummer, set of 2, 

 25 feet in maple. 



May 11. Carolina Tit, last set (of 4) in dead 

 stub. 



May 11. Yellow-throated Warbler, set of 1, 

 65 feet in pine. 



May 11. Piough- winged Swallow, set of 1 

 from hole in bank. 



May 15. Brown-headed Nuthatch, last set 

 (of 4) from dead stub. 



May 15. Cardinal, set of 3, 2 feet in brusli. 



May 16. Yellow-breasted Chat, set of 4, 3 

 feet in briars. 



May 17. Prairie Warbler, set of 3, 7 feet in 

 sweet gum. 



May 23. Brown Thrasher, set of 4, 6 feet in 

 briars. 



May 24, Indigo Bunting, set of 3 in sweet 

 gum. 



May 28. Rough-winged Swallow, set of 5 

 from same hole as on May 11. 



May 28. Kingbird, set of 3, 15 feet in mul- 

 berry. 



June 1. Wood Pewee, set of 2, 18 feet in pine. 



June 5. Red-eyed Vireo, .set of 3, 10 feet in 

 sweet gum. 



June 8. Blue Grosbeak, set of 3, 2 feet in 

 elders. 



June 8. Tufted Tit, last set (of 5) in apple 

 tree. 



June 8. Least Bittern, set of 3, 4 feet in 

 marsh growth. 



June 9. Bluebird, last set (of 4) in hole in 

 fence post. 



June 11. Prairie Warbler, last set (of 3) in 

 black haw. 



June 11. Orchard Oriole, set of 4. 7 feet in 

 mulberry. 



June 11. Turkey Vulture, last set (of 2) 

 among fallen pines. 



June 14. Kingbird, last set (of 3) 12 feet in 

 dead sweet gum. 



June 15. Summer Tanager, set of 3, 10 feet 

 in pine. 



June 21. Mourning Dove, last set (of 2) in 

 bush. 



June 25. Yellow-breasted Chat, last set (of 

 4) 3 feet in thorn bush. 



June 2.). Acadian Flycatcher, set of 2, 20 

 feet in willow oak. 



July 2. Field Sparrow, last set (of 3). 



July 2. Cardinal, last set (of 3) in alders. 



July 5. Mockingbird, last set (of 4) 5J4 feet 

 in sweet gum. 



C. S. Brimley. 



