ORNITHOLOGIST 



— AND- 



OOLOGIST. 



A Series of Eggs of the Kentucky 

 \Varbler. 



The eggs of the Keatucky Warbler {Geo- 

 thlypisformosa) exhibit great variation in size, 

 shape, and coloration, and while the series 

 now before me does not exhibit all their types 

 it is sufhciently complete to warrant desription. 



Set I. June 1, 1890. Chester County, Penn. 

 Collected by J. P. Norris, Jr. Nest on ground, 

 in woods, at foot of small bush, not more than 

 ten feet from a fence. Made of leaves, lined 

 with rootlets. J Hushed. Four eggs, incu- 

 bation commenced. White, speckled with 

 hazel and lavender-gray. Three of the eggs 

 have the markings nearly all at the larger ends 

 in the shape of indistinct wreaths, but the 

 fourth one is much more pointed than the 

 others, and has a wreath around the smaller 

 end: .79x..i9; .7Sx.58; .76x..')9; .7(>x.59. 



Set II. May 28, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. Collected by J. P. Norris, Jr. Nest at 

 foot of spicewood bush, on ground, in low 

 woods. Made of leaves, dried grass, etc., 

 lined with fine black rootlets and white horse- 

 hair. Bird seen. Four eggs, fresh. White, 

 speckled and spotted, principally at the larger 

 ends, with fawn color: .71x..")6; .72x.55; 

 .74X.56: .71x..'i.'i. 



Set III. June 19, 1885. Delaware County, 

 Penn. Collected by J. Hoopes Matlack. Nest 

 of dried grasses and beech leaves, on the 

 ground, in thicket of young underwood. Four 

 eggs, fresh. White, spotted and speckled with 

 chestnut and lavender-gray: .77x..56: .79x.57; 

 .78X.56; .75x.56. 



Set IV. May 28, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. ('oUected by J. P. Norris, Jr. Nest 

 between leaves of "Skunk Cabbage." on 

 ground, in woods. Made of leaves, dried 

 grass, etc., lined with black rootlets. 9 

 flushed. Four eggs, fresh, and one Cowbird's 

 egg. Light creamy white, speckled and 



spotted with chestnut and lavender-gray. The 

 markings are heavier near the larger ends, 

 where they form indistinct wreaths: .74x.60; 

 .72X.60; .72X.60; .71x.60. 



Set V. June 7, 1889. Chester County, Penn. 

 Collected by J. P. Norris. Jr. Nest between 

 three forks at foot of small bush. Made of 

 leaves and grass, lined with horse-hair and 

 black rootlets. Bird seen. Five eggs, fresh. 

 Light creamy white, speckled and spotted 

 with hazel and lavender-gray. At the larger 

 ends the markings are heavier, and form 

 indistinct wreaths: .78x.C0; .81x.61; .Six. 60; 

 .78X.61; .79x.()0. 



Set VI. June 9, 1885. Collected by J. 

 Hoopes Matlack. Nest on ground, in thicket 

 of young underwood. Composed of dry grass 

 and beech leaves. Four eggs, fresh. Glossy, 

 light creamy white. Heavily spotted, espec- 

 ially at the larger ends, with chestnut and 

 lavender-gray: .79x.59; .77x.59; .77x.58; 

 .78 X ..">fi. 



Set VII. June 18, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. Collected by J. P. Norris, Jr. Nest on 

 ground, at foot of weed, in woods, near a 

 fence and a dried up stream. Made of leaves, 

 etc., lined with black rootlets and horse-hair. 

 White, spotted and speckled more heavily at 

 the larger ends, with hazel and lavender-gray: 

 .82X.57; .79X.57; .80x.56; .83x.56. 



Set VIII. June 3, 1890. Chester County, 

 Penn. Collected by J. P. Norris, Jr. Nest at 

 foot of spicewood bush, in woods, twenty-five 

 feet from their edge. Made of leaves, dried 

 grass, etc., lined with black rootlets. 9 

 flushed. Four eggs, incubation commenced. 

 (This set also contained a Cowbird's egg.) 

 White, spotted all over, but more heavily at 

 the larger ends, with chestnut and lavender- 

 gray: .74X.56; .71x.55; .70x.54; .71x.54. 



Set IX. May 28, 1888. Chester County, 

 Penn. Collected by Samuel B. Ladd. Nest 

 on the ground. Made of leaves, with fine 



Copyright, 1892. by Frank B. Webster. 



