ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 17-No. 1 



roots and a few horse-hairs. ? flushed. Four 

 eggs, incubation commenced. White, speckled 

 with chestnut and lavender-gray. The rnark- 

 ings are heavier at the larger ends: .G5x.54; 

 .66X.55; .67x.55; .65x.55. 



Set X. June 25, 1890. Chester C:ounty, 

 Penn. Collected by Henry Norris. Nest in 

 small woods, four feet from a public road. It 

 was in a small bush six inches from the 

 ground, and was made of leaves, etc., lined 

 with black rootlets and horse-hair. Bird on 

 nest. Four eggs, fresh. (Remarkably late 

 for this species, and I think it must have been 

 a second laying.) White, delicately speckled 

 with hazel and lilac-gray. The markings are 

 all over the surface, but are thicker near the 

 larger ends: .T8x.57; .81x.5S; .79x.57; 

 .74X.56. 



Set XI. May 28, 1890. Chester County, 

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

 foot of spicewood bush, on ground, in low 

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

 lined with black rootlets. Birds seen. Five 

 eggs, fresh. White, and quite glossy. 

 Speckled and spotted, more heavily at the 

 larger ends, with hazel, chestnut and lilac- 

 gray: .74x.58; .75x.58; .72x.r)7; .73x..')8; 

 .70X.57. 



Set XII. May 28, 1890. Chester County, 

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

 foot of small bush, near dried up stream in 

 woods, not more than twenty-five yards from 

 public road. Made of leaves, dried grass, etc., 

 lined with black rootlets. Five eggs, small 

 embryos. Glossy white, spotted with hazel 

 and lilac-gray: .74x.55; .75x.55; .78x.5o; 

 .75 X .55; .75 x .56. 



Set XIII. June 29, 1889. Chester County, 

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

 on ground, between forks of two small bushes 

 in woods. Made of leaves and di-ied grass, 

 lined with black roots and horse-hair. Bird 

 flushed. Three eggs, incubation commenced, 

 and Cowbird's egg. (Owing to the lateness of 

 the date at which this set was taken, it is 

 more than probable that it is a second laying.) 

 Light creamy white, spotted with hazel and 

 lilac-gray: .84x.58; .85x.58; .80x.55. 



Set XLV. June 9, 1889. Chester County, 

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

 foot of and between forks of small bush on 

 hillside, in woods. Made of dead and green 

 leaves, lined with fine black i-ootlets and 

 horse-hair. Bird flushed. Four eggs, fresh. 

 Glossy white, speckled with hazel and 

 lavender-gray. The markings are much heav- 

 ier at the larger ends, and on one of them 



they form a wreath : .76 x .58 ; .70 x .56 ; .70 x .58 ; 

 .67X.55. 



Set XV. June 6, 1889. Chester County, 

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

 between three forks at foot of small bush, in 

 swampy woods. Made of leaves, lined with 

 fine black rootlets. Bird flushed. Five eggs, 

 fresh. Light creamy white, heavily spotted 

 and blotched with chestnut and lilac-gray. 

 On two of the eggs the markings are heavier 

 at the smaller ends, but on the others they are 

 principally at the larger ends: .70x.59; 

 .71X.60; .71X.60; .74x.59; .7lx.58. 



Set XYI. June 4, 1891. Chester County, 

 Penn. Collected by Henry Norris. Nest at 

 foot of small bush. Made of leaves, lined with 

 rootlets and horse-hairs. 9 on nest. Fiveeggs^ 

 fresh. Glossy white, speckled and blotched 

 with chestnut and lilac-gray. The markings 

 form wreaths around the larger ends, and are 

 largely confined to that portion of the eggs, but 

 there are a few spots on other portions of 

 them: .71x.58; .75x..59; .76x..58; .76x.58; 

 .75X.59. 



Set XVII. May 27, 1891. Chester County, 

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

 foot of small bush, in woods. Made of leaves, 

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

 9 seen. Tliree eggs, fresh. Contained a Cow- 

 bird's egg also. White, heavily speckled, 

 principally at the larger ends, w'ith chestnut 

 and lilac-gray : .76 x .56 ; .73 x .56 ; .71 x ,53. 



Set XVIII. June 11, 1891. Chester County, 

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

 foot of small sapling, in woods on edge of a 

 path. Made of leaves and dried grass, lined 

 with fine rootlets and horse-hair. 9 flushed. 

 Four eggs, fresh. Glossy white, speckled and 

 spotted with hazel, chestnut, and lilac-gray: 

 .67X.54; .72x.56; .69x.54; .66x.53. 



Set XIX. June 4, 1891. Chester County, 

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

 foot of small sapling in woods, near the edge. 

 Made of leaves, etc., lined with flne black root- 

 lets. 9 flushed. Five eggs, fresh. White, 

 delicately marked with wreaths of fine specks 

 of hazel and lilac-gray: .74x.57; .72x.56; 

 .72X.57: .72x.56; .74x.56. 



Set XX. May 31, 1891. Chester County, 

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

 foot of small bush in swampy woods. Made 

 of leaves, weed stalks, etc., lined with fine 

 black rootlets and horse-hair. Three eggs, 

 fresh. White, speckled with chestnut and 

 lilac-gray. Tlie markings are more evenly 

 spread over the whole surface than is usual for 

 this species: .74x.58; .73x.58; .75x.59. 



