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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 17-N0. 8 



A Large Set of Eggs of the Bob 

 White. 



What do you think of a set of Qiiails' 

 eggs (Bob White) 38 in number? The 

 nest was foiuid by my young friend, 

 Amon Shearer, Gilbert, Iowa. When 

 found it contained 37 eggs. He took out 

 part of them, and last Sunday, June 5, 

 when I was at his home, the nest con- 

 tained eggs to make 38 in all. They 

 were laid by one bird. They are beauties. 

 Twenty-seven is a large set, but 38 beats 

 the record. 



Boone, Iowa. 



Carl rritz-IIciuiing. 



[If some of the eggs were removed, and 

 the bird went on laying, tliey cannot strictly 

 be called a " set." — J. P. N.J 



Birds of Wayne County, Mich. 



As I have never seen any account of 

 the avi-faima of Wayne County, Michi- 

 gan, in the Ornithologist and Ooi.o- 

 GiST, I thought I would try and give the 

 little information I possess on it. Wayne 

 County is an excellent place to observe 

 birds, as both water and land birds are 

 abundant. 



The Thrush family is well represented 

 by the Robin, Catbird and Wood Thrush 

 as the most abundant. The Brown 

 Thrasher, Wilson's and Hermit Thrushes 

 are not so common, while the Olive- 

 backed Thrush is rare. All breed except 

 the two latter species. The Bluebird is 

 an abundant summer resident, arriving 

 early in February. The Chickadee, 

 White- bellied Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, 

 and both Kinglets are common as winter 

 or half residents, while the Red-bellied 

 Nuthatch is occasionally seen. The 

 Tufted Titmouse is not very abundant. 



Of Wrens we have the House and both 

 Marsh Wrens as summer residents, and 

 the Winter is seen in fall and early spring. 

 The Long-billed Marsh Wren is a very 



common breeder in the swamps along the 

 Detroit river. 



The Warblers, of which many species 

 occur here either as migrants or summer 

 residents, include the Yellow, Magnolia, 

 Redstart, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Myr- 

 tle, Golden-crowned, Prairie, Black- 

 throated Green, Nashville, Black and 

 White, Maryland Yellow-throat, Cana- 

 dian and many others. 



The Vireos send the Red and White- 

 eyed and Warbling as representatives, 

 with the Yellow-throated as a rarer vis- 

 itor. 



The Great Northern Shrike is seen here 

 occasionally in winter, but the White- 

 rumped breeds here. The Cedar Wax- 

 wing is abundant and breeds in late July. 

 Of our Swallows the Barn, Bank, Cliff, 

 Tree and Purple Martins are the most 

 abundant. 



The Sparrows (summer residents) are 

 the Song, Chipping, Vesper and Field, 

 and our migrants include the White- 

 throated, White-crowned, Tree, Fox and 

 Lark, of which the Tree Sparrow exceeds 

 in abundance. 



The Scarlet Tanager is fairly common, 

 and a few breed. 



The Snow Bunting is less common than 

 formerly, owing to the absence of the for- 

 mer amount of snow, but the Junco, Red- 

 poll and Pine Siskins are still common in 

 fall and spring. The Goldfinch is very 

 abundant and breeds. The Purple Finch 

 is occasionally seen, and the Rose-breasted 

 Grosbeak is a summer i-esident and breeds. 

 In March, 1889, the Evening Grosbeak, 

 300 strong, paid us a visit, but have not 

 been observed since. I saw my last one 

 on November 16. 



The Chewink, Bobolink, Cowbird, Red- 

 winged and Rusty Blackbirds, Meadow 

 Lark, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles and 

 Bronzed Grackle are common. 



The Crow is abundant and many breed 

 in April. The Blue Jay seldom breeds 



