THE OOLOGISf 



two. Both birds began setting on the 

 '.tth. The nests were destroyed on the 



it:;th. 



On several occasions during the 

 late spring and early summer I saw 

 both male and female of the Wood 

 duck about a swamp in an open spot 

 in a big woods. I was unable to find 

 any nest even in the woods. But one 

 day very early in August while out af- 

 ter berries I saw two old ducks and 

 ten young on the pond. Saw them sev- 

 eral times up to October 1st, and sure 

 they nested here. 



I examined 65 species of eggs this 

 summer, but took none. 



Ruffed Grouse nest found May 18, 

 11113. Situated under a fallen limb in 

 edge of a thicket. Nest contained 

 seven eggs at time of discovery. On 

 May 20th it contained nine eggs; on 

 the 21st the female began incubation. 

 All hatched on June 11th, largest egg 

 1:56x1.12; smallest 1.50x1.08. 



On May 19th, I found a nest of the 

 Golden-winged Woodpecker, contain- 

 ing six fresh eggs, in a hole fifteen 

 inches deep excavated in the end of 

 a stub limb, where it had been cut off 

 in pruning. All hatched ten days lat- 

 er. Young left the nest when twenty 

 days old. 



On May 25th, 1913, I found a nest 

 of the Maryland Yellow-throat con- 

 taining one egg situated in a small 

 bunch of Swamp grass. On May 29th 

 it contained five eggs; the female be- 

 gan setting on the 30th, and hatched 

 June 12th. The grass about the nest 

 was very thin affording no protection 

 for the young. It was quite amusing 

 to see the female sit on the side of 

 the nest from 10 A. M. until 2 P. M. 

 with outstretched wings making a 

 shadow over the young, while the male 

 bird brought soft insects to them for 

 food. 



On June 8th found a nest of the 

 Blue-winged Warbler, containing six 



young birds. The nest was composed 

 of dry leaves with the stems point- 

 ing upward and lined with strips of 

 bark of the wild grape vine. Nest 

 placed on top of the ground no de- 

 presion being made for it; it was at 

 the foot of a small thorn bush in an 

 open spot in the big woods. 



June 15th found a nest of Upland 

 Plover containing four eggs. They 

 averaged in size, 1.76 x 1.30; eggs 

 were placed in a small depression in 

 rather tall grass in an old pasture. 

 The nest was lined with a few 

 pieces of broken straws. The eggs 

 hatched July 2d; young left the nest 

 next day. October 5th found nest 

 of the mourning Dove with two very 

 young Doves in it. 



S. V. Wharram. 

 Austinburgh, Ohio. 



Runt Woodpecker's Eggs. 



Under the above heading, I note Mr. 

 Richard T. Miller's article in THE 

 OOLOGIST" for October, 1912. This 

 article interested me greatly. I have 

 a small series of Flicker (Colaptes 

 auratus) eggs, in my collection with 

 abnormal eggs in the set. 



One set of Flicker eggs, 1-8-06, col- 

 lected in Decatur, Kansas, by myself, 

 May 9, 1906, measure, 1.09 x .83, 1.13 x 

 .85, 1.07 X .85, 1.03 x .79, 1.12 x .84, 

 1.10 X .85, 1.12 X .84, .77 x .65. 



Flicker, set of six eggs including one 

 runt, 3-6-08, taken in Decatur Co., Kan- 

 sas, by Harley Riley, May 14, 1908; 

 measures, 1.09 x .88, 1.13 x .85, 1.08 x 

 .87, 1.15 X .92, 1.09 x .87, .75 x .59. 



Flicker, set of six eggs, including 

 one runt and one double yolked egg. 

 1-6-80, collected by Harley Riley, in 

 Decatur Co., Kansas, June 10, 1908; 

 measure, 1.15 x .91, 1.07 x .78, 1.07 x 

 .78, 1.14 X .90, 1.32 x .98 .87 x .74. 



Flicker, set of seven eggs including 

 one runt egg, 5-7-08, taken by myself, 

 in Decatur Co., Kansas, May 24, 1908; 



