THE OOLOGIST 



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— A Sparroav Hawk came down in 

 one of the most frequented streets in Utica 

 and quickly suatcliiug a young Robin from 

 a fence, where it was loudly calling for its 

 "lost parents," and, amid a great clamor 

 set up by the neighboring birds, laborious- 

 ly bore it off. The numerous spectators 

 watched the proceeding with much inter- 

 est. 



— Albino King Bird. A Wliite 

 King bird was found in front of Judge 

 Parks residence, Laural IJill, near Nor- 

 wich, Conn. It was placed in a cage, but 

 lived only a few days wlieu it was sent to 

 a Taxidermist who fully identified the 

 bird. The body was pure white. Wings 

 and tail a light cream color. 



Cat Bird June 



Cat Bird " 



King Bird June 



Orchard Oriole June 

 June 

 June 

 June 

 May 

 May 



24, 2 



28, 3 



1,4 



18, 5 



6, 5 



11, 3 



3,4 



21, 



21, 2 



31, 3 



16,11 



30, 4 



First Appearance i88o. 



Blue Bird Jan.21. Meadow Lark Feb. 28. 



Robin Feb. 12. Purple Martin March 22. 



Blue Jay Feb. 12. Pewee March 26. 



Crow Blackbird March 28. 



time 

 some 



fresh . 



fresh . 

 addled. 



fresh. 



fresh . 

 addled, 

 addled, 

 young. 



fresh, 

 addled. 



fresh . 

 young, 



of the 



of the 



Bhie Bird 



Wood Thrush 

 Pewee 

 Red Bird 

 Bank SwalloAv 

 Red Wing B'kb'd 

 Quail June 



C hippee April 



The above list shows the 

 first laying in this locality of 

 commoner birds. The Bluebird eggs were 

 a clear white, tinged with blue after being 

 blown. Five days after the eggs were 

 taken the first egg of another set was laid, 

 and this set was of the ordinary blue color. 

 Of the pewee eggs one was marked with 

 minute spots and one with large spots. 



On the 17th of April a boy brought me 

 two Owls which were nearly full grown. 

 He said the eggs were laid about C hrist- 

 mas. 



In Ohio I frequently saw Robins' nests 

 on fence corners. I have never yet seen 

 one so placed here. 



Of all the nests found the present year, 

 the Quail was the only one that had more 



F. A. Sampson. Mo. 



A Rockville, Conn., collector found a 

 nest of the Purple Martin, May 21st, 1880, 

 containing four fresh eggs in the end of a 

 fence rail, about four I'eet from the ground. 

 It was composed of dry grass, and placed 

 eighteen inches in the cavity. It is not 

 often that I'rof/ne purpurea occupies such 

 crannies as this, though it does sometimes 

 build its nest in queer places, higher up. 



Chart.es Wood, of Utica, took a nest 

 of the Sliarp-shinned Hawk, containing 

 seven eggs, in Utica, N. Y. This is a 

 somewhat exceptional number of eggs for 

 this species. 



