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oggs takeu May 2, '92 lueasuie 1.46x1.12 

 1.52x1.15, 1.47x1.14, 1.55x1.12. 



2. Chuck-wills-widow. Antroslomus 

 carolinensi.s. A tolerably couuuou sum- 

 mer resident. A set of two eggs taken 

 May 14tii, '91, measure l.43x.97 and 1.47 

 xl.OO; these were laiil on bare grounil 

 in the woods. 



3. Chimney Swift. Chcetura pelagica. 

 Common summer resident, A nest tak- 

 en June 20th, '90, was made of small 

 sticks glued together and placed in a 

 chimney of an occupied house. This 

 contained five eggs, which measure .76x 

 .51, .74X.51, .72X.51 .70x.48, .76x.51. 



4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Tro- 

 chilus colubris. Common summer resi- 

 dent. A nest witli two eggs was tak- 

 en May 9th, '91. 



5. Kingbird. Tyrayinus tyranuus. A 

 common summer resident. Nests in the 

 tall sycamores and oaks, and sometimes 

 in apple trees. Nest made of almost 

 any convenient material, lined with line 

 grass. Eggs, three or four; a set tak- 

 en May 25th, '91, measure .90x.70, .94x 

 .72, .92X.73. 



6. Acadian Flycatcher. Ert'-pidoniu; 

 acwUcus. A common summer resident. 

 Nest suspended iisuallj' at end of a 

 swinging beech limb, but sometimes in 

 oak and hollies, from 8 to 25 feet up, us- 

 ually about 10 feet from ground; some 

 nests are made of various kinds of ma- 

 terial, such as small sticks, grass, line 

 black moss, etc., while the greater num- 

 ber are made entirely of green moss. 

 The birds seem to prefer to nest along 

 the edges of the small swamps. Eggs, 

 usually three in number, but sometimes 

 only two. A .set taken May 21st, '91, 

 measure .71x..55, .70x54, .7Ix.54. An- 

 other set taken May 19th, '92, measure 

 .75X.54, .77x.54, .78x .■j4. 



7. Chipping Sparrow. SpizeUa social- 

 ix. Common resident. Eggs three or 

 four. A set taken May 25th, '91, meas- 

 ure .67X.51, .71X.52, .71x.52, 76x.49. 



8. Cai'ilinal. Hardinalis cardinalis. 

 Toleraljiv common resident. A nest 



taken April 30th, '!»2, was made of weed 

 and vine stems, ilry leaves, reed, grape- 

 vine bark, lined with tine grass stems, 

 and was i)laced six feet up, in a holly 

 bush; this contained three fresh eggs 

 which measure .99x.73, l.Olx.73, .96x 

 .72. 



9. Indigo Bunding. Pafi.-<er>.na cyancd. 

 Tolerably common summer resident, 

 but I have .seen but one nest, this was 

 found June 1st, '91 and contained three 

 incubated eggs. The nest was made of 

 leaves and reed shucks, weed stems, 

 etc., lined with line grass, laced in the 

 forks of a small oak bush 2 feet up. 

 Sizes of eggs:.70x.49, .72x.52. .70x.51. 



10. Summer Tanager. Plrcigarubra. 

 A nest with three eggs of this species 

 was taken Maj' 9th, '91, from an oak 

 tree about 15 feet up. 



11. Pui-ple Martin. Prognesubh. Very 

 common summer resident, arriving the 

 latter part of March. Nest in bird box 

 and made of twigs and leaves. Eggs 

 four, rive or six in number. A set of 

 six eggs taken May 20th, '92, measure 

 .98X.72, .99X.72, l.UOx.72, .94x.70, .91x.71, 

 .94X.71. 



12. Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgid- 

 opleryx sci'ripc7inis. Common summer 

 resident. Nests in holes in banks along 

 All)emai'le Sound. A nest taken ]\Iay 

 19th, '92, was of grass and dry green 

 leaves placed in a hole tAVo feet dee]) in 

 a bank. This contained seven fresh 

 eggs which measure .77x.53, .73x.51, 

 .71X.52, .72X.52, .74x.53, .74x.52, .72x.52. 



13. Red -eyed Vireo. Vireo olivaceous. 

 A conmion summer resident. A nest 

 was taken June 4th, '92, which contain- 

 ed three eggs. This uest was made of 

 bark, rotten wood, moss and spider 

 wei)s, lined with grapevine bark, sus- 

 pended 7 feet up, below forks, at end of 

 a dogwood limi). Sizes of eggs .80x.57, 

 .79X.56, .79X.5G. 



14. White-eyed Vireo. Virrn novehor- 

 (ircnsis. A cnuimon summer resident. 

 A nest with three eggs was taken Jtine 

 22(1, '91. 



