THE OOLOGIST. 



249 



shiauetl. I visited this nest again on 

 the 14th, as this was mj regiUar Satur 

 day route and found the nest to contain 

 only two eggs, which as I believed to 

 be an iucomplet set, concluded to leave 

 a "week longer. Going back on the 31st, 

 I found no more eggs had been laid, so 

 I took the set. 



The eggs were still clean and bright, 

 I was afraid they were badly incubat- 

 ed. But. notwithstanding the length of 

 time, incubation was merelj' started. 

 They are nearly equal ended and in 

 color, are bluish white, with slight 

 grayish tint. 



No 1, which was the first laid, has 

 numerous small blotches of lavender 

 gray scattered over the surface. Lay- 

 ing the egg down with blow-hole up- 

 ward, scarcely anj' spots of brown are 

 visible; but upon reversing the position, 

 a handsome egg lays before me. Mark- 

 ed in an oblique manner with rich 

 chestnut and umber and hiding three- 

 fourths of the ground in view. 



No. 2 is marked with the same tints, 

 but the smaller specks are very pro- 

 fuse over the entire shell, and a broad 

 wreath of bold blotches encircles the 

 larger half of the egg. Their respec- 

 tive measurements are 1.50 by 1.18 and 

 1.51 by 1.20 inches. 



The nest which I also took is an in- 

 firm affair composed of small sticks and 

 twigs, becoming finer toward the inner 

 side. Outside diameter, 14 inches, 

 depth, 7 inches. Inside diameter, 5.50 

 inches and 1.25 inclies deei). 



J. Wauhkn Jacobs, 

 Franklin Co., I'a. 



SEPTEMBER CONTEST- 

 Forty-five Judges- 



Vn/.ii Winners and credits received 

 1^3' each were as follows. 



1. The Breeiliiig Warl)lers of West- 

 ern New York. 216 



2. Acatlian Flvi',iic!ici-, 157 



3. A California ColkH-ting Ground. 



116 



4. A Tramp through Woods and 

 Miirshesin Western Iowa. 07 

 . 5. How I Spent Easter Monday. 47 



Three other articles received credits 

 ranging from 6 to 43 each. 



Twelve Judges named the prize 

 winning articles, only two however 

 named their exact order. Between 

 these two in point ol jiriority of arrival 

 of decision the lirst prize belongs to the 

 Indiana Judge — but from point of fair- 

 ness the Culiforuia Judge is equally en- 

 titled to the same as there was only 

 three days difference in mailing decis- 

 ions which is fully offset by the greater 

 length of time re(iuii"ed by the OoLO- 

 GIST to reach the far distant Judge and 

 besides the California Judge named a 

 sixth article which was the non-win- 

 ning article that received the 43 cred- 

 its. 



Taking the above facts into consider- 

 ation we award each Judgea7??'.s<prize. 



The other three winning Judges nam- 

 ed the articles in the following order: — 

 1, 2, 3, 5, 4. A case of coincidence 

 woi'thj' of note occurs in that of the 

 Judge winning the third ijrize, he not 

 onl}' wins a prize of same rank but his 

 recorded number is also identical with 

 that of last month. 



The w-iuners. 



[No. 11 — Everett Baxter, South 



., J Bend, Ind. 



''• \ No. 33~U. Barlow. Santa Clara, 

 [ California. . 



3. No. 12— A. O. Garrett, Lawrence, 

 Kans. 



4. No. 13— L. C. Andrews, Elmira, 

 N.Y. 



5. No. 1!)— J. S. (irilliiig, Ciitchogne, 

 N.Y. 



Prizes were mailed Oct()l)cr 24lh. 



'85' 



llOR" is the publication nunil)er of 

 this OiiLoui.sT, anil it was 

 mailed to sultscrii^ers Nov. 3. 



ALI.. futiretiMiisaclici'irt in Hints KKt,'s xliould 

 he aad WitU •■Jjilltiu" iihikI In \n\.>v\\ t)u llio pric- 

 ed g.Vi-ii in till- .Njw •■SLaiid.ira Cdtaliigue." 



