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THE OOLOGIST. 



A Collection of North Carolina Birds Eggs- 

 Thos. a. Smithwick. 



1. Green Heron. 201. 



Set a. Walke, B-^rtie Co., N. C, 

 May 16, 1891. Nest of small sticks 

 placed 12 ft. up in pine sapling. 5 fresh 

 ecrgs, 1.48x1.10. 1.47x1.09, 1.49x1.09, 1.53 

 xl.ll, 1.52x1.09. 



Setb. Walke, N. C, May 2, 1892. 

 Nest of small sticks and vines placed 

 13 ft. up on branches of small alder 

 bush. 4 fresh eggs, 1.46x1.12, 1.52,^1.15, 

 1.44x1.14, 1.55x1.12. 



2. King Rail. 208. 



Seta. Raleigh, N.C., June 9, 1892. 

 Nest in tall grass in meadow. 11 fresh 

 eggs, 1.67x1.18, 1.57x1.20, 1.58x1.16, 1.55 

 xl.16, 1.46x1.08, 1.62x1.17, 1.64x1.18, 

 1.57x1.16, 1.65x1.20, 1.54x1.15, 1.58x1.17. 



3. American Woodcock. 228. 



Set a. Walke, N. C, May 16 1891. 

 1 fresh egg, found on the bare ground 

 in an open field, 1.58x1.19. 



4. Bobwhite. 289. 



Set a. Weaverville, Buncombe Co., 

 N. C, June 10, 1891. Nest on hillside; 

 composed of grasses, etc. 17 eggs, in- 

 cubation begun, 1.06x89, 1.21x.92, 1.16x 

 .91, 1.19x92, 1.15X.91, 1.17x91, 1.16x 

 .91, 1.22X.92, 1.18X.92, 1.18x.90. 1.23x.92, 

 1.17X.91, 1.15X.90, 1.15X.92, 1.15x.91, 1.15 

 ^.87, 1.19x92. 



Setb. Vanceville, N. C. May 31, 

 1892. Nest as usual, on hillside, 15 

 eggs, incubation begun, 1.20x.94, l.]4x 

 .95, 1.16X.92, 1.22X.94, 1.21x.93, 1 16x.92, 

 1.17X.93, 1.18X.93, 1.18x92, 1.16x92, 1.17 

 x.92, 1.13X.92, 1.15x92, 1.18x94. 1.15x 

 92. 



5. Wild Turkey. 310. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 23, 1890. 

 Nest a few leaves, etc , in open 

 place in woods. 3 eggs from a set of 

 10, incubation advanced, 2.70x1.95,2.72 

 xl.93, 2.64x1.87. 



6. Mourning Dove. 316. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, May 15, 1888. 

 Nest of twigs, in willow, 7 ft. from the 

 ground. 2 eggs, rather large embryos, 

 1.08X.78, 1.04x77. 



Set b. Bertie Co., N. C. May 10, 

 1889. Eggs laid in an old Green Her- 

 on's nest, without any repairing. 2 

 eggs, incubation commenced, 1.15x.86, 

 1.23X.90. 



7. Turkey Vulture. 325. 



Seta. Raleigh, N. C, May 1, 1891. 



Nest under the end of a prostrate log 

 near swamp. 2 eggs, incubation slight, 

 2.88x2.01, 2.83x1.98. 



8. Cooper's Hawk. 333. 



Set a. Statesville, N. C, April 6, 

 1892. Nest about 50 ft. from ground, 

 composed of sticks and lined with a 

 little bark. 5 eggs, 1.87x1.43, 1.91x1.45, 

 1.82x1.40, 1.81x1.42, 1.79x1.42. 



Set b. Weaverville, N. C, May 5, 

 1892. Nest 50 ft. up in a pine tree. 4 

 eggs, incubation begun, 1.94x1.54, 1.92x 

 1.51, 1.97x1.53, 1.95x1.53. 



Set c. Weaverville, N. C , May 20, 

 1892. Nest of sticks and lined with 

 pine bark, 60 ft. up in an oak tree. 4 

 eggs incubation well along, 1.85x1.51, 

 1.86x1. .52, 1.90x1.51, 1.88x1.52. 



Set d. Weaverville, N. C, May,1892. 

 Nest 50 ft. up in an oak tree. 4 eggs, 

 incubation begun, 1.86x1.40, 1.83x1.46, 

 1.80x1.44, 1.81x1.42. 



9. Red-tailed Hawk. 337. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, April 12, 

 1892. Nest in pine tree on steep 

 mountain side, overhanging cliff of 

 rocks, 60 ft. from ground, composed of 

 sticks and lined with soft bark fibres. 

 2 eggs, incubation advanced, 2.07x1.80, 

 2.12x1.74. 



10. Red-shouldered Hawk. 339. 

 Set a. Raleigh. N. C, April 10, 1891. 



Nest 24 ft. up ill fork of sweet gum. 2 

 fresh eggs, 2.14x1.66, 2.17x1.60. 



11. Barred Owl. 368. 



Set. a. Raleisrh, N. C, March 14, 



1890. Nest 20 ft.^ip in hollow in dead 

 lop of live birch. 2 eggs, large em- 

 l)rvos, 1.97x1.57, 200x1.60. 



Set 1). RaU-igh, N. C, April 14, 1891. 

 Nest 20ft. up in hollow in dead top of 

 live birch. 1 addled egg, 2.13x1.68. 



12. Screech Owl. 373. 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, April 3, 



1891. Nest in hollow oak, 35 ft. up, 

 merely a few feathex's. 3 eggs incuba- 

 tion advanced, 1.34x1.14, 1.35x1.14, 1.37 

 xl.17. 



Set b. Weaverville, N. C, April 14, 

 1891. Eggs on rotten wood. 3 eggs, 

 incubation advanced, 1.45x1.15, 1.38x 

 1.17, 1.36x1.14. 



13. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 387. 



Set a. Bertie Co., N. C, June 20, 

 1890. Nest of sticks and leaves, 13 ft. 

 up in small gum bush. 2 eggs, incuba- 

 tion advanced, 1.13x.90, l.lOx.89. 



Setb. Bertie Co., N. C, June 25, 

 1890. Nest 15 ft. up in a beech tree, of 

 sticks, moss, etc. 4 fresh eggs, 1.13x 

 .91, 1.14X.90, 1.33X.91, 1.15x.89. 



