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Set c. Bertie Co., N. C. June 26, 



1891. Nest made of sticks, 20 It. up iu 

 .an oak. 2 fresii eggs, 1.28.x. 90, 1.24.\.90. 



14. Hairy Woodpeckei-. 393. 



Set a. Craggj' Mountain, N. C, May 

 1, 1»91. Nest ill beech tree 30 It. up. 

 ■5 eggs, incubation begun, .99.\.76, 1.04x 

 ,76, .y8x.73, .96X.73, .95x.75, 



15. Downy Woodpecker. 394. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, May 26, 



1889. Nest in dead limb of live oak, 25 

 ft. from ground 6 ft. from body of tree. 

 ■3 eggs, incubation fresh, .80x.60, .81x.58 

 .83X.60. 



16. Flicker. 412. 



Set a. Craggy Mountain, N. ('., May 

 31.1891. Nest iu hollow bearh, 25 ft. 

 up. 6 eggs, incubation well along, 1.02 

 X.86, 1.04.\.87, 1.09X.88, l.lOx.85, 1.06x 

 .86. 1.06X.84. 



Set b. Raleigh, N. C , May 15, 1889. 

 Nest in hole 30 ft. high in dead top of 

 live ash, depth of hole 15 inches, diam- 

 eter aijout 9 inches. 8 eggs, small soft 

 «ml)ryos, .98x.80, .i;8x.81, .97x.81, l.Olx 

 ,83, .97X.80, 1.02X.80, .97x.82, .95x.77. 



17. Chuck-wills-widow. 416. 

 Seta. Walke, N. C., May 14, 1891. 



Eggs on bare ground in woods. 2 fresh 

 egg.s, 1.43x.9r, 1.47x1.00. 



Set!). Walke. N.C, May 16, 1891. 

 Kggs on bare ground in woods. 2 eggs 

 incubation slight, 1.41x1.00, 1.45x1.00. J 



18. Wliippoor-vvill. 417. 



Set a. How Creek, near Asliville, N. 

 C, May 26, 1888. Eggs on bare gmund. 

 2 eggs, 1 broken, iucul)ation well along, 

 1.22X 90. 



19. Chimney Swift. 423. 



Set a. Walke. N. C. June 20, 1890. 

 Nest of small sticks glued together, 

 placi'd in a chimney of an occupied 

 bouse. 5 eggs, small embryos, .76x 51, 

 .74x 51, .72X.51, .70x.48, .7(j"x 51. 



Set Ij. Sans Souci, N. C, June; 24, 



1890. Nt;st in ii chimney, made of 

 sticks glued together. 4 eggs, incuba- 

 tion just begun, .77x48, .78x,50, .76x50, 

 .75X.49. 



20. Kuby-throated Hummingbird. 

 428. 



Set a. StatesviUe, N. C, May 2, 



1892. Nest of soft cotton Iik(! material, 

 covered on the ouisi(l(! with i)its of 

 moss, liv^tetied with spider webs. 2 

 eggs, .47x30, .50x 33. 



Set b. VVeav.Tville, N. C, May 25, 



1891. Nest 25ft. upon limb of an oak 

 tree. 2 eggs, incubation begun, .48x. 33, 

 .46X.34, 



Set c. Weaverville, N. C., June 3, 

 1892. Nest 20ft. from ground on oak 

 limb. 2 eggs, incubation well along, 

 .52X.32, .47X.32. 



21. Kingbird. 444. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 25, 1891. 

 Nest of vine stems, cotton moss, strings 

 etc., lined with tine grass, placed 20lt. 

 up in a sj'camore. 3 fresh eggs, .90x 

 .70, .94X.72, .92X.73. 



Set. b. Walke, N. C, July 6, 1892. 

 Nest of cotton, roots, vine stems, etc., 

 lined with line weed stems and horse 

 tail hairs, 12ft. up iu an apple tree. 3 

 fresh eggs, .90x.70, .91x.70, .92x.70. 



Setc. Walke, N. C, June 6, 1891. 

 Nest 15 ft. up in apple tree. 3 fresh 

 eggs, .86X.67, .90x.69, .90x66. 



Set d. Raleigh, N. C, June 19, 1891. 

 Nest 7ft. up iu pine, near end of limb. 

 3 eggs, small embiyos, .91x.65, .92x.65, 

 .88X.65. 



22. Crested Flycatcher. 452. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, May 29, 

 1892. Nest of grasses, feathers, mosses, 

 hairs, etc., 30ft. up in hollow limb of a 

 white oak tree. 5 eggs, incubation well 

 along, .87X.68, .93x.67, .88x.68, .91x.70, 

 .84x68. 



Set b. Raleigh, N. C, May 23, 1892. 

 Nest 4ft. high in hollow iu willow, very 

 slight, dead leaves and stems, etc. 5 

 fresh eggs, .87x.67, .85x.66, .8lx.64, .82x 

 66, .83X.67. 



Set c. Walke, N. C. June 20, 1889. 

 Nest in hollow of apple tree limb, 5ft. 

 higli, a few leaves, etc., with })ieces of 

 snake skin. 4 eirgs, incubation ad- 

 vanced, .91X.72, .93X.72, .92x. 72, .95x72. 



23. Wood Pewee. 461. 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, May 30, 



1890. Nest 2(lft. high in pine tree. 3 

 eggs, incubation liegun, .73x.53, .70x52, 

 .69X.53. 



24. Acadian Flycatcher. 495. 

 Seta Walke, N. C. May 21, 1891. 



Nest of moss and a few other fibres, 

 placed 9tt. up at end of a beech limb. 

 3 fresh eggs .7lx.55, .70x54, .71x.54. 



Set b. Walke, N. C, May 27. 1892. 

 Nest of leaves, stems, line black moss, 

 etc, lined with moss, 10ft. up at end of 

 ;i beech limb. 2 eggs, very small em- 

 bryos, 7IX.54, .70x 53. 



Sctc. Weaverville, N. C, May 21, 



1891, Nest 20ft. up in dogwood sapling 

 3 eggs, incubation begim, .74x.50, .77x 

 .56, .';6x.56. 



Set d. Cashoke Creek. Bertie Co., 

 N. C, May 19, 1892. Nest of green 

 moss, suspended below small branches 



