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THE OO LOG I ST. 



of swinging wi\ler-oak limb, 4ft. above 

 the water. 3 eggs, small soft embryos, 

 .75X.54, .77X.54, .78x.54. 

 Sete. Weaverville, N. C, May 26, 



1891. Nest in fork of thoi-u bush, 20ft. 

 up, composed of moss. 3 eggs, incuba- 

 tion begun. .71x.r)3, .73x.55, .72x.53. 



Set f. Bertie Co., N. C, July 17, 



1890. Nest 25 ft. up near the end of a 

 beech limb. 2 eggs, incubation com- 

 menced, .76X.54, .76x.C4. 



Set g. Alexanders, N. C, June 20, 



1892. Nest in a dogwood sajjling, lOft. 

 up. 3 eggs, incubation slight, .70x.53, 

 .71X.53, .70X.53. 



Set h. Weaverville, N. C, May 19, 

 1892. Nest in fork of maple tree, 15ft. 

 up. 3 eggs, incubation begun, ."iSx-Oo, 

 .73X.53, .74x53. 



Set i. Sans Souci, Bertie Co , N . (^ , 

 June 2, 1890. Nest at end of beech 

 limb and composed of moss Avitli a- few 

 other fibres. 3 eggs, incubation aoiu- 

 menced, .72x.54, .73x.54. .72x53. 



Set j. Weaverville, N. C, June 1, 



1891. Nest in fork of dogwood twig, 12 

 ft. up. 3 eggs, incubation begun, .70x 

 .53, .G8X.53, .71x54. 



Setk. . Bertie Co., N. C, June 3, 



1890. Nest 10 ft. up at end of a beech 

 limb. 3 fresh eggs, .65x.50, .09x.53, .71 

 x.54. 



Set 1. Weaverville, N. C, June 20, 



1892. Nest in a crab apple tree, 20ft. 

 up, of mosses, etc. 3 eggs, incubation 

 begun, .74X.52, .70x.52, .77x.51. 



25. Blue Jay. 477. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, Mayo. 



1891. Nest in white ]nne, GOft. up, 5 

 fresh eggs, 1.05X. 83, 1.02x.81, 1.03x.80, 

 l.lOx.80. 1.07x81. 



Set b. Weaverville, N. C, April 24, 



1891. Nest of grasses and rootlets, 40ft. 

 up, in cliestnnt tree. 5 eggs, incuba- 

 tion just begun, 1.03x.82, 1.08x.83, l.(t3x 

 .81, 1.03x82, l.Olx.81. 



26. American Crow. 488 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, April 24, 



1892. Nest 45 ft. up in a i)ine tree. 5 

 eggs, incul)ation well along, 1.51x1.10, 

 1.56x1.08, 1.55x1.13. 1.58x1.09, l.f:8x l.ll 



Sctl). Walke, N. C, April 26, 1890. 

 Nest 40ft u)) in a pine, of cypress bark, 

 sticks, moss and pea and potatoe vines. 

 4 egg.s, small embryos, 1.66x1.13, 1.68x 

 1.15, 1.62x1.12, 1.72x1.17. ' 



Set c. Weaverville. N. C. April 4, 



1891. Nest 50ft. up in a white pine. 5 

 eggs, inculiation begun, 1.54x1.10, 1.52x 

 1.09. 1 57x1.08. 1.4-<xl.08. 1.58x1 09. 



Set d. Weaverville. N. C, April 9. 



1892. Nest in oak tree, 45ft. up. 4 



eggs, incubation ailvanced, 1.58x1.15. 

 1.70x1.14, 1.59x1.19, 1.65xt.lS. 



27. Red-winged Blackbird. 498. 

 Set a. Raleigh, N. C, May 18, 1888. 



Nest 3ft. high, in liutton bush. 4 eggs, 

 incubaticm slight, .86x.65, .88x.66, .93x 

 -67, .92x 67. 



Set b. Raleigh. N. C, May 28, 1888. 

 Nest 5ft. high in Avillow in low grounds. 

 4 fresh eggs, .93x.70, .93x.68, .93x.68» 

 .93x 67. 



28. Boat-tailed Crackle. 513. 



Set a. Plymouth, N. C, May 13. 

 lb^90. Nest in an old tree overgrow 

 ^\ ith ivy, of grass, etc. 3 fresh eggs, 

 1.27X.24, 1.12X.85, 1.20x.84. 



29. English Sparrow. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, May 11. 1892. 

 Nest on rafter of porch, of straw and 

 weed stems ]ine<l witli feathers. 4 eggs, 

 incul)ation slight, .8Ux.59, .86x.59, .95x 

 .CO, .91X.59. 



30. Vesper Sparrow. 540. 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, April 15, 

 1891. Nest of grasses and tibre. corn 

 shucks, etc. 3 etrgs, incubation begun. 

 .79x 62, .77x60, .VJx 61. 



31. Chipping Sparrow. - 560. 



Set a. Walke, N. C, May 25. 1891. 

 Nest of grass stems lined with hair,10ft. 

 high in an apple tree. 4 egg.s, incuba 

 tiou slight, 65x.n3, .63x.52, .64x51, .65x 

 .52. 



Set b. Walk(>, N. C, May 24, 1890. 

 Nest of weeds, grass, etc., lined Avith 

 hair, 15ft. up in an apple tree. 4 fresh 

 egg-!, .O'.Jx 53. .6()X 53. .64x.52, .63x.53. 



Set c. Walke, N. C July 9, 1892 

 Ne-!t 6ft. high on jiorizontal limb of an 

 apple tree. 4 egcrs, small soft embryos, 

 .66x 47, .68X.47, .(;3x.46, .67x.47. 



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

 Nest 8ft. up on a limb of a small oak. 

 4 egs"^, small embryos, .67x.51, .71x.53, 

 .76X.49, ,71 x 52. 



82. Field Sjiarrow. 563. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, Jnne 1, 1891. 

 Nest of grass stems, lined with line 

 grass, 4^tt. high, in top of a pine sap- 

 ling. 4 fi-esh eggs, .62x.51, 65x.56, .65x 

 .48. .65x 51. 



Set!). WeaAerville. N. C, May 15, 

 1891. Nest of tine grasses, placed in 

 small pine 2 feet fi'oni ground. 4 eggs, 

 incubation begun. .73x.52, .70x.50, .73x 

 .51, .72X.49. 



Set(!. Faleigh. N. C , May 22, 1891. 

 Nest 3ft. u)) in smiill dogwood, of weed 

 stems, liiHMl with horse hair. 4 fresh 

 eggs, .69x48, .68x.48, .70x48. .70x.48. 



