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THE OOLOGIST. 



Dove. Nests altundantl^^ in the groves. 



23. {Circiis hudsonins) Marsh Hawk. 

 Somewhat eommou. Fomid three nests 

 last year: May 1st. one containing two 

 eggs-, June nth, one containing live 

 eggs, and one July 1st, containing 

 young birtls. I have information of at 

 least two oilier kinds of Hawks that 

 breed in the woods west of here, but do 

 i!ot know which kind as yet. 



24. (Asia accipitrinus) Short-eared 

 Owl. One nest was found last year. It 

 contained tive eggs. They had been run 

 over by a prairie fire. Two were quite 

 badly burned and one was cracked, but 

 the other two are line specimens. 



25. (Cocrjjzns amcricanus) Yellow- 

 bUled Cuckoo. Quite common. 



36. {Coccyzus cryihropMhalmus)B\-M\- 

 billed Cuckoo. Not so common as the 

 preceding species. 



27. {CoUipti'x aumtus) Flicker. One 

 nest found last year. 



28. {Chordcih's virginianus) Night 

 Hawk. Common, but the nests are not 

 often found, as the bird will not fly un- 

 less nearly stepped upon and the eggs 

 look so much like the ground that they 

 can hardly found. 



20. {Tyrdnnus tyranuus) Kingbird. 

 Very common. Nests in the groves and 

 along the shores of lakes. 



:0O. {Empidonax rninimus) Least Flj'- 

 catclier. Fouftd several nests last year 

 and some before. The nest cannot be 

 distinguished from that of the Yellow 

 Warbler. The eggs are four pure 

 creamj^ white, verj^ handsome. 



31. ( Otocoris alpiestrix praticola) Prai - 

 rie Horned Lark. Abundant. Makes 

 its nest in the fields and on the prairie. 



32. {Cyanoritta crisinta) Llue Jay. 

 Not very common. 



33. [Cordis americanns) American 

 Crow. Heard of a young one being 

 captured in the woods west of here. 



64. {Lolirhonyx oryzivorus) Boludink. 

 Abundant, but nests are very hard to 

 find, because so well concealed in tlie 

 grass. 



35. (MoIoUirns utcr) Cowbird. Quite 

 common. 



36. (X(()dh()repli((hts xaiitliocephuluft) 

 Yellow-headed Blackbird. Very abun- 

 dant. Bi-eeds in the canes and rushes 

 of the ponds and sloughs. 



37. {Agela'Ks ptlic^iiccus) Red-winged 

 Blackljird. Exceedingly abundant. 

 Breeds by the hundreds in the grass 

 around ponds. 



38. {SturneUa magna) Meadow Lark . 

 Common. Nests in prairie grass and 

 under piles of hay. 



39. {Icterus spurius) Orchard Oriole. 

 Not very common. A favorite nesting 

 place is around tlie shores of a small 

 lake. Hangs its nests in the scrub 

 trees. 



40. {Quiscalus quiscula ceneu$)'S>You7.- 

 ed Grakle. Abundant. Nests high up 

 in maples-, etc. 



41. {Spinus tristis) American Gold- 

 finch. Have found two nests contain- 

 ing eggs and several nests supposed to 

 be Goldtiuches after the leaves were off 

 the trees. 



42. {tipizn amcricana) Diclccissel. 

 Abundant. Nests anywhere, on the 

 ground or quite high in the trees. 



43. iyProgne subis) Purple Martin. 

 Quite common. Will occupy all houses 

 put up for their accomodation. 



44. {Chelido7i cryihrogastcr) Barn 

 Swallow. Common. 



45. {Virco gilvus) Warbling Vireo. 

 Not uncommon. Several nests were 

 found this year. 



43. {Dendroeca aativa) Yellow War- 

 Joler. Altuiulant. 



47. [G aleoseoptes carol incnsis) Cat- 

 bird. Not very common. 



48. {Harporhynchus 7-nftt,s) BroA\'n 

 Thrasher. Quite common. 



49. {Troglodytes oidon) House Wren. 

 Three nests have been fouml, one in the 

 pocket of a coat that was hanging in 

 a tree, one in a shed and one in a bird- 

 box. 



50. {Cistolhorus slellaris) Short-billed 

 Marsh Wren. Rather Abundant. Found 



