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THE OOLOGIST 



34. (495) Cowbird, July 12 and 29. 



35. (498) Red-winged Blackbird, July 

 29. 



36. (501) Meadowlark. July 3, 12, 29 

 and 31. 



37. (506) Orchard Oriole. 



38. (507) Baltimore Oriole, July 3 and 

 29. 



39. (511b) Bronzed Grackle, July 3, 12, 

 29 and 31. 



40. (529) American Goldfinch, July 3, 

 12, 29 and 31. 



41. (540) Vesper Sparrow, July 12 and 

 31. 



42. (560) Chipping Sparrow, July 3, 

 12 and 31. 



43. (563) Field Sparrow, July 29 and 

 31. 



44. (581) Song Sparrow, July 3, 12, 29 

 and 31. 



45. (584) Swamp Sparrow, July 29. 



46. (587) Chewink, July 31. 



47. (593) Cardinal, July 12 and 31. 



48. (595) Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



49. (598) Indigo Bunting, July 12, 29 

 and 31. 



50. (604) Dickcissel, 1, July 12. 



51. (608) Scarlet Tanager, July 29. 



52. (611) Purple Martin, July 31. 



53. (613) Barn Swallow, July 3, 12 and 

 31. 



54. (614) Tree Swallow, July 29. 



55. (616) Bank Swallow, July 29. 



56. (619) Cedar Waxwing, July 12. 



57. (624) Red-eyed Vireo, common. 



58. (627) Warbling Vireo. 



59. (652) Yellow Warbler, July 3, 12, 

 29 and 31. 



60. (681) Northern Yellow-throat, July 

 29. 



61. (687) American Redstart. 



62. (704) Catbird, July 3, 12, 29 and 

 31. 



63. (705) Brown Thrasher, July 3,. 12 

 and 29. 



64. (721) House Wren, July 12 and 31. 



65. (725) Long-billed Marsh Wren, 

 July 29. 



66. (751) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



67. (755) Wood Thrush. 



68. (756) Wilson's Thrush. 



69. (761) Robin, July 3, 12, 29 and 31. 



70. (766) Bluebird, July 12. 



The Rock Wren. 



On May 31, 1909 while out collect- 

 ing in Kansas, I discovered a set of 

 ten Rock Wren, A. O.U. 715; this being 

 very unusual, as the full clutch is gen- 

 erally six or seven. The eggs were 

 very uniform in size, shape and mark- 

 ings, being undoubtedly all layed by 

 the same biixl. They were finely mark- 

 ed, over the entire egg, the spots be- 

 ing more numerous at the large end. 



The nest was situated in a bank in 

 a hole about eight feet up nest of 

 grass, roots and grass; lined with 

 horse and cow hair. Only one of the 

 parent birds was seen. She left the 

 nest at my approach. She didn't seem 

 to be very much annoyed, but hopped 

 around watching the proceedings as 

 if it were an every day occurrence. 

 Five of the eggs were in different 

 stages of incubation; the rest were 

 fresh. 



.June 13, 1909 I took a set of eight. 

 These are larger than the normal 

 Rock Wren egg, and nearly round. 

 Also took a set of six that are all pure 

 white except one, which if examined 

 closely, shows a very few faint specks 

 on the large end. 



The Rock Wren rears two broods 

 a season in this locality; for the first 

 clutch they complete the nest before 

 commencing to lay, but commence lay- 

 ing in the second nest before it is ful- 

 ly lined, adding to it, while finishing 



the set. 



Guy Love. 



Notes on Snowy Plover. 



April 25, 1909, I visited the nesting 

 place of the Snowy Plover and Least 

 Tern, near San Diego, Cal., a narrow 



