THE OOLOGIST 



81 



than a single pair nest in one piece 

 of woods, unless an extensive piece of 

 woodland and then probably at least 

 a mile apart. They return to the same 

 nesting grounds each spring and un- 

 less disturbed, the same nest is gen- 

 erally used. A few sticks and the 

 usual lining completes the necessary 

 additions. 



Ralph R. Wilson. 



ElevatedTowhee Nest. 



On August 5th, 1915, I found a nest 

 of the Towhee containing four fresh 

 eggs. The nest was five and one-half 

 inches high and was situated about 

 twenty inches above the ground in a 

 buckberry bush. This was evidently a 

 second set. The eggs measured .69 x 

 .79, .69X.80, .69X.83, .69 x .88. This 

 was the first nest of this species which 

 I have found containing eggs, although 

 I have found old nests and they were 

 on the ground placed in little hollows. 

 Ralph R. Wilson. 



Nesting Dates of Texas Birds. 



By R. Graham, Taxidermist. 



Ft. Worth, Texas. 



These are some of the nests that G. 

 E. Maxon any myself examined in 

 1915: 



March 6th — 1-3, American Crow in 

 elm 10 feet up, found 6 fresh eggs. 



March 15th — 1-5 American Crow in 

 elm 15 feet up. 



March 17th— 1-4, 2-4, 1-5, 2-5, 1-6 

 American Crow, all in elm trees from 

 10 to 20 feet up. 



March 18th — Hawk nest and 2 young 

 horned owls. 



March 19th— 1-2 Krider's Hawk, 1-3 

 Horned Owl, 1-2 Black Vulture;^ 1-2 

 Barred Owl. 



March 21st — 1-6 American Crow 12 

 feet up; 1-4 American Crow 20 feet 

 up. 



April 7th — Found rock resembling a 

 hen egg. 



April 9th — 1-4 Blue Bird in hole 8 

 feet up, dead tree; 1-2 Turkey Vulture 

 in rock cave. 



April 12th— 1-5 Tufted Titmouse in 

 small hole 5 ft. up in elm; 1-4 Phoebe 

 in crevice near spring on sand bank 

 6 ft. up. 



April 13th — 1-4 Cardinal in vines 4 

 feet up. 



April 14th — 1-2 Mourning Dove, 8 

 feet up; 1-2 Mourning Dove on top of 

 a broken off tree top 10 ft. up; 1-4 

 Cardinal in bush 3 feet up. 



April 16tli — 1-6 American Crow in 

 elm 12 feet up; 1-5 American Crow in 

 elm 10 feet up. 



April 19th — 1-4 Cardinal in thorn 

 tree 4 feet up; 1 White-eyed Vireo at 

 edge of thick woods 3 feet up on over- 

 hanging limb. 



April 20th — 1-4 Mocking bird in 

 hedge 4 feet up; 1-4 screech Owl in 

 dead tree 2 feet hollow, 10 feet up. 



April 21st — 1-4 Killdeer near rail- 

 road in gravel; 1-4 Screech Owl in 

 dead elm 9 feet up; 1-4 Mocking bird 

 in bush 4 feet up. 



April 24th — 1-4 Lark Sparrow in 

 hedge 3 feet up. 



April 27th — 1-4 Meadowlark on 

 prairie near small ditch; 1-3 Screech 

 Owl in dead hollow tree 10 feet up; 

 1-3, 2-3, 1-4 Cardinal in thicket 3 to 

 6 feet up; 1-1 White-eyed Vireo and 

 2 Cowbirds, Vireo smashed, in low 

 tree near edge of woods 3 feet up; 1-4 

 Roadrunner in fallen tree 3 ft. up; 

 1-5 & 1-4 American Crow 10 and 12 

 feet up in elm. 



April 30th — 1-3 Screech Owl in dead 

 tree 10 feet up; 1-4 Mocking bird in 

 bush 2% feet up. 



May 4th — Found Killdeer's nest; it 

 was sunk in the ground; lined with 

 small gravel; near creek. 



