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hairs. The eggs are from four to six in 

 number and of a uniform, light blue 

 color. Occasionally sets Mill be found 

 which are sparingly spotted with fine 

 brownish dots. During the season of 

 '8i) a set of five spotted eggs were brought 

 to me for identification which from the 

 description of the bird and nest were 

 undoubtedly those of the Lark Bunting. 

 On the 23d of May of this year, I found 

 a set of four spotted eggs of this species. 

 I would like to hear from others 

 through the columns of the Oologist 

 in regards to spotted eggs of the Lark 

 Banting; also where it passes the win- 

 ter. 



Hakky W. Menke, 

 Garden City, Kansas. 



List of Birds fbond Breeding in the Vicinity 

 of Peoria, Illinois- 



191. Botaurus exilis, Least Bittern, 

 tolerable common in the sloughs. 



201 Ardea virescens, Green Heron, 

 common, formerly a small Heronry of 

 this species existed near here. 



219 Gallinula geleata, Florida Gal- 

 linule, a common breeder in the 

 sloughs. 



221 Fnlica americana, American 

 Coot, a common breeder. 



228 Philohela minor, American 

 Woodcock, quite plentiful in the river 

 bottoms, as far as the writer's know- 

 ledge no nests have been found but the 

 young have been shot early in the sea- 

 sou. 



263 Actitis macularia, Spotted Sand- 

 piper, breeds sparingly. 



273 ^gialitis vocifera, Killdeer, 

 rather common, nests and eggs have 

 been taken. 



289. Colinus virginianus, Bob-white, 

 a common summer resident, breeds. 



300 Bonasa umbellus, Ruffed Grouse, 

 an uncommon summer resident and 

 breeds very sparingly. 



305 Tympanuchus americanus, Pra- 

 irie Hen, Summer resident, l)ut not so 

 <;ommon as Bonasa umbellus. 



316 Zenaidura macroura, Mourning 

 Dove, common summer resident, breeds 

 everywhere. 



333. Accipiter cooperi, Cooper's^ 

 Hawk, tolerable common Ijreeder. 



337. Buteo borealis, Red-tailed Hawk 

 a common Hawk and breeds early. 



360 Falco sparverius, Sparrow Hawk 

 a common species. 



373. Megascops asio. Screech Owl,, 

 our most common Owl. 



375 Bubo virgininianus, Great Horn- 

 ed Owl, a resident the j'ear around,^ 

 breeds sparingly. 



387 Coccyzus americanus, Yellow- 

 billed Cuckoo, a common breeder. 



388 Coccyzus erythrophthalmusv. 

 Black-billed Cuckoo, not so common as,, 

 the preceding species. 



390 Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher 

 a common bird afong our streams. 



393. Dryobates vil losus, Hairy Wood» 

 pecker, a tolerable common bi'eeder. 



394 Drj'obates pubescens. Downy 

 Woodpecker, this species is not found 

 breeding so often as the preceding spe- 

 cies. 



402 Sphyrapicus varius, Yellow-bel-- 

 lied Sapsucker,as far as the writer's: 

 knowledge this is a rare species. Twa 

 sets were taken by the writer in the, 

 river bottoms from the same birds. 



406 Melanerpes erythrocephalus,. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, a commoa 

 breeder. 



412. Colaptes auratus. Flicker, more; 

 abundant than the preceding species. 



417 Antrostomus vociferus, Whip- 

 poor-will, rare, two nests with eggs, 

 have been found. 



420. Chordeiles virginianus, Night-, 

 hawk, common, some nest on the tops, 

 of buildings. 



423 Chaetura pelagica, Chimney- 

 Swift, this is one of our most common 

 birds. 



428 Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throat-, 

 ed Hummingbird, tolerable common,^ 

 not many of their nests are found. 



444 Tyrannus tj'raunus Kingbird,, 

 common, nearlj' every orchard contains. 

 a pair. 



452 Myiarchus crinitus, Crested Fly-, 

 catcher, abundant, more so in the river 

 bottoms. 



[ 456 Sayornis phoebe, Phoebe, vevy 

 abundant, breeds early. 



461 Contopus virens. Wood Pewee,^ 

 a common bird in the wood. 



465 Empidonax acadicus, Acadiaa-. 

 Flycatcher, not very common, continetl 



