144 The Wilsox Tjulletin — No. 88 



]\Ir. Hayward was kind enough to take me to see the Pine 

 Siskin's nest on April 14, and at that time I verified his 

 account of the behavior of the parent bird on the nest, as 

 given above, as well as his identification of the species. It 

 was not necessary to kill the bird to determine its identity. 



After the brood had departed he very kindly turned the 

 vacated nest over to me for examination. A fuller description 

 of it may be desirable, since but few have had the privilege of 

 personal examination of the nest of this species. 



In the available literature I am able to find a specific 

 account of the finding of only five nests (counting once the 

 report of several nests by Simpson, noted below). 



Anderson, in The Birds of Iowa, makes no suggestion that 

 the species may breed in the state. 



Kumlien & Hollister simply quote other observers who 

 affirm a belief that it may breed in Wisconsin. Cory adds no 

 information on this point. 



Hatch leaves one to infer that he had definite knowledge 

 of the breeding of this species in northern Minnesota, but 

 he is vague on this point. 



Barrows points to evidence that they were breeding in 

 Michigan, but states that no nest has been found. Davie says 

 they breed in Michigan. 



Wheaton thinks they may breed in northern Ohio, but 

 Dawson says this is still undetermined. Bruner, Wolcott, 

 and Swenk think it may lireed in the pine forest region of 

 northwestern Nebraska. 



Allen ^ refers to a nest having been found at Cambridge, 

 Mass., in May, 1859, but I have not been able to locate the 

 original account. 



Fisher - records the finding of a Siskin 's nest at Sing Sing, 

 N. Y., on jNIay 25, 1883, which contained four eggs. This 

 nest was located in the top of the tree, twenty-four feet from 

 the ground. It measured 8 cm. (outside) by 5 cm. (depth). 



Allen ^ gives a rather full account of the finding of a breed- 

 ing pair of Pine Siskins in Orange county, N. Y., in the spring 



' Auk, IV, p. 28G. 



- Bull. Nult. Orn. Club, VIII, p. 180. 



' Auk, IV, p. 284. 



