20 The Wilson Bulletin — Nb.50. 



on the side of a hill. I was returning home in the evening - , 

 after a day spent in the woods, and in crossing this field I 

 stepped entirely over the nest before the old bird fluttered out 

 and took refuge in a brier clump. The eggs, four in number, 

 were fresh, and are rather heavily marked, the blotches form- 

 ing a solid wreath around the larger ends of three and a mot- 

 tled cap on the fourth ; the colors being vinaceous-cinnamon, 

 vinaceous, lavender, heliotrope purple, and burnt sienna — the 

 first predominating. Elliptical-ovate in shape, and measure 

 .TSx.r.s. .79x.58, .?!>x.r.O, and .78x.57 inch. 



The last nest found by me was on July 21, 1903, and like 

 others, was stumbled upon quite accidentally. I was out ber- 

 ry-picking with my nephew and some of his young friends, 

 when one of the party called my attention to a bird he had 

 just flushed at his feet. Seeing it was a Yellow-winged Spar- 

 row, I began a search for its nest, and soon found it quite near 

 to where the boy was standing. It was composed wholly of 

 grass and was placed in a depression five inches deep. It con- 

 tained four eggs in which embryos were beginning to form. 

 The same description of coloring given for the last will an- 

 swer for this set, except that the mottled cap is lacking. They 

 are also slightly more pointed than the last. Size : .Six. 61, 

 .Slx.62, .80x.60, and .78x.61 inch. 



Taking the dates into consideration, this bird probably raises 

 but one brood in this part of its range, and its nesting period 

 extends throughout June and July, with care of young some- 

 times reaching into August. 



SOME NOTES ON MICHIGAN WARBLERS. 



BY J. CLAIRE WOOD. 



There is a certain piece of thick woods here covering about 

 twenty acres of ground. Its exact location is Private Claim 

 49, Ecore township, Wayne county. The more dense portions 

 are free of undergrowth, but in places the forest floor is con- 

 cealed by the thickest kind of brush tangle. Elm, red oak, 

 maple, beech, butternut, chestnut and sycamore abound in the 

 order named. A luxuriant growth of wild grape vines is a 

 characteristic feature of the butternut section and near the 



