Another Unusual Laying of the Flicker 189 



ered three eggs in the nest instead of the customary two. 

 He was sure that there had never been more than two in the 

 nest since May 14th, but it is possible and very Hke that the 

 extra eg'g' was laid on the 11th and had rolled to one side of 

 the cavity or had been covered by the debris at the bottom, 

 and not discovered until this date, as it is very unlikely that 

 the bird laid two eggs in one day. 



One egg was laid each day until June 11th, when examin- 

 ation revealed only the " nest egg." Each day for the three 

 following- days, the nest was examined, but no new eg^g^s 

 were found, during- which time the bird was incubating and 

 was always found on the nest. 



This egg was taken, as we judged that the bird had fin- 

 ished laying. The measurements of the eggs are as fol- 

 lows : — 



May 4— No. 1— 1.03x.86. 



May 4— No. 2— 1.04x.85. 



May 5— No. 3— 1.03x.84. 



May 6— No. 4— 1.05x.81. 



May 7— No. 5— 1.07x.83. 



May 8— No. 6— 1.05x.84. 



May 9— No. 7— 1.07X.83. 



May 10— No. 8— 1.09x.84. 



May 10 — No. 9 — ■" Nest egg," which disappeared. 



May 14— No. 10— 1.07x.82. 



May 14— No. 11— 1.05x.83. 



May 15— No. 12— 1.06x.85. 



May 16— No. 13— 1.08x.84. 



May 17— No. 14— 1.05x.84. 



May 18— No. 15— 1.02x.82. 



May 19— No. 16— 1.05x.84. 



May 20— No. 17— 1.08x.84. 



May 21— No. 18— 1.04x.86. 



May 22— No. 19— 1.04x.84. Weight— 112 grains Av. 



May 23 — No. 20 — 1.07X.84. Weight — 115 grains Av. 



May 24— No. 21— 1.06x.23. Weight— 111 grains Av. 



May 25— No. 22— 1.03x.82. Weight— 112 grains Av. 



May 26 — No. 23 — 1.07x.85. Weight — 115 grains Av. 



May 26— No. 24— l.Olx.84. Weight— 105 grains Av. 



May 27— No. 25— 1.08x.84. Weight— 116 grains Av. 



