20 The Wilson Bulletin.— No. 42. 



I have had the opportunity to make a careful study of a 

 series of six normal sets of this species, numbering twenty- 

 two eggs. Three distinct types of coloration are noticeable 

 in comparing the various sets; the ground running from a 

 pure white to a creamy or pinkish tint, marked more or less 

 with lavender, ecru drab, vinaceous — or vinaceous cinnamon, 

 — chestnut, and black; on some the lighter and on others 

 the darker shades predominating. The markings on one 

 set are almost wholly black; on another, vinaceous; and an- 

 other has a preponderance of lavender. The contour is 

 either ovate or elliptical ovate, and the average measure- 

 ments of the twenty-two eggs is .81X.58 inch; the largest 

 being .87X.62 inch and the smallest .75X.54 inch. 



NOTES ON THE WINTER BIRDS OF WAYNE 

 COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 



BRADSHAW H. SWALES. 



Since 1890 I have been interested in recording the various 

 species of birds that either remain throughout the winter or 

 appear casually as stragglers. To me this winter bird study 

 has been both interesting and profitable. A tramp through 

 the fields or the woodlands during the winter months pos- 

 sesses a zest in many respects that the balance of the year 

 does not afford, as the bracing air and lack of insect pests 

 more than offsets the cold and the wet. The following list 

 made during the months of December, January, and Febru- 

 ary is, of necessity, incomplete as I have had neither the time 

 nor opportunity to observe the winter ducks and have had 

 but a limited time in the field. However, the number of 

 species observed is no mean list for the so termed birdless 

 winter, and I will take pleasure in adding to the same in the 

 coming winter if possible. 



