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[727] Sitfa roivliiicitxis Lath. Wliite-breasted Nuthatch. 



Common. Thcs'.- liirds ai'f oftou seen aromid the hike. I have watehed 

 a pair hunt over a -willow within fonr feet of my window. 

 [728] Sitta cauadcnxii^ Linu. Red-hreasted Nuthatch. 



Rare. I have seen one specimen in company with a pair of White- 

 hreasted Nuthatches. These were luintiuK ou some large oaks near Tippe- 

 canoe River, a few miles away from the lake. They worked within twenty 

 feet of me at one time. 

 [731] Pui-u.-< birolor Linn. Tufted Titmouse. 



Common. (Ji'nerally to he heard and then seen. 

 [735] P((rti.'< (ilr/rdjillhix Linn. Ciiickadee. 



Very common. To he seen ahout the tirst of Au.unst in large flocks 

 among the trees. Noted l)y tiieir wheezy note and industrious tapping. 

 [751] I'olidjilila nrnilia (Linn.). Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



Not common. I have seen only four individuals. 

 [755] TunJiix niiis/i'linns Gmel. Wood Thrusli. 



Common. Tlieir innsie is olti-n heard ai'ound the lake. 

 [761] Meridd iiiigraiorid (Linn.). Rohin. 



Very common. 

 [766] .SV(//(V( .s/(///.s (Linn. ). Bluebird. 



Not common. Rlueljirds seem to avoid this locality for some reason. 

 I have not seen over thirteen or fourteen specimens this summer. 



DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES. 



Figni'e 1. Nest of a Bob White just as found. 



Figure 2. The same nest with tlie grass whicli concealed it pushed aside. 



The eggs themselves wer(> not touched. 

 Figure 3. The nest and eggs of a Least Bittern. It is a mere plafform 



of swamp grass about two feet above the water. The water was 



altout tlu-ee feet deep. 

 Figure 4. The nest of a ^lourning Dove. The nest T\-as in a vei\v exposed 



position on a lirusli pile. It was about twenty feet from the lake shore. 

 Figure 5. The nest and eggs of a Black-billed Cuckoo. It was ou the 



hanging limb of an oalc about five feet from the ground. 

 Figure (>. The same nest with one young Iiird. 

 Fignre 7. A back view of the Black-billed Cuckoo sitting on her nest. 



