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most complete private collections of North American birds' eggs extant. 

 It includes many rarities, and is rich in large sets of comparatively rare 

 species, the collection having been formed through the combination of 

 several noteworthy private collections. 



The expedition sent out bj the Department of Entomologv and Orni- 

 thology, University of Nebraska, during the summer of 1901 spent the 

 interim between May 25 and July 27 in the Pine Ridge region of north- 

 west Nebraska, and consisted of the following members: Prof. Lawrence 

 Bruner, Mr. J. C. Crawford, Jr., Mr. M. A. Carriker, Jr., and the writer. 

 Prof. Bruner and Mr. Crawford spent but a short time in camp however, 

 being called back to Lincoln by official duties. 



The ornithological work was very successful and of considerable impor- 

 tance. Especially is this true in regard to breeding records, of which sev- 

 eral new ones were added to the already large number of Nebraska breed- 

 ers. The ranges of a number of birds were considerably extended, and 

 various notes of interest in regard to the western species gathered. 



A goodly number of sets of eggs, skins and photographs of birds, their 

 nests and eggs are the result of the season's collecting, and will go to en- 

 rich the Department collection. A few general notes as to some of the more 

 important results might be of interest; but for more specific details the 

 ' Proceedings ' of the third Meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union 

 should be consulted. 



Several colonies of White-throated Rock Swifts were found breeding in 

 cracks and crevices on the face of almost inaccessible cliffs, and a number 

 of their rare sets secured — eighteen eggs in all. 



The breeding of the Sage Grouse, Brewei's Blackbird, Western War- 

 bling Vireo, McCown's Longspur, Louisiana Tanager, Piiion Jay and West- 

 ern Lark Sparrow was definitely established, although in each case con- 

 fined to a comparatively small area in the extreme northwestern corner of 

 the State. 



Among other interesting things the Mockingbird was found breeding 

 on Antelope and Indian Creeks, near the South Dakota line. 



All of these additional breeding records, range-extensions, etc., will be 

 of great value in a revised work on Nebraska birds. — Merritt Cary 

 Nelig/t, Nebr. 



