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quented places. Several nests were found in the east central part of the 

 State, which were loosely built between the prongs of small forked 

 branches ; the sides were plaited about these prongs, and the nest bottom 

 was so thin that the eggs could be counted through it. The nests were 

 also very flat so that care was necessary in collecting them to prevent the 

 eggs from rolling out over the sides. Two nests taken in Adams County 

 were very interestingly constructed, being composed entirely of Spanish 

 moss woven between the prongs of small elm forks. A surplus of moss 

 was used so that long beards or streamers of it hung down for a length of 

 eighteen inches below the actual nest. This arrangement gave the exact 

 appearance of ordinary bunches of this gray moss hanging from the 

 branches. Both nests would have been passed unnoticed but for the fact 

 that the birds flew off as I passed under the limbs. The extreme dates 

 for noting eggs of this species were May 4, 1898, and June 19, 1901. 



45. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jav. — With the exception of the 

 English Sparrow the Blue Jay is probably the most abundant bird in the 

 State. The shade trees bordering the streets of towns, the groves near 

 dwelling houses, trees along road sides, orchards, pastures, and pine 

 woods as well as thick woods, are nesting localities of this bird. One 

 nest was placed in a tree crotch not more than six feet from a bed-room 

 window, thus one might look out on the bird as she sat calmly upon her 

 eggs, and later she was not noticeably nervous while feeding her nestlings 

 before an audience of several persons who observed the performance 

 from the window. 



[To be concluded.) 



NESTING OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE IN MONTANA. 



BY E. S. CAMERON. 



Plates II- VI 



For two years (1903-04) a pair of Golden Eagles (Aquila 

 chryscetos) have nested near my ranch on the north side of the 

 Yellowstone, opposite Fallon on the Northern Pacific Railroad ; 

 and during 1904 I was able to keep the birds under constant 

 observation. The nest was first discovered at the end of June, 

 1903, owing to the boldness of one of the parents which carried 

 away a lamb in presence of an indignant shepherd who followed 

 to ascertain the fate of his charge. He thus found the eyrie, 

 along with two fully fledged eaglets ; and succeeded in ruthlessly 



