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77. Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. — 

 A few seen in August. 



78. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah 

 Sparrow. — Common on prairie. 



79. Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus. Western Grass- 

 hopper Sparrow. — Quite common in long grass. 



80. Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys. White-crowned Spar- 

 row. — Several seen Sept. 5. 



81. Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree Sparrow. — 

 Common during first part of October. 



82. Progne subis subis. Purple Martin. — Quite a number seen 

 flying over Birch Lake on Aug. 25. 



83. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. — A large number seen 

 with the Purple Martins on Aug. 25. 



84. Bombycilla cedorum. Cedar Waxwing. — Three observed 

 Aug. 30. 



85. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. — Two seen Oct. 5. 



86. Anthus spraguei. Sprague's Pipit. — Abundant. 



87. Penthestes atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chick- 

 adee. — First seen Oct. 4; common for a few days after this. 



88. Planesticus migratorius propinquus. Western Robin. — 

 Two seen Aug. 30. 



A NOTE ON THE NESTING OF THE WHIP-POOR-WILL. 



BY A. DAWES DU BOIS. 



The following notes were made in connection with two nests 

 of the Whip-poor-will (Antrostom/Us vociferus) near the village of 

 Bradford, in Sangamon County, Illinois. The first nest was 

 found on May 16, 1908, in a strip of woods of medium size trees, 

 thickly undergrown, on a high bank of the Sangamon River. 

 The ground was well carpeted with dried oak leaves. Our first 

 intimation of Whip-poor-wills in this place was the sudden appear- 

 ance of an adult bird fluttering along the ground in front of us, 

 apparently with a broken wing. We stopped at once and while 

 my companion stood to mark the place, I followed the bird a 

 short distance. She fluttered along noiselessly, feigning serious 



