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and fine bark from weeds. There was no attempt at weaving, but the 

 depression was apparently shaped by the body of the bird. It was so 

 loosely constructed that I was obliged to carry it home carefully in my 

 hand for fear it would come to pieces. The nest contained three perfectly 

 fresh eggs, agreeing with the description given by various authors of 

 those of this Nuthatch; also tivo young birds apparently two days old and 

 larger than young of the Red-bellied Nuthatch could possibly be at that 

 age. What could the youngsters be? Surely not Nuthatches, and it did 

 not seem possible that a Covvbird could gain access to the nest, even if 

 she were disposed to try. The place and situation of the hole is just 

 where we would expect to find the White-bellied Swallow breeding, and 

 this led me to think that in some way the claims to the hole were some- 

 what mixed between these two birds- ( 



I immediately wrote to Mr. William Brewster, and at his request sent 

 him one of the young birds, which I had preserved in spirit, for examina- 

 tion. Mr. Brewster writes: "Your youngster is positively not a Cow- 

 bird. It differs from my specimen of the latter (two days old) in having 

 a much wider head and gape, a more depressed bill, shorter tibiae, and in 

 many other essential respects. I have not been able to get at any 

 young Swallows, but your bird looks to me like a young White-bellied 

 Swallow, and I am very sure that is what it will turn out to be." 



At Mr. Brewster's suggestion I sent it to Mr. Frederic A. Lucas, who 

 also kindly interested himself in the case, but failing to get a young 

 Swallow for comparison, owing to the lateness of the season when the 

 bird was sent to him, he was unable to positively identify it but expressed 

 himself as very confident that it is a White-bellied Swallow. 



It would be interesting to know the exact relations between these two 

 birds. The logical conclusion would seem to be that the Swallow was the 

 first occupant and had succeeded in laying two eggs when she was routed 

 or crowded out by the Nuthatch, who retained possession and uninten- 

 tionally, perhaps, hatched the eggs of the Swallow while laying her own 

 eggs and the youngsters, either with or without the aid of their foster- 

 mother, worked their way up through the loose material of the nest. 

 Yet one is left to wonder which parent fed them, or if they were fed at 

 all. — Charles E. Ingalls, East Templeton, Mass. 



Notes from Raleigh, N C — Ammodramus lecontei. One female taken 

 at Raleigh by me, April 21, 1S94, on the edge of a wet meadow. This is 

 the first record for Raleigh, and we believe also for North Carolina. 



Ammodramus henslowi. One male taken by me April 21, 1894, within 

 a few yards of where I killed the Leconte's Sparrow; and another April 

 27, also a male, on the edge of a small stream. These are the second and 

 third records for Raleigh. 



Habialudoviciana. One male taken by me May 4, 1894, at Raleigh. 



Empidonax pusillus trailli. One taken Sept. 21, 1893, a male, the. 

 third record for Raleigh. 



