Vol i90? VI ] Roberts, Colony of Yellow-headed Blackbirds. 389 



lining in, apparently it was put in dry for it is perfectly so to-day, consists 

 of bright yellow dry strips of old reed-leaves and they stand up loosely 

 from the bottom of the nest at present. 30th. Coarse lining arranged in 

 place since yesterday; some fine lining in; contracted little, if any, at rim ; 

 entirely dry. 31st. One egg. June 1st. Two eggs. 2d. Three eggs; 

 female on nest, she called all her neighbors. 3d. Four eggs. 4th and 5th. 

 Four eggs. 6th. Not visited. 7th. Empty; no sign of eggs. 



Nest LX. May 29th. Beginning of nest since morning of 27th; 

 shallow bottom, walls hardly started; material wet and dark. 30th. 

 Walls about one-half done, lower part dry; one strip of broad reed leaf in 

 bottom. 31st. Nothing new seems to have been added; dry outside, 

 still damp inside; loosely constructed. June 1st. Few strands added; 

 entire nest almost dry; appears abandoned; one side of nest higher than 

 other. 2d and 3d. No new work. 4th. Bottom lining pulled up loosely; 

 abandoned. 



Nest LXI. May 30th. Begun since yesterday; shallow cup, very 

 loosely built, full of holes; wet and soggy. 31st. About one inch more 

 built on walls; one or two pieces of coarse split reed stalks in bottom of 

 nest. June 1st. About three-fourths inch more added to walls; wet. 

 2d. Coarse lining in and some of fine lining. 3d. Same. 4th and 5th. 

 Empty. 6th. Not visited. 7th. Two eggs. 8th. Three eggs. 9th. 

 Three eggs. 10th. Empty; no sign of eggs. 



Nest LXII. June 2d. A bunch of wet material tied around three 

 reeds; just above abandoned beginning of nest III. 3d. Two more 

 bunches of wet material around reeds; no form as yet. 4th to 8th. Noth- 

 ing further; abandoned. 



