Nov., 1883.] 



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but no more until 5-2. About the middle 

 of the month it was most numerous, and 

 the last one left 5-24. At (43) it came 5-5 

 and four days later at (44.) In the timber 

 they moved a litter faster and appeared at 

 (52) 5-7. The bulk of the males came 5-12, 

 followed on the 17th by the females, the 

 species then being at its height ; two days 

 later, on the 19th, nearly all left. A few 

 remained to breed— about four to six pairs 

 in as many square miles. One nest was 

 found and the birds seen during all the 

 month of June. Passing north (57) found 

 them May 17, and (60) May 20, but as 

 usual on the prairie (56) did not see them 

 until later— May 24. 



The Black and White Creeper migrated 

 somewhat earlier. No. (35) found them 

 for the first time on 4-10 and the next day 

 they were quite numerous. On 4-14 the 

 first arrived at (21,) being almost the only 

 Warbler which was seen there before it 

 was at (30,) at which place it did not appear 

 until fifteen days later, on 4-29. After 

 this they traveled faster, api:)earing at (41) 

 and (52) on 5-3; at (51) and (57) on 5-7: 

 and at (60) on 5-9. No. (45) foimd his 

 first one 5-6. At both (30) and (52) they 

 were numerous 5-5, but the height of the 

 season at (52) was not until 5-12. The 

 Maryland Yellow-throat was found by (13) 

 all throiigh the Winter, but though re- 

 maining so much farther north than most 

 Warblers, it was no earlier in its migration. 

 A few males came to (30) 4-17, and to (38) 

 4-29. No. (21) reports them 5-3: four 

 days later (57) saw them and they reached 

 (60) 5-12, and (56) 5-20. Some other 

 dates, as for instance, (35) the first one on 

 4-30. (41) the first 5-8, and the first at (52) 

 on 5-12, may be taken as later than the 

 facts of the case, owing to the retiring hab- 

 its of the bird and its not being sought in 

 the marshy spots it usually frequents At 

 (30) 5-1 was the height of the season and 

 four days later the transient visitors de- 

 parted. — W. W. Cooke, Hipon, Wis- 

 consiv. 



Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, 



Found one set of eight slightly incuba- 

 ted eggs, immaculate, 58x40, 57x43, 54 

 X43, 54x43, 54x43, 53x42.55x43,53 

 X49. Nest on a low pine, in a clearing 

 that had grown up to imderbrush, three or 

 four feet from the ground. It was pen- 

 dant (contrary to Dr. CoiTes' Bds. of Colo. 

 Val.) from the under side of somes mall 

 branches that inclined downward and 

 about four inches from the stem. It is 

 much the shape of a " K. E. lunch station" 

 coffee cup, but longer and flattened at the 

 bottom, mainly of green moss interwoven 

 with the fibrous outer covering of plants. 

 This fibre also holding it to the twigs. A 

 very few fine straws are woven into the 

 lower end. The cavity is quite deep for its 

 width, lined with soft shreds of burlaps 

 and re-lined with soft feathers. Altogether 

 it is a very soft concern. Outer height 

 6 inches, diameter 4 inches, inner depth 

 2^ inches, diameter If inches. Am siu-e of 

 its identity, as I stood some time with my 

 face close to the parent on the nest. While 

 I was packing the nest and eggs the pa- 

 rents were hopping about, uttering their 

 loud cherp, cherp, cherp, cherap, that 

 seemed to be of too much force and vol- 

 iime for so tiny a creature. Right here let 

 me make a correction to my mass of mis- 

 takes in the February O. and O" I am not 

 positive of ever seeing but one pair of 

 Yellow-crowned Kinglets anywhere near 

 here. Last year a pair of them alighted 

 near me while at Murphy, and I took it for 

 granted that they were all Y'^ellow-crowns. 

 This season I have paid considerable atten- 

 tion to the Kinglets, but have failed to see 

 anything but Euby-crowns, which are quite 

 numerous in this locality. 



August 1, watched a pair of Kinglets 

 carrying food to their young, and soon dis- 

 covered their nest in the top of a slender 

 pine about forty feet up. Chmbed up, but 

 the top was so small it would not bear my 

 weight. So I waited till the young had 



