Dec. 1890.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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Set XXY. June 20, 18SS. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in willow stump, standing 

 in the water. Eight eggs, fresh. Glossy 

 white, spotted, more heavily at the larger 

 ends, with chestnut and olive-gray: .71x.r)7; 

 .71x.r)7; .71X.5S; .74x..57; .71x.5«; .69x.57; 

 .68x.r)7; .70X.57. 



Set XXVI. June 10, 1888. Lacon, 111. 

 Nest of moss, in an old snag, seventeen feet 

 up. Six eggs, fresh. Glo.ssy white, heavily 

 spotted with chestnut. Five of the eggs are 

 much more heavily marked near the larger 

 ends, but the sixth is the reverse: .08 x.. 5.5; 

 .00X..55; .09X..5G; .68x..56; .08x.r)4; .70x..58. 



Set XXXVII. May 19, 1880. Adams Co., 

 111. Nest of moss, lined with a few hairs, in a 

 woodpecker's hole in dead willow, thirteen 

 feet up, about three hundred feet from any 

 body of water. In a thick wood of birch, elm, 

 and willow, swampy during spring months. 

 Five eggs, fresh. Creamy white, glossy, 

 speckled and spotted with chestnut and olive- 

 gray. Near the larger ends the markings are 

 much heavier: .71 x. 5-5; .09x..50; .08x.5o; 

 .09 X.57; .07 x .,5.5, 



Set XXVIII. June 8, 1888. IJurlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in willow stump, eight 

 feet above the water. Six eggs, incubation 

 begun. Glossy white, heavily spotted with 

 burnt umber, chestnut and olive-gray: .0Sx,,50; 

 .08x.r)0; .05x.54; .08x.rir); .09x.55; .08x.o5. 



Set XXIX. June 21, 1888. Lacon, 111. 

 Nest of moss, etc., in an old woodpecker's 

 hole. Five eggs, incubation advanced. Glossy 

 white, heavily spotted (especially at the larger 

 ends) with chestnut and lilac-gray. One of 

 the eggs has a distinct wreath near the larger 

 end: .71x.0(t: .OOx.OO; .72x..59; .()9x..57; 

 .70x .5,5. 



Set XXX. June.5, 1S88. IJurlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in willow stump, on water's etlge. Seven 

 eggs, incubation begun. Light creamy white, 

 glossy and spotted with burnt vxmber, chestnut 

 and olive-gray: .75x.58; .72 x.57; .7,3x.58; 

 .71X..57; .71x.,56; .72x.50; .e7x..54. 



Set XXXI. June 3, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in willow stump, ten feet 

 up. Six eggs, incubation begun. Light 

 creamy white, glossy, speckled and spotted, 

 more heavily at the lai-ger ends, with chestnut 

 and olive-gray: .70x..54; .70x..54; .70x.53; 

 .09x,54; .70x.54; .71x.5:i. This set also con- 

 tains a Cowbird's egg. 



Set XXXII. June 1, 1888. Lacon, 111. 

 Nest of moss and grass, in an old woodpeck- 

 er's hole. Five eggs, fresh. White and very 

 glossj'. Spotte<l, more heavily at the larger 



ends, with chestnut and olive-gray: .71 x.57; 

 .08X.50; .71X..57; .72x.58; .eOx.54. 



Set XXXIII. June 2, 1888. Burlington. 

 Iowa. Nest in old stump, at water's edge. 

 Six eggs, fresh. Light creamy white, and not 

 very glossy, speckled and spotted all over the 

 surface with chestnut and lilac-gray. Near 

 the larger ends the markings form indistinct 

 wreaths: .09x..55; .08x..54; .09x.55; .08x.54; 

 .07 X.50; .0SX..55. 



SetXXXlV. .June 10, 1888. Lacon, 111. 

 Nest of moss and grass, in an old woodpeck- 

 er's hole. Six eggs, fresh. Pinkish white, 

 glossy and profusely speckled all over the 

 surface. At the larger ends the markings are 

 heavier: .70x..58; .09x.58; .09x..55; .09x,.54; 

 .G0X..55; .07X..54. 



Set XXXV. June 2, 1888. Lacon, 111. 

 Nest of rootlets alone, in woodpecker's hole, 

 four feet up. Five eggs, fresh. Light creamy 

 white, with a slight gloss, heavily spotted with 

 chestnut and olive-gray. At the larger ends 

 the markings are very much heavier and 

 closer together: .07x.(i0; .(iOx.OO; .07x.00: 

 .07x.00; .08X.00. 



Set XXXVI. May ;^,0, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in old sycamore stump six feet 

 up. Six eggs, fresh. Light creamy white, 

 not very glossy, heavily spotted with chestnut 

 and olive-gray. While the markings are all 

 over the surface they are so heavy at the 

 larger ends that they almost obscure the 

 ground color: .70x.55: .70x.55; .09x..50; 

 .09X..57; .e9x.,5G; .70x..50. 



Set XXXVII. June 0, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in willow log. Six eggs, fresh. 

 Light cieamy white, glossy. Spotted, more 

 heavily at the larger ends, with chestnut and 

 olive-gray : 00 x .57 ; .00 x .55 ; .07 x ..58 ; .07 x ..55 ; 

 .07x.58; .07 x.50. A Cowbird's egg was 

 found in this nest. 



Set XXXVIII. May 28, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hollow tree at water's edge. 

 Seven eggs, fresh. Creamy white, glossy. 

 Spotted, more heavily at the larger ends, with 

 chestnut and olive-gray: .71 .x.57; .72x.59; 

 .70X..58; .7IX..50; .74x..58; .74x.,59; .74x.e0. 

 This set also contains an egg of the Cowbird. 



Set XXXIX. June 10, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in an old stamp, four feet above 

 the water. Seven eggs, incubation advanced. 

 White, not very glossy. Speckled and spotted 

 with lilac-gray, russet and chestnut. On some 

 of the eggs the specks cover all the surface, 

 while on others the markings take the form of 

 spots, and are heavier near the larger ends. 

 One of tlie eggs has a wreath of chestnut spots 



