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near the larger end: .7-4x.58; .(')9x.56; 

 .6SX.56; .69X.57; .69x.56; .G9x.57; .71x.5;3. 



Set XL. May 29, 18b'.7. Adams Co., 111. 

 Xest of moss and a little grass, lined with a 

 few hairs, in a small hole in a corner of an old 

 ice-house, about fifteen feet from the ground 

 and three hundred yards from any water. 

 Five eggs, fresh. Creamy white, not very 

 glossy. Three of the eggs are speckled (more 

 heavily near the larger ends) with chestnut 

 and olive-gray. The other two are heavily 

 spotted near the larger ends, with the same 

 colors: .09x.58; .()7x.58; .77x.58; .67x.58; 

 .(Wx.55. 



Set XLI. May 23, 1889. Adams Co., 111. 

 Nest in natural cavity of a living willow tree, 

 at end of long leaning limb. The hole con- 

 tained moss for about six inches, then a small 

 nest or outer lining of roots and brown hair. 

 The materials used are about three-quarters 

 moss, one-eighth roots, and one-eightli hair. 

 The moss was loosely piled in first until the 

 hole was well filled up. At the bottom the 

 moss was damp and green. Eight eggs, incu- 

 bation commenced. Light creamy white, 

 glossy and very heavily spotted all over the 

 surface with chestnut and olive-gray: .r)9x.54; 

 .71X.55; .73x.r)8; .72x.58; .74x.r)8; .<)9x.58; 

 .71X.56; .69x.5r). 



SetXLlI. May 27, 1878. Muscatine, Iowa. 

 Nest of moss and sticks in willow stub, at 

 edge of slough. Five eggs, fresh. Creamy 

 white, glossy. Heavily speckled and spotted 

 all over the surface, but more heavily at the 

 larger ends, witii cliestnut and olive-gray: 

 .09 X .5<); .71 X .58; .(i9 x .57; .70 x .5(5; .71 x .57. 



Set XLIII. June lO, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in willow stump in water. Seven 

 eggs, fresh. liight creamy white, glossy. 

 Profusely speckled and spotted all over the 

 surface with cinnamon-rufous, chestnut and 

 olive-gray : .75 x .58; .7^! x .57 ; .74 x .58; .70 x .50. 

 .7-5 X .58; .70x .58; .08 x .54. 



Set XLIV. May 20, 1887. Adams Co., 111. 

 Nest in a large and broken out hole of an old, 

 lotten willow trunk leaning over the water, in 

 a large slough. Nine feet above the water. 

 Made of grass in the bottom of the hole, then 

 a mass of moss nearly filling it up, then a 

 layer of fine hair and grass. Six eggs, incu- 

 bation begun. Glossy white, lieavily spotted, 

 especially at the larger ends, witii ciiuiamon- 

 rufous, chestnut, and olive-gray: .0(ix.57; 

 .G5X.58; .66x.58; .66x.55; .G8x.58; .71x.57. 



Set XLV. June 5, 1888. Burlington, low.a. 

 Nest in hole of oak tree, in water. Six eggs, 

 incubation advanced. Creamy white, not 



1 very glossy. Speckled and spotted with 

 I russet, chestnut and olive-gray. Near the 

 j larger ends the markings are heavier: .72 x .57 ; 



.71X.57; .72X.57: .75x.58; .74x..56; .74x.58. 

 Set XLVI. June :^, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 



Nest in hole in dead stump standing in water. 



Six eggs, fresh. Light creamy white, not 

 j very glossy. Spotted, more heavily at the 

 1 larger ends with chestnut and olive-gray: 

 j.70x.56; .09X..55; .74x..59; .75x.60; .78x.62 



(the largest egg of this species I ever saw); 



.07x.55. This set also contains a Cowbird's 



egg. 



Set XLVII. June 0, 1888. Burlington, 

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

 Glossy white, profusely speckled and spotted, 

 especially at the larger ends: .71 x .58; .71 x .59; 

 .71X.58; .09X..58; .7lx.58; .70x..5O. A Cow- 

 bird's egg was found with this set. 



Set XLVIII. June ?>, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in elm tree. Seven eggs, 

 fresh. Light creamy white, glossy. .Speckled 

 and spotted with chestnut and olive-gray. 

 The markings are much heavier near the 

 larger ends, and on some of them they form 

 indistinct wreaths: .()5x.55; .67x.55; .08x.50; 

 .72X.59; .60x.5(); .()5x.55; .65x.55; .OOx.55. 



SetXLIX. May 21, 1883. Carroll Co., In- 

 diana. Nest in hole in a small dead snag, 

 about six feet from the surface of the water. 

 Five eggs, incubation begun. Light creamy 

 white, very glossy. Very lieavily spotted all 

 over tlie surface with chestnut and olive-gray. 

 Near the larger ends the markings become 

 almost conrtuent, and form wreaths: .70x,54; 

 .70X.55: .73x.50; .71x.55; .70x.55. 



Set L. June 3, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole of willow stumj), eight feet up. 

 Seven eggs, fresli. Light creamy white, with 

 slight gloss. Heavily spotted, especially at 

 the larger ends, with russet, chestnut and 

 olive-giay: .72x.55; .73x.5(); .73x.50; 

 .74X.57; .71x.50; .O7x.50; .73x..54. 



Set LI. May 27, 1889. Lacon, 111. Nest of 

 moss, grass, rootlets, etc., in hole in leaning 

 willow, only a few inches above the water. 

 Six eggs, fresh. Glossy white, heavily spotted 

 with chestnut and olive-grajy. Near the 

 larger ends tlie markings are much heavier: 

 .67X.55; .07X.55: .(i7x.5(i: .()9x.50; .09x.57: 

 .70X.57. 



Set LII. June 3, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in willow stump, ten feet up. Six eggs, 

 fresh. Light creamy white, very glossy. 

 Speckled and spotted witli chestnut and olive- 

 gray. Tlie mirkings are so heavy near the 

 larger ends that thev are almost confluent, and 



