Dec. 1890.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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tliey there form wreaths: .70x.r>0; .70x.o6; 

 .OSx.oCi; .72x.r)7; .70x.r)r); .72x.50. This 

 set contains a Cowbird's egg. 



Set LI 1 1. June (i, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Xest in liolc in elm tree. Six eggs, incubation 

 advanced. Glossy white, speckled and spotted 

 witli chestnut and olive-gray. Three of the 

 eggs are very heavily marked, but the other 

 three are much less so: .08 x. 5"); .08x.5(); 

 .f58x.5(i; .71X..59; .69x..55; .74x.()0. 



Set LIV. June 1, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in willow stump in water. Seven eggs, 

 fresh. Light creamy white, glossy, spotted 

 all over the surface with burnt umber and 

 olive-gray. The quantity of olive-gray on this 

 set is very unusual, and gives it a very odd 

 appearance: .71x.;j.5; .74x..55; .70x.54; 

 .74x.r)(); .71X.52; .7(5 x. 5(5; .()4x.')4. 



Set LV. June 2, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Xest in hole in oak tree. Six eggs, incubation 

 begun. Creamy white, not glossy. Heavily 

 spotted all over the surface with cinnamon- 

 rufous and olive-gray: .()8x..54; .(59x..55; 

 .7Ux.5.'i; .70x..>"): .74x.5(5; .(58x.5.5. A Cow- 

 bird's egg was found with this set. 



Set LYI. June 2, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in willow tree. Five eggs, fresh. Light 

 creamy white, glossy. Heavily spotted, es- 

 pecially at the larger ends, with cinnamon- 

 rufous and olive-gray: .71x.58; .7lx.5(); 

 .71x..>7; .(5') X ..")."}; .(58x.5o. Three Cowbird's 

 eggs were found with this set. 



Set LVII. June 2(5, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole in cotton wood tree on water's 

 edge. Six eggs, fresh. Pinkish white, glossy 

 and very heavily spotted all over the surface 

 with cinnamon-rufous and a few specks of 

 olive-gray: .7.) x ..")<): .70 x ..")7: .72 x ..")8: .7;>x ..")9; 

 .74x.()0: . 74 X. .')<». 



SetLVIII. June :l 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Ne.st in hole in willow stump, ten feet up. 

 Seven eggs, fresh. Light creamy wliite, 

 glossy. Heavily spotted, especially at the 

 larger ends, with cinnamon-rufous and olive- 

 gray. Two of tlie eggs have large blotches: 

 .70X.55; .70x.o4: .(59x..')4: .r)9x..")4: .()4x..52; 

 .70x..-)4: .70x..-)7. 



Set LIX. June 8, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole in elm tree in water. Six eggs, 

 incubation advanced. Pinkish white, glossy, 

 profusely speckled all over the surface with 

 vinaceous, cinnamon-rufous and lilac-gray: 

 .(57x..")."); .()l)x..=>8; .68x.r)7; .(i!)x.r)7: .7lx.o8; 

 .70X.57. A Cowbird's egg was found with 

 this set. 



Set LX. June 2. 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole in oak ti-ee. Seven eggs, fresh. 



Glossy white, heavily spotted all over the 

 surface, Init more so at the larger ends, with 

 chestnut: .71x.5!); .70x .5;-); .70x .60; .70x.55; 

 .71X.58; .73x..o9; .()9x.58. A Cowbird's egg 

 was found with this set. 



Set LXI. June 2, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole in elm tree. Six eggs, fresh. 

 Creamy white, not very glossy. Heavily 

 spotted with chestnut and olive-gray. Near 

 the larger ends the markings are much heav- 

 ier: .75X..58; .(i()x.55; .(59x.r)7: .71x.57; 

 .(59x.5(5; .70x.5."). A Cowbird's egg accom- 

 panied this set. 



Set LXII. June 2, 1888. Lacon, 111. Nest 

 of moss, grass, and hair, in knot hole of wil- 

 low, fifteen feet above the water. Five eggs, 

 fresh. Creamy white, and very glossy. 

 Speckled and spotted with chestnut and 

 olive-gray. Near the lai-ger ends the mark- 

 ings are so close together that they almost 

 obscure the ground color: .72x..)(S: .74x.r)r); 

 .78x.5(5; .72X.56; .73x.5r). 



SetLXIII. May 30, 1888. Burlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in old oak tree, about 

 eight feet up. Four eggs, fresh. Creamy white, 

 not very glossy. Speckled and spotted all over 

 the surface with chestnut and olive-gray: 

 .71x..">5; .71 X. 5."); .71x.r)(!; .74 x .08. Four 

 Cowbird's eggs were found with this set. 



Set LXIV. June 1(5, 1888. Ikirlington, 

 Iowa. Nest in hole in willow stump, eight 

 feet above water. Seven eggs, fresh. Glossy 

 white, very heavily spotted with chestnut and 

 olive-gray. Some of the eggs are almost un- 

 marked near the smaller ends, but all are so 

 heavily marked at the larger ends that the 

 ground color is obscured. One egg has a large 

 blotch of vinaceous: .(5(jx.5ii; .(57x.56; 

 .(58x.."..j; .(5Sx.o5; .(58x.53; .66 x ..")4; .64x.52. 



Set LXV. June 8, 1888. Burlington, Iowa. 

 Nest in hole in cotton wood tree, in water. 

 Seven eggs, incubation advanced. Pinkish 

 white ground color, glossy, and very heavily 

 spotted all over the surface with cinnamon- 

 rufous. On five of the eggs the ground color 

 is almost hidden by the markings: .69x.55: 

 .71 x .0.") : .68 X .•")4 : .(58 x ..")4 : .6S x .56 : .70 x .58 : 

 .69x.o5. 



Set LXVI. May 23. 1887. Marion County, 

 111. Nest in decayed cavity of birch stump, 

 leaning towards the water, two feet up. Made 

 of moss only. Five eggs, incubation com- 

 menced. Pinkish white and glossy. Very 

 heavily marked all over the surface with 

 cinnamon-rufous: .69x.55: .71x.5(): .67x.55; 

 .(')7 X .54; .70 x .55. 



Set LXVir. June 16, 18S8. Burlington. 



