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lined with fine grass stems, lift, up in 

 holly bush. 3 fresh eggs, 1.01x.73, .!)7x 

 .72, l.OOx 73. 



•Set c. Bertie Co., N. C , June 27, 

 1890: Nest 8ft. up in pine bush. 2 

 vo-<rs_ Incubation four-tenths, i-04x.72, 

 ,98x.70. 



Set (1. Raleigh, N. C , May 10, 1890. 

 Xest 4ft. high in briars. 3 eggs, incub- 

 ation slight, .97x.73; .97s. 73, .98x.72. 



Set e. " Raleigh; X. C , July 2, 1888. 

 Nest 3ft. high in alder bush. 3 eggs, 

 incubation slight, .95x.73, .1)8*. 73, ,96s 

 ,72. 



Set f. Asheville, X. C. on French 

 Broad River, April 8, 1890. Nest of 

 grasses and lined with tine roots, 6ft. 

 high in pine sapling. 3 esjgs, incuba- 

 tion well along, .STx.lH, ;96x OH. .83x.67. 

 35. Indigo Bunting. 528. 

 Seta. Walke, X. C, r Jn\w 1, 1891. 

 X'est of leaves, reed shucks, weed 

 stems, etc., lined with fine grass. placed 

 in forks of small oak bush 2 ft. up. 

 3 eggs, small embryos, .70x.49, .72x52, 

 .70x52. 



Set b. Raleigh, N C , June 18, 1890. 

 -Nest 6 ft. high in small ironwood. 3 

 ■eggs, incubaeion slight, .69x.53, .70x.53 

 ,72x.54. 



Set c. Raleigh. N. C, May 21, 1891. 



Xest 1 ft. high in thorn bush, of dead 



leaves and weed stems, lined with grass. 



3 eggs, incubation slight. .67x 57, .66x.54 



67x.57. 



Set d. Weaverville, X. C . June 5. 

 1891. Nest 3 ft. from ground in small 

 bush. 4 eggs, incubation begun, .75x 

 ,54, .76x.54. .79x.55, .78x53. 



Set e. Weaverville, N. C, June 25, 

 1890. Nest of leaves, lined with grass. . 

 18 in. from ground in small bush. 4 

 ■eggs, incubation begun, .70x.53, .73x55, 

 .7lx.54, .69x52. 



36. Scarlet Tanager. 608. 



Set a. Craggy Mountain, N. C, 

 June 3, 1891. Nest 25 ft. from ground, 

 and 15 ft. from body of tree. 4 eggs, 1 

 broken, iucubation well along, .86x.64, 

 .92.x. 60, .89x.60. 



37. Summer Tanager. 610.' 

 Seta. Saus Souci, N. C, May !), 



189r. Nest of weed stems and grass, 

 lined with finer grass, 15 ft. up on hor- 

 izontal limb of oak. 3 fresh eggs, .89x 

 .64, .93x.64, .91x.65. 



38. Purple Martin. 611. 



Set a. Walke, N. C, May 20, 1892. 

 Nest of small sticks and leaves, 12 ft. 

 up in bird box made in side of house. 

 <5 fresh eggs, .98x.72, .91)x.72, l.OOx. 72, 

 .iHx.70, .91x.71, .94x.7l. 



Set b. Walke. X. C . May 20, 1892. 

 Nest in bird box in side of house. (i 

 eggs, incubation slight, .98x.70, ,95x.07. 

 .96.X.68. .99x.70, .98x07. .9Sx.60. 



39. Roughwinged Swallow. 017. 

 Seta. Walke, X. C, May 19, 1892. 



Nest of grasses and dried green leaves. 

 in hole two feet long in hank over 

 water, (Albemarle Sound), 7 fresh eggs 

 • 77X.53, .73.x. 51, .71x,52, .72x52, ,74x.53, 

 •74x.52, .72x.52. 



40. Red -eyed Vireo. 624. 



Set a Raleigh, N. C, May 31, 1890. 

 Nsst 10 ft. up in fork at end of sweet 

 gum limb. 3 eggs, small soft embyros. 

 .76x.57, .80x.58, .80x.58. 

 s Set b. Walke, N. C, June 4, 1892. 

 Nest of bark, rotten wood, moss and 

 spider webs, lined with line grape vine 

 bark, suspended 7 ft. up below forks at 

 end of dogwood limb. 3 eggs, small 

 emoyros, .80x.57, .79x.56, .79x.56. 

 Set c. Weaverville, N. C, May 30, 



1891. Nest in fork of oak bush, *6 ft. 

 from ground. 4 frash eggs, .83x.57, 

 .83x.56, .84x.59. .85x 59. 



Setd. Walke, N. C, May 12, 1891. 

 Nest of strips of bark, spider webs, etc., 

 lined with hair and hue grass, fastened 

 below twigs of small maple 9 ft. from 

 ground. 3 fresh eggs, .79x.55. .78.X.54 

 .74x.54. 



Set e. Raleigh, N. C,. June 4, 1890. 

 Nest 6 ft. high in sweet gum. 3 fresh 

 eggs, .82x 56, .83x56, .86.X.57. 



Setf. Raleigh, N. C, June 2, 1890. 

 Nest 9 ft high in sweet gum at end of 

 limb. 3 eggs, medium embyros. .74x.53 

 .79x.53, .77x'.53. 



Set g. Raleigh, X. C, May 19, 1892. 

 Nest 5 ft. high at eud of maple limb. 



3 fresh eggs, .80.X.54, .78x.54, .7!)x.54. 

 Seth Weaverville, N. C May 25. 



1892, Nest in oak tree 6 ft. from ground. 



4 eggs, incubation well along, .78x.o9, 

 .89x.58; .84x.59, .78x.59. 



41. Yellow-throated Vireo. 6.-8. 

 Seta. Walke, N. C, May 21, 1890. 



Xest suspended between fork at end of 

 beech limb, made of cotton, rotten 

 wood, reed leaves, etc , lined with pine 

 needles. 2 fresh eggs, .78x.58, .80x57. 



42. Mountain Solitary Vireo. 



Set a. Craggy Mountain, N. (_'., 

 June 3, 1891. X v est in beech tree, 20 ft. 

 up and 15 ft. from body of tree, compos- 

 ed of fibres and lined with tine grass, 

 outside covered with white spider webs 

 and moss. 2 eggs, incubation begun, 

 .82x.58, .80.x. 55. 



Set b. Snow Ball Mountain, X. C, 



