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THE OOLOGIST. 



Nest 2 ft. high in bushes. 3 eggs, 

 small, soft embyros, .87x.67, .89x.67, .88 

 x.67. 



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

 1892. Nest in small bush 4 ft. up, of 

 grasses and lined with fine rootlets. 4 

 eggs, incubation slight, .84x.64, .79x.63, 

 .85x.66, .82x.64. 



Set d. Foot of Craggy Mountain, N. 

 C, May 23, 1892. Nest in briar patch 

 2 ft. from ground. 3 fresh eggs, .87x 

 .64, .82x.63, .84x.62. 



52. Hooded Warbler. 684. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 18, 1891. 

 Nest of reed shucks, leaves, etc., fasten- 

 ed with spicier webs, lined with fine 

 grass and a fine black moss, 3 ft. up in 

 forks of small bush. 4 eggs, rather 

 large embyros, .72x.49, .71x.49, .70x.49, 

 .70x.49. 



Set b. Walke, N. C, May 16, 1892. 

 Nest of strips of bark, grass and a few 

 leaves and pine straws fastened togeth- 

 er with spider webs, lined with a fine 

 black moss, placed 2 ft. up in forks of 

 a small, bent myrtle bush, 3 fresh 

 e^gs, .67x.52, .70x.53, .71x.53. 

 "Setc. Walke, N. C, May 11, 1891. 

 Nest 2£ ft. up in clump of alder bushes. 

 4 fresh eggs, .67x.53, .70x.53, .66x.53, .66 

 x 53 



Setd. Walke, N. C, June 2, 1891. 

 Nest 1| ft. high in small bush, 3 fresh 

 eggs, .66x.53, .65x.52, .67x.52. 



Sete. Walke, N. C, May 23, 1891. 

 Nest of leaves, strips of bark, straw, 

 etc., fastened with spider webs, lined 

 with fine grass and hog hair, placed 2 

 ft. up in crotch of beech bush. 3 eggs, 

 incubation slight, .66x.53. .65x.53, .68x 

 .53. 



Setf. Walke, N. C, May 10, 1891. 

 Nest fastened 2 ft. high in twigs of 

 small beech bush. 3 fresh eggs, .67x.52 

 .68x.52, .68x.52. 



Set g. Bertie Co., N. C, May 9,1891. 

 Nest in small clump of oak sprouts, 2 

 ft. high. 4 fresh eggs, .65x.52, .65x.51, 

 .66x.52, .64x.51. 



53. Mockingbird, 703. 



Set a. Walke, N. C, May 28, 1892. 

 Nest of sticks, cotton, moss, rags, etc., 

 lined with fine weed stems, 7 ft. up in 

 grapevine. 4 eggs, small, soft embyros 

 .97x.73, 1.02x.76, .98x.74, .98x.74. 



Set b. Walke, N. C, June 13, 1892. 

 Nest of coarse weed roots and grass,' 

 lined with finer roots and horse tail 

 hairs, 10 ft. up in apple tree. 4 eggs, 

 small, soft embyros, .99x.74, 1.00x.74, 

 .93x.74, 1.02x.75- 



Set c. Walke, N. C, June 23, 1892. 



Nest of sticks, roots, grass, rags, etc., 

 lined with fine weed stems, 8 ft. up in 

 grapevine. 4 fresh eggs, 1.06x.77, 1.02 

 x.76, 1.03x.76, 1.00x.74. This and the 

 two preceding sets came from one pair 

 of birds. 



Setd. Plymouth, N. C, June 6, 

 1890. Nest 8 ft. up in apple tree. 4 

 eggs, incubation begun, .96x.73, .92x.71 

 .92x.70, .94x.72. 



54. Catbird. 704. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 12, 1892. 

 Nest in bunch of briars, composed of 

 sticks, leaves, etc., lined with fine roots. 

 4 fresh eggs, .97x.71, .96.x72, .98x.71,.95 

 x.71. 



Setb. Walke, N. C, May 26, 1891. 

 Nest 9 ft. up in bunch of vines in gum 

 bush. 4 eggs, rather large embyros, 

 .86x.66, .87x.67, .87x.67, .90x.67. 



Set c. Walke, N. C,, May 21, 1892. 

 Nest 5 ft. up in bunch of bushes. 4 

 eggs, very small embyros, .90x.67, .90x 

 .67, .89x.66, .91x.67. 



Setd. Walke, N. C, May 12, 1890. 

 Nest 2^ ft. up in clump of holly bushes. 

 4 fresh eggs, .91x.70, .97x.67, .92x.71, 

 .92x.71. 



Sete. Bertie Co., N. C. August 26, 



1890. Nest in beecn tree, 12 ft. up. 3 

 eggs, incubation commenced, .88x67, 

 .86x.66, .91x.69. 



55. Brown Thrasher. 705. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, June 1, 1888. 

 Nest 2 ft. high in briars. 4 eggs, .98x 

 .74 .l.Olx.74, 1.02x.75, 1.00x.66. 



Set b . Raleigh, N . C . , April 27, 1889 . 

 Nest 2 ft. high in bush. 4 fresh eggs, 

 -l.09x.79, 1.08x.78, 1.16x.82, 1.12x.79. 



56. Carolina Wren. 718. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 5, 1891. 

 Nest of leaves, moss, bark, etc., lined 

 with hair, placed in boat laying on 

 shore of Albemarle Sound. 5 eggs, 

 small embyros, .76x.59, .77x.60, .77x 

 .59, .76x.59, .77x.59. 



Set b. Weaverville. N. C, June 15, 

 1892. Nest in crack of old log house, 

 composed of rubbish, very bulky. 5 

 fresh eggs, .76x.58, .75x.59, .74x.58 

 .75x.58, .75x.59. 



Set d. Weaverville, N. C. May 31, 

 1892. Nest on beam in old house. 5 

 eggs, incubation well along, .72x.56, 

 .73x.54, .71x.57, .71x.56, .73x.57. 



Sete.' Weaverville, N. C, May 5, 

 1892. Nest of leaves, rootlets and 

 grasses, placed in hollow stump. 5 

 eggs, incubation well along, .71x.56, 

 .73x.59, .68x.58, .72x.59, .71x.57. 



Setf. Weaverville, N . C, June 8, 



1891. Nest placed in stable loft, com- 



