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Set c. Bertie Co., N. C, June 26, 

 1891. Nest made of sticks, 20 it. up iu 

 an oak. 2 fresh eggs, 1.28x.90, 1.24x.90. 



14. Hairy Woodpecker. 393. 



Set a. Craggy Mountain, N. C, May 

 1, 1891. Nest in beech tree 30 ft. up. 

 5 eggs, incubation begun, .99x.76, 1.04x 

 .76, .98x.73, .96x.73, .95x.75, 



15. Downy Woodpecker. 394. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, May 26, 



1889. Nest in dead limb of live oak, 25 

 ft. from ground 6 ft. from body of tree. 

 3 eggs, incubation fresh, .80x.60, .81x.58 

 .83x.60. 



16. Flicker. 412. 



Set a. Craggy Mountain, N. C, May 

 81, 1891. Nest in hollow beach, 25 ft. 

 up. 6 eggs, incubation well along, 1.02 

 x.86, 1.04x.87, 1.09x.88, 1.10x.85, 1.06x 

 ,86. 1.06x.84. 



Set b. Raleigh, N. C, May 15, 1889. 

 Nest in hole 30 ft. high in dead top of 

 live ash, depth of hole 15 inches, diam- 

 eter about 9 inches. 8 eggs, small soft 

 embryos, .S8x.80, .98x.81, .97x.81, l.Olx 

 .83, .97x.80, 1.02x.80, .97x.82, .95x.77. 



17. Chuck-wills-widow. 416. 

 Seta. Walke, N. C, May 14, 1891. 



Eggs on bare ground in woods. 2 fresh 

 eggs, 1.43x.97, 1.47x1.00. 



Set b. Walke. N. C, May 16, 1891. 

 Eggs on bare ground in woods. 2 eggs 

 incubation slight, 1.41x1.00, 1.45x1.00. u 



18. Whip-poor-will. 417. 



Set a. How Creek, near Ashville, N. 

 C, May 26, 1888. Eggs on bare ground. 

 2 eggs, 1 broken, incubation well along, 

 1.22x 90. 



19. Chimney Swift. 423. 



Set a. Walke, N. C, June 20, 1890. 

 Nest of small sticks glued together, 

 placed iu a chimney of an occupied 

 house. 5 eggs, small embryos, .76x51, 

 .74x,51, .72x.51, .70x.48, .76x 51. 



Set b. Sans Souci, N. C, June 24, 



1890. Nest in a chimney, made of 

 sticks glued together. 4 eggs, incuba- 

 tion just begun, .77x48, .78x,50, .76x.50, 

 ,75x.49. 



20. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 

 428. 



Set a. States ville, N. C, May 2, 

 1892. Nest of soft cotton like material, 

 covered on the outside with bits of 

 moss, fastened with spider webs. . 2 

 eggs, .47x.30, .50x 33. 



Set I). Weaverville, N. C, May 25, 



1891. Nest 25ft. up on limb of an oak 

 tree. 2 eggs, incubation begun, .48x.33, 

 .46x.34. 



Set c. Weaverville, N. C, June 3, 

 1892. Nest 20ft. from ground on oak 

 limb. 2 eggs, incubation well along, 

 .52X.32, .47x.32. 



21. Kingbird. 444. 



Seta. Walke, N. C, May 25, 1891. 

 Nest of vine stems, cotton moss, strings 

 etc., lined with fine grass, placed 20ft. 

 up in a sycamore. 3 fresh eggs, .90x 

 .70, .94x.72, .92x.73. 



Set. b. Walke, N. C, July 6, 1892. 

 Nest of cotton, roots, vine stems, etc., 

 lined with fine weed stems and horse 

 tail hairs, 12ft. up in an apple tree. 3 

 fresh eggs, .90x.70, .91x.70, .92x.70. 



Setc. Walke, N. C, June 6, 1891. 

 Nest 15 ft. up in apple tree. 3 fresh 

 eggs, .86x.67, .90x.69, .90x.66. 



Set d. Raleigh, N. C, June 19, 1891. 

 Nest 7ft. up in pine, near end of limb. 

 3 eggs, small embryos, .91x.65, .92x.65, 

 .88x.65. 



22. Crested Flycatcher. 452. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C, May 29, 

 1892. Nest of grasses, feathers, mosses, 

 hairs, etc., 30ft. up in hollow limb of a 

 white oak tree. 5 eggs, incubation well 

 along, .87x.68, .93x.67, .88x.68, .91x.70, 

 .84x.68. 



Set b. Raleigh, N. C, May 23, 1892. 

 Nest 4ft. high in hollow in willow, very 

 slight, dead leaves and stems, etc. 5 

 fresh eggs, .87x.67, .85x.66, .81x.64, .82x 

 66, .83x.67. 



Setc. Walke, N. C, June 20, 1889. 

 Nest in hollow of apple tree limb, 5ft. 

 high, a few leaves, etc., with pieces of 

 snake skin. 4 eggs, incubation ad- 

 vanced, .91x.72, .93x.72, .92x.72, .95x.72. 



23. WoodPewee. 461. 



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



1890. Nest 20ft. high in pine tree. 3 

 eggs, incubation begun, .73x.53, .70x.52, 

 .69x.53. 



24. Acadian Flycatcher. 495. 

 Seta. Walke, N. C, May 21, 1891. 



Nest of moss and a few other fibres, 

 placed 9ft. up at end of a beech limb. 

 3 fresh eggs .71x.55, .70x.54, .71x.54. 



Set b. Walke, N. C, May 27, 1892. 

 Nest of leaves, stems, fine black moss, 

 etc',, lined with moss, 10ft. up at end of 

 a beech limb. 2 eggs, very small em- 

 bryos, 7lx.54, .70x.53. 



Setc. Weaverville, N. C, May 21, 



1891, Nest20ft.up iu dogwood sapling 

 3 eggs, incubation begun, .74x.56, .77x 

 .56, .76x.56. 



Set d. Cashoke Creek, Bertie Co., 

 N. C, May 19, 1892. Nest of green 

 moss, suspended below small branches 



