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of swinging water-oak limb, 4ffc. above 

 the water. 3 eggs, small soft embryos, 

 .75x.54, .77x.54, .78x.54. 

 Sete. Weaverville, N. C, May 26, 



1891. Nest in fork of thorn bush, 20ft. 

 up, composed of moss. 8 eggs, incuba- 

 tion began, .71x.53, .73x.55, .72x.58. 



Set f. Bertie Co., N. C, July 17, 



1890. Nest 25 ft. up near the end of a 

 beech limb. 2 eggs, incubation com- 

 menced, .76x.54, .76x,54. 



Set g. Alexanders, N. C, June 20, 



1892. Nest in a dogwood sapling, 10ft. 

 up. , 8 eggs, incubation slight, .70x.53, 

 .71x.53, .7ox.53. 



Set h. Weaverville, N. C, May 19, 

 1892. Nest in fork of maple tree, 15ft. 

 up. 3 eggs, incubation begun, .^Sx-Stf, 

 .73x.53, .74X.53. 



Set i. Sans Souci, Bertie Co., N. C , 

 Jane 2, 1890. Nest at end of beech 

 limb and composed of moss with a few 

 other fibres. 3 eggs, incubation com- 

 menced, .72x.54, .78x.54. .72x.53. 



Set j. Weaverville, N. C, June 1, 



1891. Nest in fork of dogwood twig, 12 

 ft. up. 3 eggs, incubation begun, .70x 

 .53, .68x.53,\71x 54. 



Setk. Bertie. Co., N. C, June 3, 



1890. Nest 10 ft. up at end of a beech 

 limb. 3 fresh eggs, .65x.50, .69x.53, .71 

 x.54. 



Set 1 Weaverville, N. C, June 20, 



1892. Nest iu a crab apple tree, 20ft. 

 up, of mosses, etc. 3 eggs, iucubation 

 begun, .74x.52, .70x.52, .77x.51. 



25. Blue Jay. 477. 



Set a. Weaverville, N. C , May 5, 



1891. Nest in white pine, 60ft. up, 5 

 fresh eggs, 1.05x. 83, 1.02x.8l, 1.03x.80, 

 1.10X.8U, 1.07x81. 



Set b. Weaverville, N. C, April 24, 



1891. Nest of grasses and rootlets, 40ft. 

 up in chestnut tree. 5 eggs, incuba- 

 tion just begun, 1.03x.S2, 1.0'8x.83, l.(l3x 

 .81, 1.03x82, l.Olx.81. 



26. American Crow. 488 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, April 24, 



1892. Nest 45 ft. up in a pine tree. 5 

 eggs, incubation well along, 1.51x1.10, 

 1.56x1.08, 1.55x1.13. 1.58x1.09, 1.58x 1.11 



Setb. Walke, N. C, April 26, 1890. 

 Nest 40ft. up iu a pine, of cypress bark, 

 sticks, moss aud pea and potatoe viues. 

 4 eggs, small embryos, 1.66x1.13, 1.68x 

 1.15, 1.62x1.12, 1.72x1.17. 



Sete. . Weaverville, N. C, April 4, 



1891. Nest 50ft. up in a white pine 5 

 eggs, incubation begun, 1.54x1.10, 1.52x 

 1.09, 1 57x1.08, 1.4Sxl.08. 1.58x1 09. 



Set d. Weaverville. N. C, April 9, 



1892. Nest in oak tree, 45ft. up. 4 



eggs, incubation advanced, 1.58x1.15, 

 1.70x1.14, 1.59x1.19, 1.65x1.18. 



27. Red-winged Blackbird. 498. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, May 18, 1888. 

 Nest 8ft. high, iu button bush. 4 eggs, 

 incubation slight, .86x.65, .88x.66, .93x 

 -67, .92x.67. 



Set b. Raleigh, N. C, May 28, 1888. 

 Nest 5ft. high in willow in low grounds, 

 4 fresh eggs, ' .93x.70, .93x.68, .93x.68, 

 .98x 67. 



28: Boat-tailed Crackle. 513. 



Set a.- Plymouth, N. C, May 13, 



1890. Nest iu an old tree overgrow 

 with ivy, of grass, etc. 3 fresh eggs, 

 1.27x.24, 1.12x.85, 1.20x.84. 



29. English Sparrow. 



Set a. Raleigh, N. C, May 11. 1892. 

 Nest on rafter of porch, of straw and 

 weed stems lined with feathers. 4 eggs, 

 incubation slight, ,8;)x.59, .86x.59, .95x 

 .60, .91x.59. 



30. Vesper Sparrow. 540. 



Seta. Weaverville, N. C, April 15, 



1891. Nest of grasses aud fibre, corn 

 shucks, etc. 8 eggs, incubation begun, 

 .79x62, .77x.60, ;79x.61. 



31. Chipping Sparrow. 560. 



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

 Nest of grass stems lined with hair,10ft. 

 high in an apple tree. 4 eggs, incuba 

 tiou slight, 65x.53, .63x.52, .64x,51, .65x 

 .52. 



Setb. Walke, N. C, May 24, 1890. 

 Nest of weeds, grass, etc., lined with 

 hair, 15ft. up in an apple tree. 4 fresh 

 eggs, .00x 53. .G6x 53, .64x.52, .63x.53. 



Sete Walke, N. C, July 9, 1892. 

 Nest 6ft. high on horizontal limb of an> 

 apple tree. 4 eggs, small soft embryos, 

 .66x47, .6Sx.47, .63x.46, .67x.47. 



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

 Nest 8ft. up on a limb of a small oak, 

 4 ego-s, small embryos, ,67x.51, .71x.52, 

 .76x.49, ,71x 52. 



82. Field Sparrow. 563. 



Seta. Raleigh, N. C, June 1, 1891. 

 Nest of ^rass stems, lined with fine 

 grass, 4^ft. high, in top of a pine sap- 

 ling. 4 fresh eggs, .62x.51, 65x.56, .65x 

 .48, .65x51. 



Setb. WeaAerville, N. C, May 15, 

 1891. Nest of line grasses, placed in 

 small pine 2 feet from ground. 4 eggs, 

 incubation begun, .73x.52, .70x.50, .73x 

 .51, .72x.49. 



Sete. Faleigh, N. C, May 22, 1891. 

 Nest 3ft. up in small dogwood, of weed 

 stems, lined with horse hair. 4 fresh 

 eggs, .69x48, .68x.48, .70x48, .70x.48. 



