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THE OOLOGIST 



exactly the same size as the above one 

 in the set of Melanerpes. 



In a set of two Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker's eggs (5-2 of coll. R. F. M.) 

 taken June 27, 1912 at Harrowgate, 

 (where the foregoing set was secured) 

 by the writer and R. C. Harlow, is an 

 abnormally large egg which looks like 

 and partakes the dimension of a 

 Flicker's, but which is evidently a 

 Red-head's egg. They measure 1.16 x 

 .85 and 1.00 x .78. 



Richard F. Miller. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Summer Residents of Rutherford Co., 

 North Carolina. 



The following is a list of the breed- 

 ing birds of Rutherford County, North 

 Carolina, 1912. This is not a com- 

 plete list as it contains only those 

 species whose nests I have been able 

 to find, or have proof that they nest 

 here. 



I think most of the Warblers nest 

 here, but as I do not know them very 

 well, I can list accurately only the few 

 members of the Warbler family that 

 are known to me. 



The numbers used below are used 

 to show how many species are listed, 

 and are not A. O. U. or other scien- 

 tific numbers. 



1. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus 

 podiceps). This little Grebe is not 

 very common in the nesting season, 

 only a few nest here. 



2. Killdeer (Oxyechus vociferus). 

 Not a very common breeder in this 

 section. 



3. Bob-white (Colinus virginianus). 

 The Bob-white or Quail is one of the 

 most common of our breeding birds. 

 The farmers of this locality value the 

 Quail, and in the hunting season they 

 will not let hunters kill them; the 

 law also protects them ten months in 

 the year. 



4. Mourning Dove (Zenaidura ma- 



croura carolinensis). The Dove is a 

 very abundant breeding bird in sum- 

 mer; it is an abundant game bird in 

 the winter. 



5. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura 

 septentrionalis). Our most common 

 breeding bird of prey. 



6. Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparveri- 

 us). A very rare bird. 



7. Screech Owl (Otus asio asio). 

 The Screech Owl is very uncommon 

 in this locality. 



8. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus 

 Americanus). Not very common. 



9. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcy- 

 on). Quite uncommon. 



10. Pileated Woodpecker (Phloeto- 

 mus pileatus. Very scarce. It has 

 been reported to me that this Wood- 

 pecker nests here, and I have observ- 

 ed one or two in the nesting season, 

 but I have no positive proof that they 

 nest here. But as thew are non-mi- 

 gratory I think it probable they nest 

 in this county. 



11. Red-headed Woodpecker (Mel- 

 anerpes erythrocephalus). Not very 

 common. 



12. Flicker (Colaptes auratus au- 

 ratus). This handsome bird is a very 

 common resident the whole year. 



13. Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus 

 vociferus). A fairly common bird. 



14. Nighthawk (Chordeiles virgini- 

 anus virginianus). Very abundant. 

 There are more Nighthawks here this 

 season than I have ever seen before. 



15. Ruby - throated Hummingbird 

 (Archilochus colubris). This beauti- 

 ful little bird is very common in this 

 locality. I have observed as many as 

 ten in our flower yard at one time. 



16. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). 

 Abundant. 



17. Wood Pewee (Myiochanes vir- 

 ens). Abundant. 



18. Crow (Corvus brachyrhyn- 

 chos). Abundant in both winter and 

 summer. 



