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THE OOLOGIST 



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Dentroica virens. Black-throated 

 Green Warbler. 



Geothlypis trichas occidentalis, 

 Western Yellowthroat. 



Wilsonia pusilla, Wilson Warb- 

 ler. 



Wilsonia canadensis, Canada 

 Warbler. 



Setophaga ruticilla, Redstart. 



Anthus rubescens, Pipit. 



Mimus polyglottis, leucopterus, 

 Western Mockingbird. 



Toxostoma curvirostre. Curve- 

 billed Thrasher. 



Heleodytes brunneicapillus 

 couesi, Cactus Wren. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus lomi- 

 tensis, Lomlta Wren. 



Thryomanes bewicki cryptus, 

 Texas Wren. 



Tryglodytes aedon, House Wren. 



Baeolophus atricristatus, Black- 

 crested Titmouse. 



Auriparus flaviceps, Virdin. 



Regulus calendula, Ruby-crown- 

 ed Kinglet. 



Polioptila caerulea, Blue-gray 

 Gnatcatcher. 



Hylocichla guttata pallasi, Her- 

 mit Thrush. 



Austin Paul Smith, 

 Brownsville, Texas. 



Queer Positions for Florida Wren 

 and Ground Dove Nests. 



Finding a Ground Dove nest secure- 

 ly jlaced on the broad leaf of a cab- 

 bage palmetto, the other day, I re- 

 membered that several times before, 

 I had remarked the same strange dis- 

 position. It also called to my mind 

 a number of other peculiar positions 

 for bird nests that have fallen under 

 my observation. Now the Ground 

 Dove almost invariably builds its nest 

 on an oak limb. But besides the uti- 

 lizing of a palm leaf, I have found 

 two nests set among the thick, long 

 needles of the young Southern pine. 



The third strange location that I re- 

 call, was the adopting of a discarded 

 "Redbird" nest. The Cardinals for 

 some reason, left the structure before 

 laying any eggs. A few days later, 

 along came a pair of Doves, and with- 

 out any alterations or preliminaries,, 

 whatever, they seized the abandoned 

 home and successfully raised their 

 family. 



The Ground Dove is resident here 

 on the East coast of Florida. They 

 commence nesting as early as the last 

 of February, and continue until the 

 first of October, although the latter 

 date I have observed but once. Dur- 

 ing the remainder of the year, they 

 live in small flocks of from four to 

 sixteen individuals. 



The Florida Wren is also resident 

 here. It mates in early April, and 

 nesting continues until the middle of 

 .July or even later. With four excep- 

 tions, I have never found their nests 

 anywhere, but under a house or barn, 

 in any suitable cavity. It was in 

 1906, or '07 that a pair of these 

 birds entered our house by an open 

 window and finding a large wooden 

 bowl inverted on a shelf, with a small 

 entrance below, they commenced to 

 fill the cavity, and in a short time, 

 were incubating the eggs. It is need- 

 less to say that the window was left 

 open for the friendly birds. Another 

 time, a pair of Wrens filled a gallon 

 paint bucket which was hanging from 

 a nail in the woodshed and raised a 

 brood of young. 



On another occasion, in the loft of 

 the same building they placed a nest 

 in the end of a huge bamboo pole. 

 But the most interesting location was 

 the following: 



The fibrous stipules of the saw-pal- 

 metto were parted from the trunk and 

 a tunnel shaped nest about eight 

 inches long and two and a half wide 

 was formed. How the little birds. 



