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eggs could hardly roll out even in a 

 high wind. The eggs four to six in 

 number vary in size, color and mark- 

 ings. In some the ground color is light 

 greenish-white and others it is rusty- 

 brown. [Sometimes there are a great 

 many markings which almost obscure 

 the ground color and often there are 

 very .few markings. 



The eggs are usually pale blue, 

 blotched, spotted and lined with 

 brown and umber in a circle around 

 the large end. 



The average size is about 1.18x.84. 

 J. C. M. E. 



The Slate-colored Junco in Western 

 New York in Summer. 



Editor Oologist; 



On the afternoon of August 25th just 

 past, f flitting about through some un- 

 derbrush nearothe ponderous rocks at 

 the famous Rock City, near Olean, N. 

 Y., I observed some three or four Slate- 

 colored Juncos [Junco hyemalis), both 

 males- and females being in the group. 

 I was first|attracted to them by hearing 

 their familiar twitter, and after' expend- 

 ing considerable time, patience and si- 

 lence, 1 was rewarded by having two 

 individuals'^come out from the brush 

 into full view, alighting only a few feet 

 from me. 



I relate this incident, not because it 

 is anything new, for the Junco is re- 

 ported as breeding in Cattaraugus 

 county, but because it ■vVas so new to 

 me to see the bird in midsummer, and 

 then besides, I thought the note might 

 tend to corroborate the fact tliat Junco 

 hyemalis is a summer resident in some 

 parts of Southern New York, if indeed 

 any corroboration is necessary. I am 

 also reminded that nine years ago, back 

 in 1889, the last week in July, in the 

 days of high weeels, while taking a bi- 

 cycle tour through southwestern New 

 York a Slate-colored Junco flitted 

 across the road in front of my wheel 



as I was spinning along in the vicinity 

 of Beaver Lake, Cattaraugus county. 

 Dismounting, I chased the little fel- 

 low over through a grove on the right 

 of the road until I made piy identiffca- 

 tion complete. At that time, nine 

 years ago, I was greatly surprised to 

 find the Junco here in midsummer — it 

 was a new discovery for me, but I pre- 

 sume to say that its occurrence as a 

 summer resident in Cattaraugus coun- 

 ty is not now considered unusual. 

 Neil F. Posson, 

 Medina, N. Y. 



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