THE OOLOGIST. 



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Measure, .66 x .54, .67 x .55, .67 x .57, 

 .70x .55; fresh. 



May 1. Ricebirds come en masse. Leave 

 12tli and 13th. Some stragglers later. 



June 2. Took set 3 Redbird. Set 3 and 

 nest Wood Pewee in a typical site. The 

 nest was situated in a small fork at the end 

 of a long, horizontal limb, 40 feet from the 

 ground. 



Found a nest and one egg (rotten) of 

 Carolina Wren. 



This large nest was placed on the top of 

 a large, freshly cut pine stump, about 4 ft. 

 high and almost flat on top. It wes a very 

 strange place for a nest; absolutely no 

 shelter and in the middle of "new 

 ground " field. I would have decided the 

 nest was placed there by some person, but 

 it was fitted to the wood too nicely for that. 



There was lots of green moss used in its 

 construction and some pine straw . 



The birds here noticed lately as very 

 abundant are the Mockingbird, Kingbird, 

 Wood Pewee, Bluebird, Catbird, Eng. 

 Sparrow, Bhie Jay, Sand Martin, Chimney 

 Swift. 



Abundant: — 

 ■" Red-head Turkey Buzzard, Carrion 

 Crow, Flicker, Cardinal, Purple Martin. 



Common; — 



Wood Thrush, House Wren, Thrasher, 

 Night Hawk, Chuck-wills-widow, Logger- 

 head Shrike, Crested Flycatcher, Common 

 Crow, Mourning Dove, Quail. 



Tolerably Common: — 



Sparrow Hawk, " Bluedarter, " Marsh 

 Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Screech Owl, Wild 

 Turkey, Rub^^-throated Hummingbird, 

 " Josee," Orchard Oriole, Red-wing Black- 

 bird. There are many more, mostly rarer. 



Aug. 1. Heard of some Ricebirds in fall 

 plumage. 



J. Lee Edwards. 



Conundrums 



FOK THE OOLOGIST. 



When does a person, going to bed, re- 

 semble an oologist? — When he is going 

 again (egging). 



If an oologist drop a fresh egg, what does 

 it fall against ■? — His will. 



Why don't a bird lay two eggs at once ?— 

 Because she don't want to (two\ 



When is the letter " e " like the yolk of 

 an egg? — When it is surrounded with 

 sh-e-11. 



Why is the hat of the Chicago belle like 

 a birdj? — Because it is completely covered 

 with feathers. 



When is a game rooster like an oologiit? 

 —When he uses his spurs. 



When is an Oriole's nest like a leaf?— 

 When it hangs from a branch. 



What kind of a bird sets the longest?— 

 A stuffed bird . 



When is an oologist's blow-pipe not a 

 blow-pipe?^When it is (a miss) amiss. 



What bird lays the most eggs? — The 

 female, of course. 



When is a bird like a hungry tramp? — 

 When he is after grub. 



Why is a Chipping Sparrow like a horse? 

 Because they cannot get along without hair 

 or h(air). 



What is the difference between a rolling 

 stone and a Pheobe?— One gathers mos« 

 and the other doesn't. 



When does an egg resemble a colt? — 

 When it is broken (broke in) 



When a bird lays one egg why does she 

 lay another? — Because she wants to (two). 

 F. W. S., Pokeepsie, N. Y. 



Carolina "Wren. 



( Th7'yothorus ludoviciamis. ) 



This is the most abundant wren here 

 during the breeding season. It even sur- 

 passes the House Wren in numbers. Its 

 song, also is far sweeter. I have found 

 their nests in all sorts of places, such as 

 the following : Holes in trees, piles of 

 lumber, out houses, rock wiills and even in 

 thick bushes near the ground. There seems 

 to be no place where it will not build. 



The nest is coarsely constructed of grass, 

 hay, leaves, roots, feathers, and lined with 

 hair and fine moss. It is generally cover- 

 ed over the top like an Eng. Sparrow's, 

 with a hole in the side to admit the bird. 



The eggs are pink, or flesh colored, 

 spotted all over with a rich reddish brown 

 nearly always forming a ring at the large 

 end. The number varies from 4 to 8. 

 Size, .75 X 60. 



J. A. B.. Mcrsiantown, N. C. 



