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THE OOLOG-IST. 



Dove. Nests abundantly in the groTQS. 



23. {Circus hudsonius) Marsh Hawk. 

 Somewhat conrmon. Found three nests 

 last year: May 1st. one containing two 

 eggs; June oth, one containing five 

 eggs, and one July 1st, containing 

 young birds. I liave information of at 

 least two other kinds of Hawks that 

 breed in the woods west of here, but do 

 not know w\iich kind as yet. 



24. , (Asio («xi2ntrinus) Short-eared 

 Owl. One nest was found last year. It 

 contained five eggs. They had been run 

 over by a prairie tire. Two were quite 

 badly burned and one Avas cracked, but 

 the othu'r two are line specimens. 



25. {(Joccyzus americanus) Yellow- 

 l>illed Cuckoo. Quite common. 



,26. {Coccyzus cryihrophthalmus)WL-AQk- 

 billed 'Cuckoo. Not so common as the 

 preceding ppecies. 



27. {Col(q->tfs anrat?(s) Flicker. One 

 nest found last year. 



28. (Cho}-deih'^ virginianus) Night 

 Hawk. Common, but the nests are not 

 often found, as the bird will not fly un- 

 less near]}' stepped upon and the eggs 

 look so much like tlie ground that they 

 can hardly found. 



29. (Tyrannu>< tyrannus) Kingbird. 

 Very common. Nests in the groves and 

 along the shores of lakes. 



30. (Emjiidonax miniDuis) Least Fly- 

 catcher. Found scAcral nests last year 

 and some before. The nest cannot be 

 distinguished from that of the Yellow 

 Warbler. Tlie eggs are four pure 

 creamy white, Aery handsome. 



81. ( (Jtocoris al2')estris praticola) Prai- 

 rie Honied Lark. Abundant. Makes 

 its nest in the fields and on the prairie. 



32. {Gyanocitta cristata) Blue Jay. 

 Not very common. 



33. {Corvus americanus) American 

 Crow. Heard of a young one being 

 captured in the woods west of here. 



64. {Doliclionyx oryzivorus) Bobolink. 

 Abundant, but nests are very hard to 

 find, because so well concealed in the 

 grass. 



85. {Molothrns ate?-) Cowbird. Quite 

 com moil. 



36 . {Xanthocp]jhaJus xantlwcej^lialns) 

 Yellow-headed Blackbird. Very abun- 

 dant. Breeds in. the canes and rushes 

 of the ponds and sloughs. 



37. {Agelceus 2^hoeniceiis) Red-winged 

 Blackbird. Exceedingly abundant. 

 Breeds by the hundreds in the grass 

 around ponds. 



38. {Sturnella magna) Meadow Lark . 

 Common. Nests in prairie grass and 

 under piles of hay. 



39. {Ictertis sjnirius) Orchard Oriole. 

 Not very common. A favorite nesting 

 place is around the shores of a small 

 lake. Hangs its nests in the scrub 

 trees. 



40. {Quiscalus quiscula (X'??£'?/.5) Bronz- 

 ed Grakle. Abundant. Nests high up 

 in maples, etc. 



41. (Sjnn'is tristis) American Gold- 

 finch. Have found two nests contain- 

 ing eggs and se"\'eral nests sujiposed to 

 be Goldfinches after the leaves \A-ere off 

 the trees. 



42. {Sjnza amcriraiia) Dickcissel. 

 Abundant. Nests anywhere, on the 

 ground or quite high in the trees. 



43. {Progne subis) Purple Martin. 

 Quite common. Will occupy all houses 

 put up for their accomodatit)n. 



44. {Chelidon erythrog aster) Barn 

 Swallow. Common. 



45. {Vireo gilvtts) Warbling Vireo. 

 Not uncommon. Several nests were 

 found this year. 



46. {Dinirceoa cestiva) Yellow War- 

 bler. AlMindant. 



47. {Galcoscoptes caroUncnsis) Cat- 

 bird. Not very common. 



48. {Harporhynchus rnfus) Brown 

 Thrasher. Quite common. 



49. {Troglodytes ce.do?i) House Wren. 

 Three nests have been found, one in the 

 pocket of a coat that was hanging in 

 a tree, one in a shed and one in a bird- 

 box. 



50. {Cistothorus stellaris) Shoi^t-billed 

 Marsh Wren. Rather Abundant. Found 



