DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 29 



Notwithstanding that this last discovery provided a more 

 definite attraction than at any time previously, no one could be 

 found to reinlist, and when our host, a patient man, who had 

 controlled his feelings during these several descents upon him, 

 heard that another was proposed, his curiosity gained the upper 

 hand and he modestly inquired if the purchase of his farm was 

 contemplated. 



Much as the writer shrank from the trip alone, the previous 

 difficulties in finding the eggs emphasized the wisdom of follow- 

 ing up this opportunity. Accordingly on June 19th, although 

 the real-estate transaction was not concluded, he had the satis- 

 faction of seeing four rather round glossy white eggs, heavily 

 marked with lavender, in the crevice of the little stub. 



