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nester, for I have never found a nest contain- 

 ing- eg-g-s before the eleventh of June, which 

 was the earliest of any found within the past 

 five years. This set, taken in 1895, contained 

 four fresh eg-g-s, and was found in a clover 

 patch about three blocks from my home. 



On Sunday June 22d, of this year, I found a 

 set of four fresh eg-g-s; and one week later, 

 June 29th, found another set of three eg-g-s 

 which were perfectly fresh. This nest also 

 contained an eg-g- of the cowbird, which I 

 threw away. 



The eg-g-s are of a beautiful shade of blue in 

 color, unspotted and quite oval in shape. 

 They resemble, very much, the eg-g-s of the 

 bluebird, but are a trifle larg-er. 



The nest is neatly made of g-rasses and 

 weed stems, lined with finer g-rasses and a 

 few horse hairs- The inside of the nest is as 

 pretty a piece of bird architecture as can be 

 found, benig- cup-shaped and round as a ball. 



I have never found a nest which contained 

 more than four eg-g-s; and one set found on 

 July 8th. '97, contained but two slig-htly incu- 

 bated eg-g-s. The averag-e measurments are 

 about .75 X .85 inches. 



-J 



