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were four eggs. On June the seven- 

 teenth, still four eggs. After taking 

 several photos I left her well satisfied. 

 I will have to give this bird credit for 

 being a good bird to keep out of 

 people's sight and keeping from being 

 observed. Also these birds are good 

 on concealing their nest from the most 

 careful observer. It's an accident 

 when a nest is found without you see 

 the bird go to the nest. This nest 

 was poorly tied to the weed stalk with 

 spider webs and rootlets. The found- 

 ation was formed of leaves, paper, 

 strip bark, rootlets, horse hair and 

 Indian needles. I am giving this bird 

 a careful study so if any one wants 

 notes on this bird I will cheerfully 

 give them what I have. 



Ramon Graham, 

 Ft. Worth, Texas. 

 The half-tone illustrating this article 

 appeared in Vol. XXXVII at page 106. 

 — R. M. B. 



LARGE SETS OF BIRDS' EGGS 



During the past twenty-five years 

 the writer has seen the following large 

 sets of birds' eggs in the field: 



Wood Duck. Eighteen eggs. May 16, 

 1920. Sixteen eggs, April 17, 1921; 

 both nests in Salem County, N. J. 



Least Bittern. Seven eggs. May 26, 

 1907, Richmond, Philadelphia', Pa. (See 

 Oologist, 1909, p. 27). Six eggs. I 

 have examined thirty nests containing 

 six eggs and many others holding six 

 young, in New Jersey and Penn- 

 sylvania, where clutches of this num- 

 ber are common. 



Black-crowned Night Heron. Five 

 eggs. I have examined only ten sets 

 of fine eggs in several hundred nests 

 containing full sets, in New Jersey 

 heronries. 



Great Blue Heron. Six eggs. April 

 10, 1921, Salem County, N. J. 



Clapper Rail. Thirteen eggs. June 

 9, 1907, Sea' Isle City, Cape May Coun- 

 ty, N. J., June 4, 1916, Stone Harbor, 



Cape May County, New Jersey.; Twelve 

 eggs. I have examined eight clutches 

 of this number in nests in above coun- 

 ty, also one in Ocean County, N. J. 



Florida Gallinule. Eighteen eggs. 

 July 10, 1908. Richmond, Philadelphia, 

 (See Oologist, 1908, p. 170). Fourteen 

 eggs. May 29, 1907, at above locality. 

 Thirteen eggs. I have found six nests 

 containing this number of eggs in the 

 Richmond - Bridesburg, Philadelphia, 

 marshes, and many others with twelve 

 and eleven eggs. 



Sparrow Hawk. Six eggs. April 30, 

 1919. Glenside, Montgomery County, 

 Pa. 



Osprey. Four eggs. May 30, 1919. 

 Seven Mile Beach, Cape May County, 

 N. J. 



N. Downy Woodpecker. Six eggs. 

 May 13, 1909, P^nsauhen, Camden 

 County, N. J., May 21, Salem County, 

 N. J. 



Northern Flicker. Ten eggs. May 

 10, 1906. Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Nine eggs; I have examined seven 

 clutches of this number in Pennsyl- 

 vania and New Jersey. 



Kingbird. Four eggs. June 17, 1917, 

 Wayne County, Pa'., June 5, 1919, 

 Gwynedd Valley, Montgomery County, 

 Pa., June 8, 1920. Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



Phoebe. Six eggs. April 30, 1901. 

 Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Blue Jay. Six eggs. May 2, 1915. 

 Jordantown, Camden County, N. J. 



Red-winged Blackbird. Six eggs. 

 June 20, 1909, Ocean View. Cape May 

 County, N. J. (See Oologist, ISIO, p. 

 144). 



Cowbird. Three eggs in Blue- 

 winged Warbler's nest containing four 

 eggs of owner, May 31, 1919, Rock- 

 ledge, Montgomery County, Pa. 



Meadowlark. Six eggs. May 24, 

 1911. Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. 



May 24, 1915. Same locality, May 

 22, 1919, Gwynedd, Montgomery Coun- 

 ty, Pa. 



