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jaws at me very angrily. I took a small stiek and lifted 

 her oft* the nest several times before I could get her to 

 come out of the cavity and after she did I found it just 

 as difficult to get the eggs out which I did by making a 

 long handled spoon out of a stick. I kept spooning out 

 euii's till I had a beautiful set of seven which is now T in 

 my collection. 



During that month I collected three sets as follows: 



Set No. 1 May 10th, Seven eggs, white, sprinkled with 

 reddish-brown and lilac; average measurement .73 x .54. 

 Nest in cavity of apple tree about eight feet from the 

 ground, composed of grass, moss, leaves and snake skin. 



Set No. 2 May 20th. Four eggs, white, with reddish- 

 brown spots. Xest in crotch of apple tree about four ft. 

 from the ground, composed of moss, leaves and snake 

 skin. I think this was second set of those collected on 

 May 10th. 



Set No. 3 May 23d. Six eggs, white, spotted with 

 reddjsh-brown and lilac: average measurement .72 x .53. 

 Nest in cavity of apple tree about two feet from the 

 ground, composed of moss, leaves, grass and snake skin. 



1 have examined several nests and have never found 

 a nest that did not contain more or less snake skin, I 

 was with Mr. Fred Jones of Martins Ferry. 0., when he 

 collected a set of six eggs at a height of fifty feet from 

 the ground in a beech tree. — For the Loon. 



East Liverpool, Ohio. 



