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555. Batram's Sandpiper ; very 

 common ; arriving here about April 27th. 

 It frequents both uplands and river bot- 

 toms, but is found only where the grass 

 is very short. The nest is always in short 

 grass, but is well concealed, it being a 

 mere hollow lined with a few grasses. 

 The bird is a very close sitter, fluttering 

 away from one's very feet and feigning 

 lameness. The eggs are sometimes three 

 iu number, generally four; they are larger 

 than the eggs of the Prairie hen, and are 

 the color of other '"tattler's" eggs. They 

 commence laying the last of May, and I 

 have found fresh eggs July 6th. They 

 depart about August 31st. 



572. Virginian Rail — The same 

 .as the preceding species in its nesting 

 habits. I found a nest containing ten 

 eggs on June 5th, 18H4. They were of 

 a creamy-white, spotted with reddish and 

 ■obscure shell marks. 



574. Gora Rail. — This bird is usu- 

 ally found in the long grass near rivers 

 or sloughs. The nest is generally placed 

 in a clump of grass eight inches from 

 water, and constructed of coarse grass. 

 I have collected three sets of nine each. 

 The eggs were of a dun or brownish clay 

 color, and marked with darker-brown and 

 stone-gray shell marks. 



Geo. Wilder, Huron, Dakota. 



SOME OF OUR SOUTHERN BIRDS. 



Taken from notes made during several 

 years' collecting in North Carolina. 



36. Tufted Titmouse — Lophophanes 

 nicolor. Permanent resident ; com- 

 mences to nest about May 1st. Gener- 

 ally inhabits dense woods, sometimes 

 open country. Nest usually placed about 

 ten feet from the ground in a hollow in 

 a living tree, composed of cedar bark, 

 leaves, hair and feathers, and lined with 

 downy substances. 



41. Black-capped Chickadee — Parus 

 atricapillus. Permanent resident ; com- 

 mences to nest the 25th of April. In- 

 habiting dense woods, lowland and up- 

 land, nest bein» a hollowed-out cavitv in 



a tree or dead sapling, composed of cotton 

 and wool, sometimes hair. 



42. Carolina Chickadee— Parus car- 

 olinensis. Permanent resident, com- 

 mencing to nest April 5th. Generally 

 found in open country, upland and low- 

 land. The nest ranges from two to 

 twenty feet from the ground, placed in a 

 hollow in a decayed stump or tree eight 

 inches in depth, Composed of pine 

 leaves, wool, cotton and down. 



85. Nashville Warbler — Helmintho- 

 phaga ruficapilla. Arrives May 21st, 

 commences to nest about May 25th, in- 

 habits upland oak woods as a general 

 thing, placing its nest in small saplings 6 

 to 12 feet from the ground, constructed 

 of cedar bark, moss, bits of grass and 

 weeds; and lined with fine yellow grass. 

 Departs July 31st. 



117. Large-billed Water Thrush — 

 Sinrus motacilla. Arrives May 1st, and 

 commences to nest May 15th. Inhabits 

 ilense woods, in low and damp localities, 

 nest placed on the ground, being a hollow 

 rounded out under some bush on the side 

 of a bank, near water, composed of mud, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine rootlets. 

 Departs August 15th. 



122. Maryland Yellow-throat — Geo- 

 thlypis trichas. Arrives May 1st, and 

 commences to nest May 15th, Inhabits 

 dense thickets of reeds and small under- 

 groth, usually in low localities. Nest 

 placed from 1 to 9 feet from the ground, 

 and composed of reed leaves, grass and 

 weeds, and lined with fine grasses. De- 

 parts August 1st. 



124. Hooded Warbler — Myiodioctes 

 mitratus. Arrives May 10th, and begins 

 nesting about May 25th, sometimes earl- 

 ier. Inhabits dense woods upland and 

 lowland, the nest being pensile is placed 

 in some mossy tree 10 to 20 ft. from the 

 ground, and constructed of moss woven 

 together, forming a basket, lined with 

 soft cotton, feathers and down; aperture 

 just large enough to admit bird. De- 

 parts July 15th. 



145. Bell's Vireo — Virto belli. Ar- 

 rives Mav 5th, and commences to nest 



