MAINE ORNITHOLOGIST A:sD OOLOGIST. 



Maine Ornithologist and 

 Oologist. 



EDITED AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY 

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H. STANTON SAWYEH, Garland, Me 



Correspondance pertaining to Birds ^ 

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ARLAND, Me. July, 1890. 



The "Excliauge" edited and pub- 

 lished by Jas. H Collias. Battles, 

 t. Detroit, Mich. is a ^ery neat and in- 

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We have much interesting matter on 

 hand which we shall be ob!ip:ed to use 

 in our next issue. Our frinds must 

 not be offended if their articles so kind- 

 ly proffered, uo not appear atonceas we 

 Viave a large lot to select from. We hope 

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California curiosities and minerals, to 

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H. J. Goethe, lOll 4th. Street, 

 Sacramento, Calif, 



The Bose-breasted Gxosl&eak. 



The rose-breasted Grosbea/cis a com- 

 mon summer resident of H.nnepin Co. 

 Minn. They arrive here| about the 

 second weeA; in May, and commence 

 building the first or second wee^ in 

 June, A thicA;et in the vicinity of a 

 lake or stream seems to be a favorite 

 nesting place in this locality. The nest 

 is generally placed in the top of a sapling 

 and is a shallow structure composed of 

 small dead twigs, and thick grasses w\i\\ 

 a lining of fine roots »nd is so loosely 

 made that sometimes can be seen 

 through from below. Botli birds 

 share in tlie duties of incubation. 



The number of eggs is generally 

 three or four. On one occasion I found 

 a nest contrary to the usual site, on a par 

 allel branch of a U-ee.in a field in which 

 there were a few scattered trees, it 

 contained two eggs, one nearly fresh 

 and the other \QYy much advanced. 



I have noticed that on all occasions 

 when the nest contains fresh eggs, the 

 bird will leave the vicinity tor a time 

 but if incubation has begun, she will 

 remain near uttering a plantive cry. 



The eggs haiie a greenisli-bhu* back- 

 ground, and are covered w itii tiuiail 

 umber-brown sjiots, and niL-a.^uic aboiit 

 lby.72 



H. M GuiciouD, 



MinnciipoH.T. MiiiU. 



