THE OOLOGIST. 



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. t radian Flycatcher. 



The nest of the Acadian Flycatcher (Epi- 

 donax acadius) is found, in this locality, in 

 low moist woods, hut it is not an uncommon 

 thing to find them in high dry woods. 



They are usually found suspended from a 

 forked twig, overhanging a small hrook, 

 which winds its way through the woods. 



These birds call the collector to their nest, 

 by their shrill chir-tcheep. Although the 

 birds never leave the vicinity of their nest, 

 while the intruder is about. 



I have seen bat few sitting on their nests, 

 and these would leave while I was yet some 

 distance from the nest. 



Following are descriptions of the nests 

 and eggs collected by the writer the past 

 season, ('87). 



Set 1 Collected on May 28 contains three 

 fresh eggs, of a cream color, with a few 

 spots of reddish brown near the greater end. 

 Nest composed of small twigs, leaves &c. , 

 suspended from horizontal twig of beach 

 six feet from the ground. 



Set 2 Same date, contained three fresh 

 eggs. Nest composed of small twigs, wal- 

 nut blossoms, lined with fine rootlets, plac- 

 ed at the extremity of a beech limb, eight 

 feet from the ground. 



Set 3 Collected on May 29, also contain- 

 ed three fresh eggs. Nest, grass, small twigs 

 and downy substances lined with fine root- 

 lets placed on a drooping branch, eight feet 

 from the ground. 



Set 4 May 29, contained fourfresh eggs. 

 This is the finest set in the series, being a 

 rich cream color, with bold spots on the 

 greater end with a few small specks over the 

 entire egg. Nest composed of small twigs, 

 leaves and walnut blossoms, lined with fine 

 rootlets, suspended from forked twig of 

 beech fifteen feet from the ground. 



Set 5 Same date, contained four fresh 

 eggs. Nest composed of the usual mater- 

 ials, and was suspended from drooping 

 branch, nine feet from the ground. 



Set G Same date, contained four fresh eggs. 

 Nest composed of the usual material, sus- 

 pended from a drooping limb, fifteen feet 

 from the "round. 



Set 7 Collected June 3rd, contained four 

 fresh eggs: nest as usual and nine feet from 

 the ground. 



Set 8 Same date, contained three eggs, 

 incubatio n begun, nest composed of the 

 usual materials, placed in a forked twig, at 

 the extremity of a drooping maple limb, ten 

 feet from the ground. 



Set 9 This set was collected on June 5, 

 contained three slightly incubated eggs, 

 nest as usual on a forked twig, twelve feet 

 from the ground. 



Set 10 Was collected on June 11th, con- 

 tained three fresh eggs, nest composed of 

 the same materials, and suspended from a 

 forked twig five feet from the ground. 



Set 11 June 12th, four eggs advanced in 

 incubation, nest composed as usual and 

 placed nine feet from the ground. 



Set 12 Collected on June 15th, contains 

 three eggs some, what advanced in incuba- 

 tion, nest composed of the usual materials, 

 placed in a small bush eight feet from the 

 ground. 



Set 13 Same date, contained four fresh 

 eggs. Nest as usual and placed ten feet 

 from the ground. 



Set 14 Collected on July 3, contains two 

 nearly fresh eggs, nest placed on forked twig 

 ten feet from the ground. 



Several of these nests contained eggs of 

 the Cow Bird. On several occasions have I 

 known the birds to abandon their nest, 

 when touched by the hand, before it was 

 completed, and even after the bird had de- 

 posited one or two eggs. 



J. W. Jacobs, 



Waynesburg, Pa. 



Mr. Thos. D. Porcher of WMington.S.C. 

 writes us that a White Humming Bird has 

 appeared in his yard, but as yet, he has 

 been unable to capture it. 



A. B. B. , of Weymouth, O. writes that 

 on May 4th, 1887, he took a fine set of four 

 eggs of the American Woodcock. The nest 

 was placed in a fence corner at the edge of 

 the woods. 



