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THE OOLOGIST. 



From Lincoln County, Maine. 



May 15. First set taken 1887 being a 

 set of 4 Bluebird, fresh, taken from a hol- 

 low limb of an apple tree. 



May 19. Took a set of 4 Pewee eggs, 

 fresh, out of a nest situated on a beam in a 

 shed; one egg had a few spots around the 

 larger end, which I think is a very rare 

 thing, (quite common — Ed.) 



May 20. Took a set of 5 Browh Thrash- 

 er eggs, fresh, out of a nest composed of 

 roots, very loosely put together; nest sit- 

 uated in a pile of brush, about six inches 

 from the ground. 



May 22. Took a set of Pewee eggs, 

 fresh. 



May 27. Took a set of six White-bellied 

 Swallow eggs, fresh, nest composed of 

 straws, twigs, and hair, with a thick lining 

 of feathers, situated in a bird house. 



May 28. Took a set of 5 Bluebird eggs, 

 fresh. 



May 30. Two eggs of Yellow-shafted 

 Flicker. 



June 1. Two eggs of Yellow-shafted 

 Flicker. 



May 30. Took a set of 4 Cliff Swallow 

 eggs, incubation advanced. 



May 31. Took a set of 4 Yellow Warbler 

 eggs, fresh, nest contained one egg of the 

 Cowbird, 



June 10. Took set of 4 Bobolink eggs, 

 fresh, nest composed of pine sprills. 



June 11. Took two sets of Bobolink 

 eggs, six in each set, incubation slightly ad- 

 vanced; nests composed of pine spills. 



Note. I find it a very easy matter to 

 take as many sets of the Bobolink as j 

 wish, by watching the birds fly to and from 

 the nest. 



June 14. Black-crowned Nij.li'; Heron, 

 forty eggs, mostly in sets of four, incuba- 

 tion well advanced ; collected on Thrurnb 

 Island, Lincoln Co., Me. 



June 15. Took a large number of Arctic 

 Tern eggs, fresh. The eggs were placed 

 on the bare rock, sometimes on a little 

 sea-weed; most sets contained three eggs, 

 some sets two eggs; none contained more 

 than three; collected on Pumpkin Bock, 

 Lincoln Co., Me, 



June 16. Took a set of 4 Spotted Sand- 

 piper, fresh. 



June 26. Took a set of 4 Cedar Wax- 

 wing, fresh. 



Henry E. Berry, Damariscotta, Me. 



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The Bullock's Oriole. 



BY H. C. L., TULAHE CO., CAL. 



A great many of the western birds resem- 

 ble the same eastern species but are smaller. 

 In the far west the Bullock's Oriole takes 

 the place of the Baltimore of the east. 



In the beautiful Lucerne valley they are 

 very numerous; they flit about the trees, 

 now and again showing their beautiful 

 plumage, to the wondering person below 

 who might be listening to its sweet song. 

 The nest is a master piece of workmanship, 

 so light that the lightest breeze rocks gently 

 the wee birds, yet so strong that it hangs 

 throughout the winter, withstanding the 

 winter gales. 



I remember wandering beside a little 

 stream, either side was lined with willow 

 trees, one bent far out over the water, and 

 on one of its slender limbs an Oriole had 

 built its nest; so that while the female was 

 hatching the eggs, the male can join his 

 song with the ripple of the cool sparkling 

 water that flowed below. I looked into the 

 nest from the bank on which I stood, and 

 saw there a nice net of five pretty eggs; I 

 did not a':e t em for I hrd enough in my 

 collection. 



The Oriole uses a great variety of ma- 

 terials with which to build; but never takes 

 more than it really needs. Fiber, yarn, 

 string, horsehair, rags, paper, etc., are all 

 put to some use by this ingenius bird. 

 The eggs, like all the Orioles, have 

 scrawly marks over the larger end, creamy 

 white with a bluish tinge, the markings are 

 dark umber. The average number here is 

 six; I have often found seven in a nest. 



For the convenience of our friends 

 who desire to bind their Oologists we will 

 print an index of Vol. IV in next issue. 



