The Oologist. 



Vol. XXIII. No. 3. 



Albion, N. Y., March, 1906. Whole No. 224 



THE OOLOGIST, 



A ?.Ionthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXI- 

 DERMY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Publisher, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, Editor and Manager. 



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Unusual Nesting Site of Zenaidura 

 Macroura. 



In the April number of the Oologist 

 I read with considerable interest, the 

 article by Mr. A. W. Blain, of Detroit, 

 Mich., regarding the nesting of the 

 Carolina Dove (zenaidura macroura) 



upon the ground, and wish to record a 

 similar find from this locality, North 

 Philadelphia county. 



On May 10, 1902, at Bustleton, while 

 walking through a field, a dove flushed 

 from her nest several yards ahead of 

 me and ran with drooping wings, as 

 if she was crippled. It was a clever 

 ruse to entice me from the nest, but 

 it didn't deceive me. After chasing the 

 bird to see what she would do, and 

 causing her to fly to a tree, on border 

 of a wood, I came back and hunted for 

 the nest, which I soon found. 



It was placed on a brick pile that 

 was overgrown with tall grass and 

 weeds about a foot up, well hidden by 

 the thick foliage and only ten feet 

 from a railroad. It contained two 

 fresh eggs , which I collected, and 

 would also have taken the nest but 

 it was such a poorly made affair that 

 it fell apart when removed from its 

 site. It was composed of weeds and 

 grass stems and was six inches in out- 

 side diameter, four inches inside; 

 depth outside, 1 1-4 inches; inside, 

 about 1 5-8 inches. These measure- 

 ments were taken before I removed 

 the nest. The eggs are clear white 

 in color, elliptical-ovate in shape, and 

 in size they measure 1.09 x .88, 1.04 x 

 .88 inches. 



Both of the birds remained in a 

 group of young willows nearby, while 

 I was robbing the nest. One frequent- 

 ly cooed and flew from tree to tree. 



There were woods of all descrip- 

 tion near for the birds to nest, and 

 why they chose this one is a mys- 

 tery best known to the birds. 



RICHARD F. MILLER. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



