The Oologist. 



Vol. XXIV. No. 8. 



Albion, N. Y. Aug., 1907. 



Whole No. 241 



THE OOLOGIST, 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 

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FRANK H. LATTIN, Publisher. 



ALBION, N. Y. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, Editor and Manager. 



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A SET OF KITE'S EGGS. 



While taking an after-supper stroll, 

 near Baldwin, Kansas., on the even- 

 ing of May 22,- 1906, I thought that I 

 saw a hawk leave a clump of elm 

 trees. At first I was doubtful whether 



it was some species of kite or a night 

 hawk or some of its kin. -However, I 

 went under the trees and looking up 

 I saw a small bunch of sticks in one 

 of the high forks. But as there was 

 a memory of a crow's nest, in the dim 

 past, somewhere in the group of trees, 

 I placed little weight on the find. A 

 few days later I climbed to the nest, 

 noting beforehand, that there were 

 bent-down twigs to speak of some for- 

 mer climber. To my joy I found a 

 shallow cupped nest, smaller than 

 that of the crow, and lined with the 

 pinnate leaves of Amorpha fruticosa, 

 or shrub Indigo. The shallow cup of 

 the nest was all out of harmony with 

 the mass of sticks which formed the 

 body of the nest, the bottom of the 

 depression being less than an inch 

 deep. 



June 7, I again visited the nesting 

 site and as I approached, I could see 

 the black wings and tail feathers pro- 

 jecting over the edge of the nest. 

 Now, I was sure of my find; and with 

 the enthusiasm born of the collector, 

 I threw a stick up in the tree to scare 

 her off. The graceful flight of the 

 beautiful bird but added to the vim 

 with which I was preparing to climb. 

 Then up I went. There, in the shal- 

 low faded green cup lay one white 

 egg. It was a feast to the eyes; and 

 I picked it up and carefully examined 

 it; then placed it back in the nest. 



After assuring myself that my hopes 

 were not a dream, I determined to 

 make these Kites immortal by secur- 

 ing not only the eggs, but also the 

 nest and birds. So I had Prof. Elmer 

 Monahan, taxidermist of Baker Uni- 

 versity, go with me to secure the birds. 



