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shape and color shade, they were all 

 undoubtedly laid by the same bird. 

 How about large sets of other mem 

 bers o fthe family? I never person- 

 ally found more thon four eggs in 

 nests of the Wilson's and Wood 

 Thrush but have examined, in the 

 field, one set each of five; the former 

 discovered by my brother, Walter C. 

 Wood, May 31, 1896 and the latter by 

 Mr. Breadshaw Swales, May 30, 1900. 

 The above mentioned three sets of 

 five are the only local records. 



J. Claire Wood. 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Another Large Set of the American 

 Robin (Merula migratoria, L. 



During the past few months, sever- 

 al very interesting articles have ap- 

 peared in the "Oologist" in regard to 

 unusually large sets of the American 

 Robin. 



On May 5th, 1907, we found a set of 

 robin's eggs which were very inter- 

 esting not only on account of their 

 unusual number but because of their 

 exceptionally large size. 



The next nest was situated in a 

 shed, placed on a beam about 18 feet 

 up. The nest was of ordinary size 

 and composition but the eggs, five in 

 number struck us at once as being 

 unusually large; these offer the fol- 

 lowing dimensons: (1) 1.22x.82 in.; 

 (2) 1.23x.81 in.; (3) 1.17x.7S in.; (4) 

 1.21x.82 in.; (5) 1.22x.81 in. 



It may be possible that our robin's 

 lay unusually small eggs and that the 

 above measurements are very ordin- 

 ary, but out of a great number of sets 

 of this bird which we have examined, 

 this particular set averages the larg- 

 est in both length and breadth. 



We have but one other record of 

 the robin laying more than four eggs; 

 a nest containing five young birds was 



found by Mr. Alan Wright during 

 June, 1904. 



Chas. P. Alexander. 



Harry W. Clutc, 



We are in recept of a reprint froi 

 July "Auk" on "Autumn Warbler Mi- 

 gration" by friend J. C. Wood of De- 

 troit, that is replete in interesting ob- 

 servations and facts. 



It reflects great credit on its ar- 

 thor as a careful and presevering in- 

 vestigator and we hope to give our 

 readers at least a part of it soon. 



Editor. 



Editor Oologist: — 



Several months ago I wrote you of 

 aset of five eggs of the American 

 Robin taken by me in 1906. I have 

 had the good fortune to collect a !- 

 other set of five this year. On 

 22nd while riding in the country 

 noticed a robin's nest by the road: id?. 

 ZV 2 feet up, in a crotch of a small wal 

 nut tree. The nest was composed cf 

 the usual materials and contained 

 five fresh eggs. They measure 1.09x 

 .81, 1.05x.82, 1.03x.79, 1.06x.80, 1.1' 

 .82. This is the second set of five 

 eggs of this species that I have ever 

 seen. I also wish to report the breed- 

 ing in this localty of the mocki" 

 bird (Mimus polyglottos.) I to=k 

 set of four eggs, incuration % frcm ?. 

 nest in a hedge fence along a road c • 

 May 21st of this year. This set w 

 taken about 5 miles east of Circl 

 ville. Another nest containing 

 young was seen about S miles w< 

 of here. This bird after raising ' 

 first brood, built again and rear 1 

 brood of three. Lircleville, whi 

 lies in about the centre of Ohio i 

 think, rather far north for these' 

 to breed. I took a set of three < f 

 Black Rail this year, but I will rem; r 

 this find in a later letter. 



Respectfully Yours, 



B. R. Bales, 



