94 THE BIOLOGICAL REVIEW. 



of June the nest contained four eggs, and as a day had passed 

 without one being deposited, I concluded that the set was com- 

 plete, so I took them home, and they are now in my cabinet. 



On this occasion the bird was seated in the nest, which she 

 did not leave until I almost touched her with my hand, and 

 then, instead of flying out, she ran mouse-like into a neighboring 

 brush pile, which I shook before she flushed to a stand a few 

 yards off, when she gave tongue, and I had no doubt of her 

 identity as a female Mourning Warbler. 



The ground color of these eggs is white, and the spotting 

 more of a brownish hue than either reddish or black. One is 

 marked near the smaller end. 



The nest itself was rather bulky for the si7e of the bird. 

 Underneath, on the earth, was a platform of dry weed stalks ; 

 then dry leaves, which had evidently been placed together in a 

 moist condition, formed the bottom and sides of the nest ; but 

 the upper rim and inside is formed of fibres of vines and 

 grasses, and there is some horse or cattle-tail hair intermingled 

 with the lining. 



This species is chiefly found in second-growth timbered 

 places, and nests in various situations, such as clumps of weeds 

 and grasses, and the cavities of turned-up roots and banks, and 

 the nest is in harmony with the situation. Five or six eggs are 

 usually deposited. 



ListoweL Out. W. L. Kells. 



A SUMMER'S COLLECTING AND OBSERVATIONS 

 AT PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO. 



Port Arthur is situated on the northern shore of Lake 

 Superior, about 900 miles north-west of Toronto, and is about 

 half way between Manitoba and Muskoka. 



The character of the country surrounding Port Arthur is of 



