There was only one egg, which we took. 

 We now entered the tamaracks and I at least did 

 not feel repaid for the exertion of squeezing be- 

 tween the trees, many of wnich were not more 

 thau a foot apart. 



My chuni collected pitcher plants by the dozen 

 and two species of orchids which he had never 

 seen before, while I collected dozens of mosquito 

 bites. The nests we found were mostly unoccu- 

 pied alhough we took a few common species. 

 As it was getting dark we started home, but we 

 came out on the wrong side of the swamp where 

 the ground was shaky, after nearly getting loost 

 in trying to get out, we reached home, tired, hun- 

 gry, and covered with mud. Next morning we 

 started for the lake, my chum took a set of Vir- 

 ginia Eails in the ieeds near the swamp. 

 They are before me now, the eggs are cream, 

 blotched with brown and lilac at the larger end, 

 and averaging 1.26 X .90. 



Clouds had been coming up, it now began to pour. 

 We made tracks for home and in the afternoon 

 started for town, well satisfied with our trip, al- 

 though it had not added much to our collection. 



C.H.Sleight, Wis. 

 II 



