NESTING OF THE YELLOW- 

 BILLED CUCKOO. 

 (Goccyzus americauus) Linn. 

 This bird familiary known as Rain 

 Dove or Rain Crow, breeds all through 

 the Eastern United States except in the 

 extreme South where its place is taken by 

 the Mangrove Cuckoo. It is common 

 throughout its range. The nest is placed 

 in some low tree or shrub, from rive to 

 eighteen feet from the ground. It is a 

 frail structure rudely made of twigs 

 leaves, catkim and pieces of hark. Fre- 

 quently the eggs may be seen through 

 the thin nest. The nest is about Ave in 

 ches in diameter and has about three- 

 fourths of an inch depression. Fresh eggs 

 may be found from the middle of May 

 until the first of September. The eggs 

 are deposited at intervals of three or four 

 days and it is owing to this that incu- 

 bated and sometimes young are found in 

 the same nest with fresh eggs. The eggs 

 are from two to rive in number, and 

 when fresh have much the color of 

 Green Heron's eggs; but when exposed to 

 the light or when incubated the color 

 becomes lighter. Eggs of the Yellow- 

 Billed and Black-Billed Cuckoos are fre- 

 quently found in the same nest, and 

 rarely in the nests of other birds, most 

 always the nests of the Robin, Catbird, 

 Mourning Dove, Cardinal Grosbeak and 

 Cedar Wax wing. The eggs are elliptical 

 inform and average in size 1.27x.8S). 



E. S. P., Folk Co., Iowa. 



(§taffed # Sipds 



Native to New England. 



I am at present making a specialty of the above, and 

 should be pleased to have every reader of this paper 

 send a stamp for price lists etc. All work guaranteed 

 first class in every particular. Refer by permission, to 

 Societies, Dealers and Collectors both in Europe and 

 America. GEO. H. CLARK, 



53 Harvard St., Brookline, Mass. 



NOTE: — Special rateK to dealers and agents. Also 

 parties sending dead birds to be stuffed and mount* d 

 may be sure of receiving prompt attention. 



JOB PRINTING. Xa-ito ( do 



all kinds of Job Printing for Naturalists 

 and others in the latest styles, and at 

 the lowest prices. Data Blanks, Labels, 

 Note Heads, Price Lists, etc., lower than 

 any other house in the United States. 

 Address, The American Osprey, 

 Ashland, Ky. 



Naturalists' Supply Depot. 



i Brewster & Knowlton. Boston: 

 Established bu- Aldrich & Caprn. Boston; 



(A. /,. Ell in <t Co.. Pawtucket; 

 Consolidated, 1HH4, by Ellis d.- Webster. 

 succeeded, Sepi l,. 1385,6;/ 



FRANK B. WEBSTER, BOSTON. 



DraU-r in all Irticles requi ed by Naturalists, Oolo- 

 gists, and Taxidermists, also, 



Bird-Skins, Birds' Eggs, Curi- 

 osities and Stuffed Specimens. 



S.lt Agent in the United States for 

 Thomas Hurst's Artificial Olass Eyes. 



Send for Catalogue. 



Frank P.. Wkbsteb, 409 Washington St. 



Boston, Mass. 



Chas. K- Worthen, 



-NATURALIST AND TAXIDERMIST,* 



.1 ml Dealt r in 



Bird and Mammal Skins, 



WARSAW, ILLINOIS. 



Large stock of Native, and the hand- 

 somest of Tropical Bird Skins on hand. 

 U ne species a specialty. Enclose stamp 

 with inquiries. 



EXCHANGE COtUMN. 



Xntiees inserted under this heading at the rate of 

 five, cents pa- line, or six lines for twenty-five cents. 



WANTED— One copy "Adam's Hum- 

 ming birds." Will give good exchange 

 or cash price for same. Write with 

 terms. Thad. Surlier, White Sul. Springs, 

 West Virginia. 



WANTED— Sets of 11, 67, 15a, 214, 231, 

 274, 473, 480, 580, 686, 600, and others as 

 common. Can otter semi-rare singles. 

 Ernest S Park, 829 18th St. Des Moines, 

 Iowa. 



200,000 data blanks for sale, size 3x5 

 inches at sixteen cents per 100, in pad 

 form, nineteen cents, $1.50 and $1.75 per 

 1000, postpaid. W. W. Ashe, 



Raleigh, N. <\ 



