chiefly about the larger end. I have one 

 egg- in my collection that is entirely un- 

 marked. 



The description of the following- three 

 sets and nests collected by me this sea- 

 son will give you a good idea of what 

 the nests are composed of in this section. 

 (Eastern N. C.) 



June 2nd. Acadian Flycatcher. Took 

 the hist set of this species to-day. Nest 

 was situated in a woody ravine at the 

 end of a swinging beech limb fifteen 

 feet from trunk and ten feet from ground. 

 It was composed almost entirely of moss 

 which hung down nearly ten finches 

 below the nest. Kggs were three in 

 number and measured ,7Ix.53, .7ox.o4, 

 .7.".x.52. 



June 7th. Another set of Acadicus to- 

 day. Nest was situated very much like 

 the first and looked as if it was an old 

 one repaired. It contained three eggs 

 with incubation advanced. I saved them 

 all right, however. Sizes .71x*50, .70x.S3, 

 .~'\x.o\l. 



July 1st. Acadicus. A perfectly I resh 

 set of this species to-day. Nest was 

 placed at extremity of beech limb ten 

 feet from trunk and eight feet six inches 

 from ground I* was composed of moss 

 and contained three, eggs, one of which 

 was without the spots so characteristic 

 in all eggs of this species. They meas- 

 ure .70x.51, .72x.52and .7Sx.53. 



J. \V. P. S.MI'I I1WKK, 



Sans Souci, N. C. 



CEDAR WAXWING. 



are composed, often, of quite an assort- 

 ment of material, fine twigs, straws, dry 

 grasses, rootlets, bits of paper, rags and 

 string, lined with fine rootlets, and 

 sometimes with hair, or wool. 



The eggs are from four to six, usually. 

 four or five. They are a light shade of 

 stone-color usually, marked with small 

 spots of very dark brown, almost black, 

 with shadings of pale brown, and occa- 

 sionally blotches of dark brown. 



One set I have is without any spots, 

 the ground color is the same as usual 

 and the eggs are marked with large 

 blotches of dark brown. The eggs have 

 an average si/.e of .S7x.(il. 



In winter, these birds may often he 

 seen in the mountain ash trees, feeding 

 on the berries. In summer, cherries and 

 other small fruits form a large part of 

 their food. 



The usual note is a sort of squeaking: 

 sounding a good deal like the squeaking 

 of door hinges. B. S. Bow-dish, 



Phelphs, N. Y. 



ALBINO KGGS OF THE 



BLACK-THROATED 



BUNTING. 



Although of wide distribution, is 

 somewhat restricted to certain districts. 

 It is a resident here, but is rather un- 

 certain in its appearance, both in sum- 

 mer and winter. It nests both in wood- 

 lands and orchards, often in maple 

 and elm saplings seven or eight feet from 

 the ground. The nests are rather bulky, 

 somewhat resembling those of the Am- 

 erican Robin, but rather smaller. They 



July 8th, I found a nest of the Black - 

 throated Bunting containing four pure 

 white eggs. There is no mistake in the 

 identity as the bird was on the nest and 

 well seen. The nest was in an elm 

 bush, two feet up, composed of the usual 

 material. The eggs contained large em- 

 bryos and I only succeeded in saving 

 two of them. 



Has any one else found albino eggs of 

 this species? If so, let us hear from you. 

 John V. Crone, 

 Marathone, la. 



Send us fifteen cent's worth of good 

 specimens for the American Osprby 



six months. Send at once. Postpaid. 



