50 The Hawkey e O. and 0. 



fng up the tree I saw the opening just over that broken limb, as 

 you see, and thought it the most likely place for an Owl's nest I 

 had seen that day. Raising my climbers high over my head, I 

 gave the tree a resounding whack, and was just drawing back for 

 a more vigorous assault, when, with a flapping of wings, an Owl 

 made out of the hole and flew quickly out of sight among the 

 neighboring trees. I gave utterance to my delight, never stop- 

 ping to think that after all the nest might prove barren, for I 

 knew instinctively that the cavity out of which the bird had 

 flown contained the treasures I sought. I had a hard, perilous 

 climb before me, bat was finally rewarded by reaching the ground 

 safely with a set of three round, pearly white and very fine eggs 

 of Strix JVehdosa. 



BIRDS OF SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

 (Continued from page 37.) 



BY .T. I). FORTi. 



Of the family Corviihe we have: Common Crow, compara- 

 tively common, more abundant in summer; Blue Jay, an abund- 

 ant resident. 



AlaruUdce: Shore Lark, occasionally seen in winter. 



Tyrannidie-. Kingbird or Bee Martin, arrive in March and 

 are common throughout the spring and summer, departing in 

 September; Great-crested Flycatcher, arrives late in April and 

 are quite numerous during the spring and summer months, de- 

 parting about August or September; Wood Pewee, a common 

 resident; Acadian Flycatcher, in the last two years I secured 

 three sets of three eggs, f -£, hitherto I had never noted any in 

 this locality. 



