Eggs and Nests. 47 



with netting ; thus forming a soft, yet strong, 

 resting-place for the egg. (Fig. 5.) 



The name of the specimen, together with size, 



date of collection and collector's name, should be 



written on the shell of each egg^ and the entire 



hatch returned to the nest. 



It would be a good plan 



to give the eggs the same 



number as the parent 



FlG 5t bird, if this is obtained, 



together with a number 



of their own. You can then note them in your 



ornithological ledger, or, if you choose, you can 



keep an oological ledger separate. 



Nests should be preserved, if possible, at- 

 tached to the branch on which they were found. 

 This stem should be from three to six inches 

 long, and be attached by its base to a block 

 standard. Or, nests may be placed in little glass 

 trays, made of pieces of window-glass held 

 together by strips of paper glued over the edges. 

 If the nest is not cared for, or cannot be ob- 

 tained, the eggs may be placed on cotton, in 

 little boxes, and arranged m the cabinet to suit 



