April 30 I found a Bluebird's nest in a 

 somewhat peculiar situation. A two quart 

 milk can, which had been used in a ceme- 

 tery to hold flowers, had been placed in the | 

 fork of a bush right side up, and the bird at i 

 this time had five eggs in it, entering andJ 

 leaving the can by the top. I was somewhat j 

 curious to learn what effect a heavy rain 

 would have on the bird ; but one we had 

 soon after, apparently had no effect as the ' 

 can probably leaked, preventing the bird 

 from being drowned out. _ ; 



O.Sf O.Voi.18, July, 1898 pil07 



Bluebirds. A pair of Bluebirds have j-g 

 raised three broods, their nest being placed 

 behind the closed half of a pair of blinds 

 affixed to the window of an occupied room 

 in my house, the sitting bird being in full 

 view ; their confidence was npt jnisrilaeed. 

 i^. IT. Carpenter, RehoiokJ^^F^'^^''-'^''^-^-'^ 



In West Newton, Mass., June 20, '81, | 

 found set of six Bluebirds in bird box. 



O.&O V-n.Ma.r.lBO':' p.J^ 



Large Set of Eggs. — April 29, '82, took 

 a set of seven Bluebirds ' eggs, and April 

 30 I took a set of six pure white eggs from 

 Bluebirds of the natiu-al color. — W. J. ! 

 SvmpBon, ItMca, N. F.O.&O. VIH. MaT. 1883.p.A? ' 



W. J. B. Williams, Cambridge, N. Y., 

 found on May 27th, a Bluebird's nest con- 

 taining seven fresh eggs which are now in 

 his collection.O.&0. IX. Jan. 1884. p. j 



fe'^^p ' AH reL-. were perfectly fresh wl>er> .lown. 

 Fred W. Pasliley, Forest, Ont. 



A Remarkable Runt Egg of the 

 Bluebird. .<<>. , 



A set of six cg-g-s of the common lihiobird 

 {SiaUa sialiK) collected on May KS, 1SS9, in 

 Montgomery County, l'ennsylvani;i, contains 

 one of the most remarkable I'lmt eggs that 1 j 

 liave ever seen. Five of the eggs in the set 

 are of the normal size, but the otlier only f 

 mea.sures .44x.88. When it is remembered 

 that the average size of the eggs of tliis bird is 

 . 84 X. 62, it will be seen how very small the i 

 runt is. The shell is considerably thicker 

 than that of the other five, and it contained no 

 yolk. All six of them are of the normal color, 

 and were ])erfectlv fresh. J. P. N. 



- .tLi. XIY.tifov. 1889 p//i 



