CUCKOO, Yellow Billed— June 6, 1933* 



Big StoneGap,Va.— Camblos. 3 # 

 In a small grove of so-called "paw- 

 paw" trees, in the uppermost branches of 

 one of the largest , on anetwork of entang 

 ling grapevines , was the cuckoo's nest. 

 It wasn't really a nest, merely a shabby 

 platform of twigs, on whioh were three 

 light greenish blue eggs, (fresh) .1 do 

 not understand why the eggs did not roll 

 off , because there wern't more than four- 

 teen sticks, at the most.The female was 

 on the nest when I found it, so I got a 

 good look at her, before I flushed her. 

 The nest was about ten ft. from the 

 ground. . (Hoot's) 



DOVE, Mourning— Hay 14, 1933. 



Big Stone Gap,Va.— Qamklos. 



I was told about where this nest 

 was, so one Sunday afternoon I went to 

 look for it. I found it in the fork of a 

 Chestnut , about ten ft . from the ground. 

 The female was on the nest, whioh con- 

 tained two white eggs , fresh. The only mm 

 nesting materials were a few sticks. 



- — (Irondale ,Va. ) 



