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Bailey on a Collection of Eggs from Georgia. 
[January 
41. Tyrannus carolinensis. Kingbird. — Nests in trees; eggs four. 
May 18. 
4 2. Myiarchus crinitus. Great-crested Flycatcher. — Nests in 
hollow trees ; eggs five. May 13, 1853. 
43. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Nest saddled on the hori- 
zontal branch of a pine at a considerable elevation; eggs three or four. 
May 7. 
44. Empidonax acadicus. Acadian Flycatcher. — Nests in Ala- 
tamaha River Swamp, in bushes. A set of three eggs taken May 13. 
45. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Nests 
in trees. No dates given. 
46. Chaetura pelasgica. Chimney Swift. — Nests in chimneys ; eggs 
five. May 18, 
47. Antrostomus carolinensis. Chuck-will’s-widow. — Eggs two, 
deposited on the ground in thick woods, during April and May. A 
set in collection taken May 5. 
48. Chordediles popetue. Nighthawk. — Eggs two, deposited on 
the ground in fields or open places. April and May. A set in collection 
taken April 25. 
49. Campephilus principalis. Ivory-billed Woodpecker. — Nests 
in holes excavated, for the most part, in living trees very high from the 
ground. A set of four eggs were taken April 10, in Alatamaha Swamp. 
They measure respectively : .36X .95 ; 1.34X -98 ; 1.25X .95 ; 1.29X .98 ; while 
the eggs of a set of Pileated Woodpeckers in my collection average 1.42X .90. 
50. Picus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Eggs five, laid in hollows 
excavated in trees. April 8. 
51. Picus pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Breeding habits 
same as last. A set of five eggs taken April 12. 
52. Picus querulus. Red-cockaded Woodpecker. — Holes excava- 
ted in high pine trees, mostly living ones ; eggs four. May iS. 
53. Hylotomus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — Nests excava- 
ted in pine trees ; eggs three or four. April 14. 
54. Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Eggs laid 
in holes excavated in trees. A set of eggs taken June 3 ; eighteen days 
afterwards the parents had newly hatched young in the same nest. They 
breed from March until July. 
55. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 
Breeding habits similar to last; eggs five or six. June 4. 
56. Colaptes auratus. Yellow-shafted Flicker. — Nesting habits 
same as last. Set of six eggs taken June 1. 
57. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — Nests in holes excavated in steep 
banks of rivers ; eggs six. May 7. 
58. Coccygus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Nests care- 
lessly constructed on the horizontal branches of trees; eggs four. May 8. 
59. Coccygus erythropthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Breeding- 
habits similar to last. Two eggs taken May 18. 
60. Conurus carolinensis. Carolina Parakeet. — ■ A set of two eggs 
in the collection was not fully identified but undoubtedly belongs to this 
