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set, but was disappointed. The nest was on the 
ground at the foot of a bunch of tali weeds. It 
was composed outside of leaves and within of 
rootlets, grass, and horse-hair. The eggs were 
white and sprinkled about the larger end with fine 
reddish-brown dots. 
On May 31, 1884, when collecting about twelve 
miles from Manhattan on Deep Creek a tributary 
of the Kansas river, I found a nest of this War- 
bler. This nest was also upon the ground, or 
rather upon a large mass of decayed leaves. The 
nest was protected by a bunch of low shrubbery 
and the leaning tops of a small sapling. It was 
composed of a rude foundation oi the leaves, and 
lined with a thin layer of line grass (ttgrotu) and 
liorse-hair. It was very carelessly built, hardly 
deserving the name of nest. It contained three 
eggs, one of the Warbler and two of the Cow-bird. 
Another Warbler’s egg was on the ground at a lit- 
tle distance from the nest. This had evidently 
been removed by the Cow-bird to make room for 
its own. Incubation had begun in the other eggs. 
I have always found the Cow-bird eggs to ac- 
company those of this species. On June 18, I 
met a family of these birds consisting of the 
parent birds, two young Warblers and a young 
Cow-bird. The parents were equally solicitous 
for all the young, and fed them industriously, not- 
withstanding I was quite near to them. 
Eggs of the Kentucky Warbler average about, 
.73 by .56 of an inch. The birds leave for the south 
early in September. „ . , 
O.&o. p. If 
Florida Bird Life. 
PAUT II. 
BY E. >1. IIASBliOUCK. 
In my former communication (O. & O., X, p. 4), 
I stated that I should try and make the rest of my 
articles more interesting, and this I hope to do. I 
find that I am not far enough south for the Ibises, 
Spoonbills &c., &c., but intend going where they 
are to be found in the Spring. At present I must 
stay where chance has placed me. Let me com- 
mence with : — 
Oct. 20. Virginia Qnajiy (■ OrlyA virginianus). 
These birds are very nurtierous.here, and may be 
found in coveys of from ten to twenty within a 
ten minutes walk in fmy direction. 
Oct. 20. Mockingbirds, (Minim poiffgbttu.it,) are 
as numerous here as Robins at the North, and 
much tamer ; their song seems to be made up of 
the songs of all the other birds put together. 
Oct. 22, Red-bellied Woodpecker, ( Genturm 
carolinu/) are very common in the pine lands and 
swamps. They may he recognized by their harsh, 
rasping, guttural “chip.” 
