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Nesting of Bobolink, 1888, 1889 and 
1890. 
June 7, 1888. Five eggs. Incubation well 
commenced. 
June 7, 1888. Six eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
June 10, 1888. Six eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 11, 1888. Five eggs. Incubation 
nearly fresh (bloody veining). 
June 11, 1888. Four young; one addled egg. 
Hatched. 
June 12, 1888. Three young; two addled 
eggs. Incubation completed. 
June 20, 1888. Five eggs. Incubation just 
commenced. 
June 26, 1888. Four eggs. Incubation just 
commenced. 
Total for 1888, forty-one eggs in eight nests. 
June 2, 1889. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 3, 1889. Six eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
June 5, 1889. Four eggs. Incubation fresh. 
June 7, 1889. Five young. Incubation 
completed. 
June 7, 1889. Five eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
June 7, 1889. Five eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
June 5, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 5, 1890. Four eggs. Found on the 3d, 
and contained four fresh eggs at that time. 
June 5, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 6. 1890. Five eggs. Incubation well 
commenced. 
June 7, 1890. Six eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
Total for 1890, fifty-six eggs in eleven nests. 
In 1888, one nest contained four; five con- 
tained five each; and two contained six each. 
In 1889, two nests contained four each ; nine 
contained five each, and one contained six. 
In 1890, two nests contained four each ; seven 
contained five each; one contained six, and 
one contained seven. E. G. Tabor. 
Meridian, N. Y. 
GrIST. 
June 7, 1889. Five; four young; one egg. 
Incubation completed. 
June 9. 1889. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 10, 1889. Four eggs. Incubation ad- 
vanced. 
June 10, 1889. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
1 June 13, 1889. Five; three young; two eggs. 
Incubation completed. 
June 18, 1889. Five young. Incubation 
completed. 
Total for 1889, fifty-nine eggs in twelve nests. 
June 3, 1890. Seven eggs. Incubation well 
commenced. 
June 3, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation just 
commencing. 
June 3, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 4, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
June 4, 1890. Four eggs. Left three days; 
was found on the 1st witli the eggs in them. 
June 5, 1890. Five eggs. Incubation com- 
menced. 
