Congdonr—Saskatchewan Birds. 
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The only nest observed was found on May 27, when it contained 
only one egg. The bird flew from its nest, hidden by grass, 
almost at the feet of the investigator. When the place was 
visited one week later, June 4, the nest still held only one egg 
which was cold and apparently deserted. 
The nest, was situated on a slight rise of ground, partly sur¬ 
rounded by a grass-grown slough. A slight depression had been 
made and the egg rseted on the bare earth, there being no lining 
whatever. The nest was well hidden by the grass blades among 
which it was built and was difficult to discover. 
The egg which the nest contained is of a brownish yellow, 
ground color, very thickly spotted all over the surface with dark 
brown. About the larger end there are numerous blotches, giv¬ 
ing the eggs a very dark appearance. The egg is smaller than 
eggs of the same variety from Wisconsin, measuring only 1.15x 
.91. While the nest was being examined, the pair of Phalaropes 
could be seen swimming about in a, slough close at hand. Ap¬ 
parently they were little disturbed by the intrusion. 
230. Wilson's Snipe. 
Gallinago delicata (Ord.). 
The Jack Snipe was frequently seen feeding on the mud 
banks along Water-hen Lake, and about muddy pools. When 
flushed, it utters a sharp, almost startling, note and hastens to 
get out of gun range, using a method of flight sufficiently erratic 
to keep the best shot guessing. 
A set of four eggs, thought to be those of Wilson’s Snipe, were 
taken on June 5. These eggs were afterwards sent to the 
Stnithsonian Institution at Washington, for identification, and 
it was decided that they were probably eggs of the Wilson’s 
Sinipe. 
The nest was situated on the ground, at the base of, and 
partly hidden by, a bunch of grass. It was merely a depression 
in the earth with a lining of grass. The situation was on the 
low prairie, not far from water. When the nest was found, 
June 5, the eggs were fresh. 
The ground color of the eggs is light brown with a greenish 
tinge. One of the four is more of a drab color. They are 
boldly marked with spots and blotches of dark reddish brown, 
with a very few spots and scratches of black. The blotches are 
