106 Grundtvig—On the Birds of Shiocton, Wisconsin. 
feathers. Is abundant south of the railway. A few breed 
near the German Farms. Appears during the last days of 
March. 
Pedioccetes phasianellus campestris Ridgw. may probably be 
found at Shiocton, although I do not know that I have seen it. 
It is common in northern Wisconsin (King). 
47. Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.). xxM. (N.)^L. 411. 
W. 208. T. 151. $ L. 399. W. 202. T. 176. The gunners of the 
region say that this pigeon formerly swarmed along the rivers. 
Now the numbers have considerably diminished. When the 
young were ready to fly, they were collected and a great 
slaughter took place. In 1883 they did not breed in nearly so 
great numbers as in the previous year; but one of the reasons 
was perhaps that a lot of the old breeding trees were felled in 
the course of the winter. Along Wolf River there were still 
found a number of small colonies. In 1882 the largest con¬ 
sisted of about fifty nests, which were all built in maples at a 
height of from 20 to 30 feet above the water. This colony was 
found directly west of our house; but in 1883 it consisted of 
only half a score of nests. On June 11, 1882, I shot a female 
that contained an egg ready to be laid. June 21 I took an 
egg from a nest in a maple 26 feet over Wolf River. It con¬ 
tained a young one almost ready to hatch. M. L. 39. B. 27^. 
In 1882 I saw thousands fly north early in the morning of March 
29. After that day small companies of ten or more were seen 
flying about the woods. None had settled themselves yet on 
May 24. On June 2 this dove was first seen at the breeding 
places. In 1883 none were noticed before June 2, when three 
were seen at a place where the year before there were half a 
score of nests. June 7 many were seen. The day after great 
hosts. Later fewer. 
48. Zenaidura macroura (Linn.), xx M. (N.) $ L., 311. 
W. 155. T. 142. $ L. 289. W. 148. T. 114. Is not 
very abundant, but found evenly distributed over the whole re¬ 
gion. At almost every farm a pair is seen. At our house a 
single one was seen May 9, 1882. A few days later a pair, 
which appeared almost daily thereafter and fed with the hens. 
Had a nest in East Swamp southeast of the house. After June 
