124 Grundtvig—On the Birds of Shiocton , Wisconsin. 
nests were too high, I cannot say with certainty when the first 
eggs were laid, but it was hardly before — rather after — June 
6. M. from three nests. L. 22-24. B. 16-17. Thread and 
yarn are often found in this bird’s nicely woven nest. May 17, 
1882, and following days, a bag hung out was unraveled for 
material for a nest. In 1882 several males seen May 4. Some 
few from 7th to 10th. None 11th and 12th; afterwards daily. 
First female the 16th; 17th many, partly in small companies of 
five or six. Many of these probably in migration. In autumn 
none seen after August 29. In 1883 several males, May 7; 
afterwards almost daily, but none from 10th to 12th and 14th. 
The first female the 15th. 
Icterus spurius (Linn.) breeds regularly at Racine (Hoy) and 
was seen twice at De Pere by Willard. Not seen at Shiocton. 
99. Scolecophagus carolimis (Mull.). xxx M. $ (5) L. 223- 
232. E. 342-371. W. 112-119. T. 84-93. $ L. 213. E. 323. 
W. 113. T. 75. One of the most abundant migrants at Shioc¬ 
ton. Never seen so abundant as in the autumn of 1881, 
when the water was very high. Everywhere that there was 
water there birds were abundant, and a hundred were found in 
a single tree. Most on October 20. None seen after Novem¬ 
ber 4. In 1882 the first flocks seen March 29. Afterwards 
daily. Most abundant from April 18 to 24. Last flocks May 
5. In autumn hardly seen before September 18, when small 
companies of five to eight appeared; 19th great flocks; 28th by 
thousands. October 15th still many; 16th almost none. 
Plenty from 24-26. Many November 6. A single one on the 
15th. April 11, 1883, four seen in the morning, in the after¬ 
noon many, most on logs and brush in the rivers. Twelfth to 
14th, quantities; most the 14th. Still many April 19. Seen 
till May 4. In autumn countless flocks October 18. Curiously 
enough, King has not met with this species m Wisconsin be¬ 
fore October. Still more remarkable that Cooke has not no¬ 
ticed it at all in Jefferson county. 
(100.) Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (Wagl.). September 25, 
1882, many blackbirds were seen. One that kept by itself on 
a sand bar in Wolf River seemed to me much larger than the 
others. I shot it. It was a young male with brownish feather 
