. Ornithologist and oölogist . , 31st, and then only one birduntil 3-23, when one flock of eighteen totwenty appeared. Small flocks were seenuntil 4-2, when they suddenly increased,and the bulk came 4-4. I then saw aboutone hundred and fifty in a few acres. Thesame day was also the height of the sea-son, as large numbers, and perhaps thebulk, left that night. On 4-12 only threewere seen, and I thought each day wouldbe the last, but a few stayed, though keep-ing still, and looking very disconsolate, un-til 4-28, when the last straggler (55) saw the first one about 4-4, thebulk left
. Ornithologist and oölogist . , 31st, and then only one birduntil 3-23, when one flock of eighteen totwenty appeared. Small flocks were seenuntil 4-2, when they suddenly increased,and the bulk came 4-4. I then saw aboutone hundred and fifty in a few acres. Thesame day was also the height of the sea-son, as large numbers, and perhaps thebulk, left that night. On 4-12 only threewere seen, and I thought each day wouldbe the last, but a few stayed, though keep-ing still, and looking very disconsolate, un-til 4-28, when the last straggler (55) saw the first one about 4-4, thebulk left , and only a few scatteredones remained 4-29. No. (60) is very nearthe southern limit of the breeding of thxsspecies. He saw his first one 4-5, and thelast 5 12; yet it is very probable that inthe dense tamarac swamps a few milesnorth of him some remain to nest. Fish Hawks Eggs. Large set. Richards, Norwich, Conn., took a set offour Fish Hawks eggs from one of therocks on the west side of Plum Island,May 20, Peculiar Nesting Place. On May 21,1880, Paul Hofiman, of Rockville, Conn.,while out collecting noticed a Purj)le Mar-tin enter the end of a hollow rail in a Vir-ginia fence. On examining the cavity hefound the nest of the Purple Martin abouteighteen-inches in the cavity. It was com-posed of dried grass and contained foureggs. The opening to the nest was aboutfour feet four inches from the illustration is a correct representationsketched on the spot. Great Yellow-legs. On June 9, 1883,I found,a nest of Totanus melanole^icusin a bog quite near a brook. The nestwas composed of bog grass and a veryfew feathers for lining. It was concealedby tall grass so that one might havewalked over it often and not have seen nest contained two eggs, about 1;^^inches in length by ^. The ground colorwas dull olive, with dark umber blotches,which were largest at the larger end. Ihad one ^^^ taken away at a time, takingtwo and leaving two in the nest to hat
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