. The Oist . e Buntings preparing to build, and on Croav, Mav 9 4 eggs Grass Finch, 22 4 Brk-&, 23 5 , 23 8 . Blue Bird, 24 5 Spotted Sandpiper, 31 4 2 sets Blue .Jay, June 13 3 Black-bill. Cuckoo. 18 2 2 A. F. Wooster, Norfolk, Conn. Took a set of GaleoscojAes carolinensiswith five eggs, June 10, 1879. Nest plac-ed in a scrub apple-tree. I have examineda thousand nests first and last, but neversaw the occurrence before ; eggs invariablyfour. B. J. Peckham, Westerly; R. I. Gt. Horned Owl, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Coopers Hawk, White-rumped Shrike, Loggerh
. The Oist . e Buntings preparing to build, and on Croav, Mav 9 4 eggs Grass Finch, 22 4 Brk-&, 23 5 , 23 8 . Blue Bird, 24 5 Spotted Sandpiper, 31 4 2 sets Blue .Jay, June 13 3 Black-bill. Cuckoo. 18 2 2 A. F. Wooster, Norfolk, Conn. Took a set of GaleoscojAes carolinensiswith five eggs, June 10, 1879. Nest plac-ed in a scrub apple-tree. I have examineda thousand nests first and last, but neversaw the occurrence before ; eggs invariablyfour. B. J. Peckham, Westerly; R. I. Gt. Horned Owl, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Coopers Hawk, White-rumped Shrike, Loggerhead ^ Swamp Sparrow, Red-shouldered Hawk,* Rough-winged Swallow, Downy Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Wood Thrush, Black-billed Cuckoo, Wilsons Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-headed Woodpkr, Black-billed Cuckoo, Second set of pair of birds robbed April 16. S. F. Rathbun, Auburn, N. Y. March 2G set 2 April Ifi 4 21 1 May !) 4 9 6 12 4 14 4 20 3 24 3 2G 3 2G 6 30 4 June 5 3 2 3 8 4 10 4&5 July 3 3 28 THE OOLOGIST. Tfie ©^to^ist FIFTH PUBLICATION TEAR. OCTOBER, 1879. We have received a commuuicatiou fromMessrs. A. Gvvyn Fostef and Ame. , stating their intention to visit Mex-ico the coming winter, for the purpose otmaking collections of natural history spec-imens. They will pay particular attentionto collections in ornithology, entomology,conchology and archa>ology, and expect tobe able to supply private cabinets with somevaluable material. Students wishing tocommunicate with them can diiect theirletters to the care of the U. S. Legation,City of Mexico. We hope to have our plates out ere has been impossible to issue them thismonth. BIRD DELINEATION. T^O be able to portray nature with pencilor brush has ever been a qualificationmuch desired by the ornithologist, and thereare indeed few who combine inborn talentfor art,with innate love of birds. As arule, the scientists profession does not con-sider the line of beauty, but the harsh as-perities of fact; and where the likin
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