. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . 7, 1910: Yellow-throated Vireo,nest hanging to limb of Tulip tree; 3eggs. June 15, 1910: American Redstart,nest in fork of small maple tree; 4eggs. August 13, 1910: Cedar Waxwing,nest on apple tree limb; 5 eggs. F. H. Holley. It may interest your Eastern read-ers to hear that, during the presentseason of 1910, the Annas Hummersin this vicinity began mating duringthe latter part of October. I saw thefirst male performing his evolutionsabout the female on October 30th;but Mr. Bradford Torrey noticed onea few days earlier. Nn Novembe
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . 7, 1910: Yellow-throated Vireo,nest hanging to limb of Tulip tree; 3eggs. June 15, 1910: American Redstart,nest in fork of small maple tree; 4eggs. August 13, 1910: Cedar Waxwing,nest on apple tree limb; 5 eggs. F. H. Holley. It may interest your Eastern read-ers to hear that, during the presentseason of 1910, the Annas Hummersin this vicinity began mating duringthe latter part of October. I saw thefirst male performing his evolutionsabout the female on October 30th;but Mr. Bradford Torrey noticed onea few days earlier. Nn November 4th I saw three pairscourting, concerning which my note-book says, With two of these pairsthe female followed the male after on-ly a very little persuasion. In onecase the male flew to the female andgently caressed her with his bill, whenshe at once followed him to a treesome twenty yards away. He againcaressed her with his bill, stroking hergently on head and back, when she atonce followed him out of sight. J. H. Bowles,Santa Barbara, Cal. THE OOLOGIST 105. —Photo by O. E. BaynardNo. 50. Louisiana Heron on Nest on Bird Island, Florida 106 THB OOLOQIST Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher.(Milvulus Forfivatus). This species arrives about tlie mid-dle of April in fair weather, and isseldom later than the first of Mayunder severe conditions. Two males were observed on the 8thof April this year, and several indi-viduals of the first of May last year. This bird generally breeds on theprairie, rarely nesting in small grovesof trees, and less often near the edgeof woods or thickets. The nest iscomposed of a few small twigs forframework, the material for the in-terior being cotton, string and grass,roots, and the lining is made of hair. The breeding season is only aboutthree months from the time of thefirst eggs, to the fiedging of the lastyoung. Some birds may rear twobroods, but the majority only one. My earliest date for eggs was the14th of May and my latest the 16th ofJuly, 1910. On May
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