. The Wilson bulletin . % i J NEST AND EGGS OF SPOTTED SANDPIPEK hole about three-eighths of an inch from the large end. At9 :30 P. M. there was no further change in either egg. At 5 :00 0 clock on the morning of the 14th the last twoeggs had hatched, and there were three chicks in the nest,together with the two shells. These shells were completeexcept for a cap about five-eighths of an inch in diameter atthe large end. The cap, which lay in the nest, was verycleanly cut from the rest of the shell. 86 The Wilson Bulletin—No. 87 At 9:00 A. M. the nest was empty. At some time about the middle of
. The Wilson bulletin . % i J NEST AND EGGS OF SPOTTED SANDPIPEK hole about three-eighths of an inch from the large end. At9 :30 P. M. there was no further change in either egg. At 5 :00 0 clock on the morning of the 14th the last twoeggs had hatched, and there were three chicks in the nest,together with the two shells. These shells were completeexcept for a cap about five-eighths of an inch in diameter atthe large end. The cap, which lay in the nest, was verycleanly cut from the rest of the shell. 86 The Wilson Bulletin—No. 87 At 9:00 A. M. the nest was empty. At some time about the middle of July some members of theLaboratory brouglit in two of the chicks from Gull should have been returned to that place, but, instead,were liberated on the Sandspit. However, on July 24, fiveof the six young sandpipers which were now on the Sandspitwere banded by Dr. Stephens and Dr. Lynds Jones. As amatter of interest and record the numbers of the bands maybe here given as follows: 11522, 11523, 11524, 11525,
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