. The oist . ze. Some are nearly round, others are greatly elongated,the average size being about inches. The ground color rangesfrom light greenish-gray to darkbrown. The surface markings of cho-colate brown, lavender and black aresometimes confined to light pen-scratchings lengthwise of the egg, andin other cases appear as heavyblotches that quite obscure the groundcolor. The variations are endless,every set seems to present a differenttype. But one brood is reared in a lasts two weeks, the youngleaving the nest at the end of threemore, and five weeks of excitemen
. The oist . ze. Some are nearly round, others are greatly elongated,the average size being about inches. The ground color rangesfrom light greenish-gray to darkbrown. The surface markings of cho-colate brown, lavender and black aresometimes confined to light pen-scratchings lengthwise of the egg, andin other cases appear as heavyblotches that quite obscure the groundcolor. The variations are endless,every set seems to present a differenttype. But one brood is reared in a lasts two weeks, the youngleaving the nest at the end of threemore, and five weeks of excitement isabout all that our Blackbird can spite of his irritable disposition heis a bird well worth knowing. U. 1. Angeles, Cal. Phalaropus lobatus at Nigger Slough. A large fiock of Northern Philarops(Phalaropus lobatus) was ol)servedwith intense interest on October 12,1915, at 8 a. m., feeding at the edge ofNorth Nigger Slough in Los AngelesCounty, Southern California. We THE OOLOGIST 181. 182 THE OOLOGIST counted twenty-two all told. The writ-er took a male species in fall plum-age. This is a late record. Mr. H. has taken specimens in thislocality as late as June 19. C. B. Sin-ton took two specimens from a largeflock at Santa Cruz Island, October21, 1908. The fall migration is lateJuly to October. Spring migration,late April to June. The Phalaropus lobatus breeds inthe northern part of the northern hem-isphere. In America they breed inAlaska to Labrador and go South in winter to Guate-mala. There is not among all our wadersa more dainty, exquisitely colored birdthan the Northern Phalarope in itsfall and winter plumage. Face, lineover one eye and under parts white;line under eye, and back of head,dusky; under parts mainly gray. Alfred Cookman. Road Runner. The Road Runner is what I wouldcall a beautiful bird. His bill is longand curved, with big head and shortneck, around his eyes are red andother bright colors, which makes himhave a
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