Field notes on ornithology and oology collected and recorded during 1891-1895, v4290
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California Cuckoo. 187a aug21 (1891) Mr. Stebbins brought me 2 badly incubated eggs taken from a tree near his residence. Saidner's Woodpecker. 394a Dryobates pubescens gairnetii 1891 Took several sets of eggs of this bird, sets in Col. Sidel, certain, are shot and one caught on nest both showed a distinct white spot down back Aug 15 saw are in bottome. 1892 May 2 Nest & eggs laid. I caught on nest. Wasent wild but went when I let go. 1894. dec 26 Saw 2 today. Got within 10 ft of one of them