OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF

EDWARD J. COURT, Washington, D. C.

A. O. U. No. 286.

Set Mark I/3

Date 6-I-21.

Incubation Fresh.

Locality Bone Island, Virginia.

Nest ed in a small hollow in the sand beach just
back of the high water mark.
Female flushed. Both birds around.
This species is getting quite rare on the
Virginia coastal islands.

Collector Edward J. Court.

Private No.

Haematopus palliatus.

American Oystercatcher.