. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . ge—From Texas to Minnesota (Recent EasternRecords). The nest may be found either on the ground in op.^n fieldsand prairies or in bushes or trees ; it is built of leaves, ,rootlets, corn-husks, and weed stems ; the lining is of fine grassand often horse hair. 3 to 5 pale blue eggs are laid. Size—.80 X .60. In Iowa the nesting season begins in May, continuing untilAugust. 705. Brown Thrasher: Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.) Adu
. Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . ge—From Texas to Minnesota (Recent EasternRecords). The nest may be found either on the ground in op.^n fieldsand prairies or in bushes or trees ; it is built of leaves, ,rootlets, corn-husks, and weed stems ; the lining is of fine grassand often horse hair. 3 to 5 pale blue eggs are laid. Size—.80 X .60. In Iowa the nesting season begins in May, continuing untilAugust. 705. Brown Thrasher: Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.) Adult—Upper parts bright orange-brown or rufous ; under partswhite with black spots forming longitudinal streaks ; billlong with downward curve ; the tail is over five inches — Breeding Range—From the Gulf States to Canada. The nest is placed indiscriminately on the ground or in lowbushes ; it is rather bulky and roughly made of twigs, vine ten-drils, roots, bark, and leaves, lined with horse hair and a fewfeathers (Davie). Those that I have found in New Jersey were inevery case lined with fine black rootlets. 3 to 5 and rarely 6 eggs 50. Open Nests on the Ground See Fif ;,p7rB. ^ ^^•*^^- S^^^ >< ^O-rr ^1%^°^ Jhrasher is also known under the names ofth°. 7r ■^^^^^^^ Virginia he is known a bird In some localities they prefer bushes and thickets whHem others they build almost exclusively on the ground My ownexperience has been that most of the nests were found onTheground near tal weeds, in an open field; very few we e in vJ r ° n ^ ^ their relatives the w en S^.yTL?;r 77-^^^ *° almost caught. buTonc tney eave the nest their manner changes and thev become inensely noisy, making a great pretence of attackin^therudruttering repeatedly their harsh, scolding note During the very early hours of the morning or late in theafternoon the brown thrasher may be seen perched on th topmost branch of a tree, singing a song, full and rich in tone
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