. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. t^ 448 lill'K UISTOKIKS Oy NOSrni AMERICAN lUUDS. th plow, t'lciiuiM^' up ovcrytliiiig' as tliey ;â¢â th til I bel ll'Vt! that, (â¢11 thu wliolo it (Iocs far iiinn (I than liarii .Mr. 15. 'P. (Jaiilt writes 1110: "In nortlicastoni Illinois tlio niarslics of tlic CahniK't ami i'"ox Lake r(''::i()Ms used to ho favorite of these hinls. 1 have alwa\s found them iiestiu''' in the tall wild ice {iTowin;;'
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. t^ 448 lill'K UISTOKIKS Oy NOSrni AMERICAN lUUDS. th plow, t'lciiuiM^' up ovcrytliiiig' as tliey ;â¢â th til I bel ll'Vt! that, (â¢11 thu wliolo it (Iocs far iiinn (I than liarii .Mr. 15. 'P. (Jaiilt writes 1110: "In nortlicastoni Illinois tlio niarslics of tlic CahniK't ami i'"ox Lake r(''::i()Ms used to ho favorite of these hinls. 1 have alwa\s found them iiestiu''' in the tall wild ice {iTowin;;' auuiidantu- in tlieso th th localities. Each nest was attached to several such stalks, at a luMjiht of 2 or 15 teet above the siirfact! of the water, and usually in a jilace where it was almost out tif tlu! ([Ui'Stion to use a boat to good advantai^c^ and (piite daniicroiis if not UU} )ossi ble t I) wade. .Mr. .1. \y. Preston the followino remarks T\ lese nirds suarni m the numerous swamps of northwestern Iowa. In one small tract of water cane I have seen over a thousand nests built amonj^'the stalks, and sometimes so closelv s are cunninj^ly woven into clum|»s ol' last as to touch each other. 'These nests seasons cane, and u'e ( lioice bits of bird architecture r Uf mati'i'ials utilized are o Id blades of sedj 'â¢(â s and â asses brou"' â lit fr â oni .shallow water and used wet. 1 lia\c coucealeil mvself amoii"' them and watched the femah^ uatheriii"' tl materials, w Iiicl 1 sUe do( eisurc'lv manner, dist (lUl' â iiich her. Tlu^ lu'st is jilaced from (I inclies to .'5 feet above the ; le as do not suit .V moni-' tile extensive tule marshes borclerinj'' .Malheur Lake, ()reL;'oii. I ha\( seen hundreds of these jjirds nestiny. Here the nests \\ere all secui'eK fastened to si'\-eral tall Uile stems, or to rushes from 10 to 30 inches above the water level. Some resenibl(>(l inverteil ctnies, and measured as iiiuch as H or 10 inc
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