. The birds of New Englandand adjacent states: containing descriptions of the birds of New England ... together with a history of their habitats ... ; with illustrations of many species of the birds, and accurate figures of their eggs . enthe feathers are lifted); the under parts are white, with a faint brownish tinge,except on the chin, and with a shade of ash across the breast; there is a pale super-ciliarj stripe, but the lores are dusky; the wings and tail are nearly black, exceptthe lesser wing coverts, which are like the back, the middle and greater tipped withwhite, forming two bands, t
. The birds of New Englandand adjacent states: containing descriptions of the birds of New England ... together with a history of their habitats ... ; with illustrations of many species of the birds, and accurate figures of their eggs . enthe feathers are lifted); the under parts are white, with a faint brownish tinge,except on the chin, and with a shade of ash across the breast; there is a pale super-ciliarj stripe, but the lores are dusky; the wings and tail are nearly black, exceptthe lesser wing coverts, which are like the back, the middle and greater tipped withwhite, forming two bands, the basal portion of the primaries white, most extendedon the inner primaries; the outer tail feather is white, the second is mostly white, 168 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. except on the outer web and towards the base, the third with a white spot on theend, the rest, except the middle, very slightly tipped with white; the bill and legsare black. Length, nine and fifty one-hundredths inches; wing, four and fifty one-hun-dredths; tail, five inches; iris, light-yellow. This bird is so exceedingly rare in New England, that itcan scarcely be regarded otherwise than as an accidentalvisitor; and Massachusetts is certainly its northern Mr. Allen, before referred to, says that it has been knownto breed in Springfield several times within five years, andin 1860 two pairs nested there. In Jnne, 1860, he founda nest containing three freshly laid eggs, incubation nothaving been begun: the locality was a sandy field, growingup to pitch-pines, in one of which the nest was placed,about three feet from the ground; the pair was securedwith the nest and eggs. As I have had no opportunities of observing the habitsof this beautiful songster, I will give the very interestingdescription by Wilson. He says, — The precise time at which the Mocking-bird begins to buildhis nest varies according to the latitude in which he resides. Inthe lower parts of Georgia, he commences building early in April,hut
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