. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . the approach of man, but instantlydives into the thickest parts of its favourite bushes and high grass, where itcontinues searching for food either along the twigs, or among the dried leaveson the ground, and renews its little song when only a few feet distant. Its nest is one of those which the Cow Bunting, Molothrus {Icterus)pecoris, selects, in which to deposit one of its eggs, to be hatched by theowners, that bird being similar in this respect to the European nest, which is placed on the gro
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . the approach of man, but instantlydives into the thickest parts of its favourite bushes and high grass, where itcontinues searching for food either along the twigs, or among the dried leaveson the ground, and renews its little song when only a few feet distant. Its nest is one of those which the Cow Bunting, Molothrus {Icterus)pecoris, selects, in which to deposit one of its eggs, to be hatched by theowners, that bird being similar in this respect to the European nest, which is placed on the ground, and partly sunk in it, is now andthen covered over in the form of an oven, from which circumstance childrenname this warbler the Oven-bird. It is composed externally of witheredleaves and grass, and is lined with hair. The eggs are from four to six, of awhite colour, speckled with light brown, and are deposited about the middleof May. Sometimes two broods are reared in a season. I have neverobserved the egg of the Cow Bunting in the nests of the second brood. It N? 2JL PI. 10 fAdrzlt ^MaU,- 2 Yrnauj Jtale> 3 Feinalv /t2i/w>~- s-*** \J%w/ t/t^wrWM-m/ Jir-u^i/J-c-tuj/fn/rrc bv -I . ! lYinlerl a I* bv 11 MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. 79 is less active in its motions than most birds of the genus, but makes up thisdeficiency by continued application, it being, to appearance, busily employedduring the whole of the day. It does not chase insects by flying after them,but secures them by surprise. Caterpillars and spiders form its principalfood. Although this species is found throughout the Union, the Middle Statesseem to attract and detain more individuals, during the breeding season, thanany others. Very few breed in Louisiana. In Kentucky, however, manybreed in the barrens. The neighbourhood of swamps and such places istheir favourite ground, but every field provided with briar patches or tallweeds harbours some of them. It leaves
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