. Home studies in nature. Natural history. 22 HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. mrginicurn), and which they must have gone a long distance to obtain. In a climbing rose-bush trained against the house was another nest so dissimilar in form and structure that I never should have taken it for the nest of the same species if I had not caught the builder at work. It was composed entirely of coarse strips of fibrous bark and roots, no soft material for a lining,. WOOD-PEWEE. and the nest was a shallow," unsymmetrical affair. Yet the little architects attempted to embellish this humble abode. Near the top
. Home studies in nature. Natural history. 22 HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. mrginicurn), and which they must have gone a long distance to obtain. In a climbing rose-bush trained against the house was another nest so dissimilar in form and structure that I never should have taken it for the nest of the same species if I had not caught the builder at work. It was composed entirely of coarse strips of fibrous bark and roots, no soft material for a lining,. WOOD-PEWEE. and the nest was a shallow," unsymmetrical affair. Yet the little architects attempted to embellish this humble abode. Near the top of the nest a bit of colored paper was glued on, and two or three small pieces of blue egg-shell—probably the cast-off shell of a robin's egg —and some small pieces of white paper. This was the extent of the decoration. No doubt the little ar- tists became discouraged at this point, or were sensible. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Treat, Mrs. Mary Lua Adelia (Davis) Allen, 1835-. New York, Harper & Brothers
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