. 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. 296 LIFE HISTOKIES OF NOllTU AMEltlCAN BIRDS. mm^ f 1. ' .J" .v.' a finu{,di in the places fre(|uented by it. It arrives on its breediiifj^ •jrttunds in our Northern States during tlu^ last two weeks in May, and nidifica- tion usually begins about the second week in June, occurring somewhat later farther north. We are indebted to Mr. 11. A. Purdie for the first authentic description of the nest and eggs of the Ye
. 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. 296 LIFE HISTOKIES OF NOllTU AMEltlCAN BIRDS. mm^ f 1. ' .J" .v.' a finu{,di in the places fre(|uented by it. It arrives on its breediiifj^ •jrttunds in our Northern States during tlu^ last two weeks in May, and nidifica- tion usually begins about the second week in June, occurring somewhat later farther north. We are indebted to Mr. 11. A. Purdie for the first authentic description of the nest and eggs of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (see "Hulletin Nuttall Orni- thological Club," Vol. Ill, 1873, pp. irjn-KJH), and siiute then the correctness of his identification has been fully verified. Dr. A. K. took a handsome set of four eggs on June 26, 1882, in the Catskill Alountains, Ulster County, New York, near the aunnnit of Slide Mountain, at an altitude of over i\,fA)0 feet. 'IMiese he generously presented to the United States National Museum, which was the first genuine set in this collection. The locality where it was found and the nest itself are thus described: "On the slope whereon tlu^ ])irds had made their home an al)undant growth of bright-green moss invested the rugged configuration of the surfiice and enfolded the scattered remains of trees—ancestors, ])erhaj)s, of the yotnig growth of balsams which clustered about the spot and afi'orded seclusion to the little pair that had come among them. The nest was built in a cavity scooped in a bed of moss facing the side of a low rock. The cavity had l)een e.\cavated to a depth of 2J inches and was 2 inches across. The opening, but little than the width of the nest, was 9 inches from the ground, and, partially hidden by roots, revealed the eggs within only to close inspection. "The primary foinidation of the nest was a layer of brown rootlets; ui)oii this rested the bulk of the structur
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