. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 304 NESTS AND EQGS OF s fl> emphatic note, pe-ircr, pc-iiit, or as some hear It, pha-hrr. This species is called "Bridge-bird," from its habit of nesting in old wooden bridges. The original situa- tion of the nest is the face of an upright rock, which is sometimes mois-grown and dripping with water. Wilson s'.ates that the Phoebe occasionally nests in an open well, five or six feet down, among the interstices of the side-walls; and Nuttall has known It to nest In an empty kitchen. In w
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 304 NESTS AND EQGS OF s fl> emphatic note, pe-ircr, pc-iiit, or as some hear It, pha-hrr. This species is called "Bridge-bird," from its habit of nesting in old wooden bridges. The original situa- tion of the nest is the face of an upright rock, which is sometimes mois-grown and dripping with water. Wilson s'.ates that the Phoebe occasionally nests in an open well, five or six feet down, among the interstices of the side-walls; and Nuttall has known It to nest In an empty kitchen. In wild places, far from the habitation o*" man, hollow trees are resorted to as breeding places. Stone culverts, caves, old log houses, barns and sheds are its accustomed nesting places, and nests are often found In woods built In the roots of overturned trees. Mr. W. W. Coe records the nesting of a pair of Pewees on a ferry boat running between Portland and Middle-. 4S8 Ph(ebe (From Beal) town, Connecticut, the boat making trips every ten minutes. The birds seemed to claim Middletown as their home, and appeared to collect the material for the nest on that side of the river. My friend, Mr. Mebs, took a nest containing five eggs from the beams of a freight car, which had recently made a trip of forty-five miles. The eggs were fresh, and, except one, unbroken. Two nests which I found in cul- verts, over running water, were perfectly green with moss, and had evidently been occupied for several years. The nest, attached to a perpendicular surface, is built like that of the Barn Swallow, being compactly and neatly made of mud and various vegetable substances, with a lining of grass and feathers. This bird's attachment of a chosen locality Is sometimes remarkable; Its nest is known to have been torn down and rebuilt again by its owner in the same spot. The eggs may be taken, when a second and even a third set will be deposited. The eggs are ordinarily four â or five in number; clu
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