. Birds and nature . ar in form and built in reedsor bushes. The materials used in theirconstruction are grasses, stems of reedsand weeds which are closely interwovenand sometimes plastered with mud. Theopening is upon one side and is fre-quently concealed. The nests are linedwith fine grasses or the down of eggs in the sets vary from five tonine and are so thickly covered withvarious shades of brown that the whitebackground is nearly always absent. The Brown Thrashers (Harporhyn-chiis rufus) breed from the Gulf Statesto Maine, Montreal and nests which are built upon
. Birds and nature . ar in form and built in reedsor bushes. The materials used in theirconstruction are grasses, stems of reedsand weeds which are closely interwovenand sometimes plastered with mud. Theopening is upon one side and is fre-quently concealed. The nests are linedwith fine grasses or the down of eggs in the sets vary from five tonine and are so thickly covered withvarious shades of brown that the whitebackground is nearly always absent. The Brown Thrashers (Harporhyn-chiis rufus) breed from the Gulf Statesto Maine, Montreal and nests which are built upon theground or in low bushes are built withtwigs, rootlets, tendrils, shreds of bark,and leaves, are quite rough andbulky. They are lined with fine rootlets,animal hairs and feathers. The sets ofeggs vary from three to six. The malesare rich toned musicians, singing in themorning or evening, from an exposedposition. The Yellow Warblers (Dendroica ces-fiva), often called the Wild Canary orSummer Yellow Bird, breed quite.
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