. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . of eight species were examined by myselfand a companion, and of these eleven were Yellow Warblers. The cradle of this bird is an exquisite fabrication. The tough inner barkof certain weeds—called indiscriminately hemp—together with grasses andother fibrous materials in A-arious proportions, is woven into a compact cupabout, or settled into, some stout horizontal or ascending fork of bush or tree. __ As a result the bushes are full olWarblers nests twoor more seasons fleecy
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . of eight species were examined by myselfand a companion, and of these eleven were Yellow Warblers. The cradle of this bird is an exquisite fabrication. The tough inner barkof certain weeds—called indiscriminately hemp—together with grasses andother fibrous materials in A-arious proportions, is woven into a compact cupabout, or settled into, some stout horizontal or ascending fork of bush or tree. __ As a result the bushes are full olWarblers nests twoor more seasons fleecy lining ormat of plant-down isa more or less con-spicuous feature ofevery nest. Uponthis as a backgrounda scanty horse-hairlining may exhibitevery strand; or, agI once saw in Wash-ington, the eggsthemselves may bethrown into high re-lief by a coiled blackmattress. Tiie Yellow War-bler displays particu-lar ingenuity in ban-ishing the Cowbirdsunwelcome egg. In-stead of desertingthe spot the birds])Iace a false bottomacross the nest andraise the sides tocorrespond. — twostories. with theeround tlinir to .■\N UNUSU.\LLY DEEP NEST. Three- and even four-storv nests, of this sort have been found.
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