. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . song of the Red-eyed Vireo. The birds are very deliberate in movement, and give one the impressionthat they are taking a leisurely summer vacation and have plenty of timeat their disposal. They are adroit, however, in catching insects on the wing,?.nd do not shun the irksome duty of berry-picking. THE SUMMER TANAGER. Ill According to Dr. Jones: The nest is generally placed upon two or threesmall horizontal branches, and is supported at two or three points on its cir-cumference by
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . song of the Red-eyed Vireo. The birds are very deliberate in movement, and give one the impressionthat they are taking a leisurely summer vacation and have plenty of timeat their disposal. They are adroit, however, in catching insects on the wing,?.nd do not shun the irksome duty of berry-picking. THE SUMMER TANAGER. Ill According to Dr. Jones: The nest is generally placed upon two or threesmall horizontal branches, and is supported at two or three points on its cir-cumference by small upright twigs. The position selected is usually near theend of a limb, from five to twenty feet from the ground, ten or twelve feetbeing the usual height. Dead grass of various kinds is the chief material ofconstruction. It is sometimes well selected and of a light straw-color; atothers it is poor in quality and dirty-brown in color. The foundation andsuperstructure are ordinarily inseparable. * * Within the dingy and loosely-in-terwoven walls of the nest is commonly a bright and clean lining, composed. Tnl en m Morgan CountyPhoto bv tlie 4utlioi AT THE MOUTH OF DOUDA RUN. A FAVORITE HAUNT CF THE SUMMMER TANAGER. of slender blades of nicely bleached grass, and split and round grasses ar-ranged in orderly fashion, and forming a smooth and elastic covering to thewalls of the cavity. There is but little art displayed in the structure, being sopoorly made that the early fall winds blow it from its supports. 112 THE BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. No. 50. BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. • A. O. U. No. 636. Mniotilta varia (Linn.). Synonym.—Bi^ack-and-whitb CrEEpER. Description.—Adult male: Black and white in streaks and stripes; twolustrous black stripes separated by broad median white stripe on head, and pro-duced to cervix; superciliary stripe and under eyelid white; extreme chin andmalar stripes white; ear-coverts and throat black; exposed tips of primaries andtertiaries and prima
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