. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 301 mountain. This visit was paid in early April, and at that time I found a pair of these Thrushes (?) had chosen the ravine as a summer home. After a few minutes search among the rocks I found the great bulky- nest of green moss and mud upon the bare face of an overhanging rock. The nest was wet with the spray from the ever roaring stream only a few feet below. This nest has all the appearance of an abnor- mally large Phoebe's nest except that the inner lining is of dried leaves and a few rootlets. The set of partly incubate
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 301 mountain. This visit was paid in early April, and at that time I found a pair of these Thrushes (?) had chosen the ravine as a summer home. After a few minutes search among the rocks I found the great bulky- nest of green moss and mud upon the bare face of an overhanging rock. The nest was wet with the spray from the ever roaring stream only a few feet below. This nest has all the appearance of an abnor- mally large Phoebe's nest except that the inner lining is of dried leaves and a few rootlets. The set of partly incubated eggs taken from this nest number four, and are of a white clay color with a purplish tint shading into a wreath around the larger end. The eggs are rather larger than those of a Brown NEST IN SITUATION. The habits of this bird are peculiar to itself. I have never seen the bird except in close proximity to some of the wilds of nature. The most common retreat is in some mountain gorge where a clear stream. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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