. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 33Q THE TRAILL FLYCATCHER. Yellow Warbler's, except that it is a trifle bulkier and not SO well concealed. It lacks, too, the cotton lining which is indispensible to the Warbler home. The eggs might have been those of an Acadian Flycatcher, butthesituationofthenest is entirely different, and its architecture as far removed as Gothic from Mann. ( )r again the nests of the two species may be happily related by the compari- si m i if cup and saucer. The cup of the Trai
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 33Q THE TRAILL FLYCATCHER. Yellow Warbler's, except that it is a trifle bulkier and not SO well concealed. It lacks, too, the cotton lining which is indispensible to the Warbler home. The eggs might have been those of an Acadian Flycatcher, butthesituationofthenest is entirely different, and its architecture as far removed as Gothic from Mann. ( )r again the nests of the two species may be happily related by the compari- si m i if cup and saucer. The cup of the Traill Flycatcher is normally two inches across by one and a half deep, inside. On June tith, iqoi. while walking through a dense clump of swamp elms on the Olentangy levee. I spied a nest of this bird at a height of about ten feet. It was in a deli- cate situation, but by resting what seemed about one-half of my avoirdupois on an elm sap- ing, and entrusting the other half to the air, I managed to secure a glimpse into the nest. I saw that it was good. The nest itself was somewhat awry. It ail doubtless been planned right in the first place, but the last wind, or the rapid growth • if engaging twigs had lifted one side higher than the other. It contained four eggs, three normal and fresh : the other off in every way. except as to size and shape. The egg in ques- tion was absolutely unmarked, and bore every evidence of hav- ing been exposed t the weath- er for a great length of time. It was porous with age and the contents perfectly hard. How it might have come into a nest of recent construction along with three fresh eggs I am quite unprepared to say. Traill's Flycatcher is found only in 1' calitits conforming to rather exact requirements. The. VERY CONFIDING. II 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 o
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