. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . feathers shading from dark to light gray. Adult ? — Lacks the black on the forehead, but is otherwisesimilar. Length— Breeding Range—From the Southern States northward, on thecoast, to Connecticut; of accidental occurrence in Maine, andinland to the Great Lakes. The nest is a delicately built cup-like structure, about oneand a half inches deep inside, and is composed of leaf stems,plant fibre, hair, grass, and thin strips
. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . feathers shading from dark to light gray. Adult ? — Lacks the black on the forehead, but is otherwisesimilar. Length— Breeding Range—From the Southern States northward, on thecoast, to Connecticut; of accidental occurrence in Maine, andinland to the Great Lakes. The nest is a delicately built cup-like structure, about oneand a half inches deep inside, and is composed of leaf stems,plant fibre, hair, grass, and thin strips of bark. The lining is ofwoolly plant substances, and the outside is usually decoratedwith small pieces of lichen. It is placed either in a crotch orsaddled on a branch at from ten to fifty feet from the ground :fifteen or twenty feet is the usual height. The eggs, 4 or s innumber, are very pale green or blue, with numerous specks andspots of chestnut and brown. Size—. S7 x .45. The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is an energetic, busy little fel-low who lives in the woods, usually preferring those that aresomewhat damp. He commences building during the month 174. NEST OF LEAST on branch of an appio tree. Nests Saddled on Branches of May, and his dainty nest, which viewed from below resemblesa knotty excrescence, is difficult to find. 761. American Robin: Merula migratoria (Linn.) Eggs greenish blue. See Page 170, Chapter VIII. 495. Cowbird : Molothrus ater (Bodd.) Adult 3—Lustrous black with metallic sheen ; head, neck, and upper part of breast snuff ?—Dull brown, lightest on the throat. Length— Range—Throughout the Eastern States ; rare in the higher parts of Massachusetts. The eggs, which are invariably laid in the nests of otherbirds, are dull white, sprinkled more or less thickly with smallbrown and faint lilac spots. Number undetermined. Size—,85 X .65. See Fig. 19, Plate D. The Cowbird (named from the habit of perching
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