. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . THE YELLOW-HEADED 6i pelled l)y passimi. he is (|uitc content t(i ninpe tor Imnrs at a time inthe deptiis of the reeds: and even in nesting- time, when his precincts areinvaded, he oftener falls to admirin^;: his own plumage in the llooding- sun-shine than tries to drive nff the intruder. Let the hc^mclv and distrait temaleattend to Douglas County. Photo by IV. Leon Dtmson. NEST OF \ IX 62 TIIK )

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. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . THE YELLOW-HEADED 6i pelled l)y passimi. he is (|uitc content t(i ninpe tor Imnrs at a time inthe deptiis of the reeds: and even in nesting- time, when his precincts areinvaded, he oftener falls to admirin^;: his own plumage in the llooding- sun-shine than tries to drive nff the intruder. Let the hc^mclv and distrait temaleattend to Douglas County. Photo by IV. Leon Dtmson. NEST OF \ IX 62 TIIK ) >. Tliis hinl is es-sentially a plains-litvinjj si)ccies, andits favorite lianntswith ns are tlicreedy liorders n\the treeless lakes,and the u|)landsloiiphs (»f easternWashington. It ishijjhly )ecially in thefall anas-kets of reeds andjjrasses. lipht andfiry and hand-some. No mud orother matrix ma-terial is usetl inconstruction, andthe interi<ir is al-w a y s carefullylined with finedry grass. Tiie illimitalilc Inilrushes are the favorite cover, hut rank herbage of any sortis nselace<l within a f<Kt of the water, or its e(|uiv-alent of black tK)ze.

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