. Our birds in their haunts : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America . of industry. The nest of this species is on the ground near some stream,or in a low, wet place at the roots of bushes; is generallywell sunken into the ground, made of dried leaves andgrasses, often lined with hair, and is sometimes arched overafter the manner of the Golden-crowned Accentor. Mr. found a nest of this species on June 3d, 1875, in 288 THE BOBOLINK. the top of a ground juniper, some two feet from the 4 or 5 eggs, , are white, speeked andspotted, sometimes wreat
. Our birds in their haunts : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America . of industry. The nest of this species is on the ground near some stream,or in a low, wet place at the roots of bushes; is generallywell sunken into the ground, made of dried leaves andgrasses, often lined with hair, and is sometimes arched overafter the manner of the Golden-crowned Accentor. Mr. found a nest of this species on June 3d, 1875, in 288 THE BOBOLINK. the top of a ground juniper, some two feet from the 4 or 5 eggs, , are white, speeked andspotted, sometimes wreathed with light brown and white eggs rarely occur. Wintering sparingly in our southern border, but mostlybeyond, the Maryland Yellow-throat breeds throughout theUnion, abundantly in the Middle States, and commonly inNew England and Nova Scotia. Audubon saw none inNewfoundland nor in Labrador. THE BOBOLINK. Leaving the swamp and coming out into the broad mead-ows in the vicinity, I am greeted by the newly-arrivedBobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). It is difficult to speak of. ^1
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