. The birds of New England and adjacent states : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . ge-red, of a vermilion shade on the breast. Female with theblack replaced by olive-green above, by brownish-white beneath; the head tingedwith ash; a grayish-white lore and ring round the eye; the red of the malereplaced by yellow. Length, five and twenty-five one-hundredths inches; wing, two and fifty on
. The birds of New England and adjacent states : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . ge-red, of a vermilion shade on the breast. Female with theblack replaced by olive-green above, by brownish-white beneath; the head tingedwith ash; a grayish-white lore and ring round the eye; the red of the malereplaced by yellow. Length, five and twenty-five one-hundredths inches; wing, two and fifty one-hundredths inches; tail, two and forty-five one-hundredths inches. This quite common species is a summer resident, andbreeds in all the New-England States. It arrives from theSouth from about the first to the middle of May, accord-ing to latitude, and commencesbuilding about the first weekin June. The nest is usuallyplaced on a low limb of asmall tree, often in a hori-zontal fork, seldom more thanten feet from the ground. Itis constructed of strips ofcedar bark, grape-vine bark,grasses, and fine weeds: thesematerials are adjusted neatly, and agglutinated by the birdssaliva into a compact structure, to the exterior of whichare attached, or plastered on by tlie birds saliva, fragments. 250 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. of soft lichens, caterpillars silk, and down from the is deeply hollowed, and lined with thin strips of grape-vinebark and cottony substances, and sometimes a few hairs orfibrous roots. Nuttall, in describing the nest, says thelining is neither soft nor downy; but Wilson and Audubonboth assert to the contrary. I have examined a great num-ber of the nests, and have found them to agree with theforegoing description. The eggs are usually four in color is a beautiful creamy-white, whicli is covered,more or less thickly, with spots of reddish-brown and dimensions of eggs, about .63 by .50 inch. Perhaps the best description I can give of t
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