. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 252 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. purplish-brown, in some specimens quite thickly, in others less so. The ground-color is the most prominent; the mark- ings never completely hiding it, or sufficieutly confluent to. be called blotches. A nost complement of four eggs, in a nest collected in Milton, Mass., ex
. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 252 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. purplish-brown, in some specimens quite thickly, in others less so. The ground-color is the most prominent; the mark- ings never completely hiding it, or sufficieutly confluent to. be called blotches. A nost complement of four eggs, in a nest collected in Milton, Mass., exhibit the foUoifring meas- urements: .97 by .66 inch, .93 by .65 inch, .90 by .62 inch, .88 by .64 inch. Other specimens show no great variations from these dimensions. The Scarlet Tanager thrives well in confinement, and makes a beautiful and interesting pet. I once kept one caged for over six months. He eat seeds and small fruits, and, within a week after his capture, chanted his warbling song with perfect freedom. He had, and I have also noted that all of this species have, a sort of ventriloquism in his song: it at times sounded as if at quite a distance; and I have been deceived in this manner, by birds that were almost over my head, into supposing that they were far 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 original Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908. Boston : Noyes, Holmes
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