. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. w\ â lit;':;'- ilsl ^i:. 'â 'illilH^^ 262 LIFE HI8TOR1KS OF NOllTH AMERICAN BIHI)8. the birds in the loast. Tiiey had seloctod jv corner inside under the eaves, and on a shelt'-hke projection reared their young in perfect ; I know of an instance where a, pair built their nest in the open end of a stovepijje nuining out from the side of a cabin near Wasliington, District of Cohmibia, and also where these bi
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. w\ â lit;':;'- ilsl ^i:. 'â 'illilH^^ 262 LIFE HI8TOR1KS OF NOllTH AMERICAN BIHI)8. the birds in the loast. Tiiey had seloctod jv corner inside under the eaves, and on a shelt'-hke projection reared their young in perfect ; I know of an instance where a, pair built their nest in the open end of a stovepijje nuining out from the side of a cabin near Wasliington, District of Cohmibia, and also where these birds built in a stack of railroad ties dose to the truck over which a number of trains passed daily. The Crested Flycatcher builds at various heights ranging from "2 to (iO feet, but usually not much o\er 20 feet from the ground. The nesting cavities selected are ordinarily from IS to IW inches deej) and others are considerably deeper, while occasionally one is cpiite shallow. The .inner cu]) of the nest varies from '2'1 to i}.j| inches in diameter and from Ih to 2 inches in depth. The eggs vary from four ti eight in number, sets of iive being perhaps most often found, while those of six are not particularly rare. Mr. J. \Y. Preston, of Baxter, Iowa, writes me that he took a set of seven eggs on June G, 188(!, from a hollow in a dead limb wliich had been broken off, and in falling lodged against some small saplings. The eggs were and warmly covered with duck feathers. The oiilogical collection in the Academy of Natural [Sciences, deli)lila, Pennsvlvania, contains a set of eight eggs, which I have personally examined. The ] arents are u:aially not very demonstrative when their ne,«,.s are disturbed, and but rarely scold at the intruder. As a rule but one brood is reared in a season, and incubation lasts about fifteen days; the female attends to these duties almost (exclusively, but is not a very close setter, and it is not un- 'â¢ommon to find addlecl e
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