. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. l« ⢠I. building anntlicr nost in the same tree, but a few feet liinrlior. In it the frniale laid three cg-gs, after which this nest and eggs were removed; bu
. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. l« ⢠I. building anntlicr nost in the same tree, but a few feet liinrlior. In it the frniale laid three cg-gs, after which this nest and eggs were removed; but soon al'ter they built another nest in another pine, near the first: this nest was perhaps twenty- five feet from the ground ; in this, two eggs were laid, which were allowed to be hatched. One of these nests, with four eggs, is in ray collection, and is already described above. The eggs are a pale, creamy-white color, with a very faint roseate tint, and one marked with coarse and fine s])ots of brown of different shades, and obscure spots of lilac. These markings are quite thick at the large end of the egg, â in fact, are almost confluent into a sort of girdle. Their dimensions are .<â¢'"⢠by .53 inch, .GO by .52 inch, .04 by .52 inch, and .02 by .51 inch. This bird prefers the oliago of high trees to the lower shrubbery, and I have noticed that it is most usually found in or near the different pines. Its song is heard through the mating and b'-ooding seasons, as the bird is actively moving about the ireos searching for its food. This song is something like the syllables, ta-te-tc-H-t(7-tee, uttered in a i)laintive tone ; the first syllable low, the second higher, the third and fourth quickly together and high, and the fifth and sixth a little slower and lower. Its song is peculiar, and cannot be confounded with that of any other Warl)ler in New England. By the lOth of September, none are to be found in l\rassa- chusetts; and, by the 12fh of that month, t
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