. 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 . h reddish-brown; the abdomen, analregion, and under tail coverts white; bill and feet black; shafts of the quills andtail feathers black; female with the blue lighter, and tinged with brown on the headand back. Length, six and seventy-five one-hundredths inches; wing, four inches; tail, twoand ninety one-
. 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 . h reddish-brown; the abdomen, analregion, and under tail coverts white; bill and feet black; shafts of the quills andtail feathers black; female with the blue lighter, and tinged with brown on the headand back. Length, six and seventy-five one-hundredths inches; wing, four inches; tail, twoand ninety one-hundredths inches. THIS beautiful bird is a very common summer inhabitantof all New England. It is one of the earliest in itsarrival from the South, often making its appearance by themiddle of March, sometimes even earlier. About the middleof April, immediately after mating, tlie birds commence pre-paring their nest: this is made in a deserted woodpeckers ^ I have adopted the arrangement given by Professor Baird in his recent review,in this family and the succeeding, as far as 176 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. hole, in a martins box, or in a knot-hole in a materials used in its construction are generally softgrasses, feathers, and wools: these are thrown together. witiiout any great care, the object being to get comfort andwarmth in the early season in which the first litter of eggsis laid. The eggs are either four or five in luimber: theyare of a light-blue color, with a very faint greenish specimens, taken at random from a great number,exhibit the following measurements: .86 by .62 inch, .85by .62 inch, .84 by .61 inch, .82 by .60 inch, .80 by .60inch. This species raises two broods, usually in the samenest, in the season. The Blue-birds habits are pretty well known; and itsinsectivorous character, and social and happy disposition,have established it as a great favorite. THE BLUE-BIRD. 177 Its song is a soft pleasing warble, which is often repe
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