. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. IUUl'. e *s ccih'onwi. of feeding on the whortleberries which grow in those localities so i)le:>tifully that the mountains are eovereil with them for niili's. In October ih' \ ''.es(?enil to the lower parts (if the country, and there feed on various berries, especially Mh-s. of tin red cedar, which tliev devour so greedily that no less than IllVeen cedar berries ha â rsimmon, e .erries, and many other fruits, and aid greatly in the vegetation of the country by transporting to differen
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. IUUl'. e *s ccih'onwi. of feeding on the whortleberries which grow in those localities so i)le:>tifully that the mountains are eovereil with them for niili's. In October ih' \ ''.es(?enil to the lower parts (if the country, and there feed on various berries, especially Mh-s. of tin red cedar, which tliev devour so greedily that no less than IllVeen cedar berries ha â rsimmon, e .erries, and many other fruits, and aid greatly in the vegetation of the country by transporting to different localities the seeds of the plants on which they subsist. I'nlike the ^Vaxen ('batterer, the Cedar liird carries with it no mystery respecting its (hvelliug-jdace, but opeidy builds in the month of June uiion various trees, sometimes clujosiiig the ct'dar, and at other times fixing on diU'erent orchard trees. Wilson makes the foHnwing remarks u]ion the nest and general habits of the bird daring the breeding season. " The nest is large for the size of the bird, fixed in the forked or hoiiz(mtal branch of an a,iiile tree, ten or twelve feet from the ground ; outwardly and at bottom is laid a mass of coarse, dry stalks of grass, and the inside is lined wholly with very fine stalks of the same material. The eggs are thre(> or four, of a dingy white, thick at the great end, tapering smhh'uly, and liecoming very narrow at the other ; marked with small roundish spots of black of various sizes and shades, and the great eml is of a ]iale dull jJUiple tinge, marked likewise with various shades of purple and black. About la-t wei'k in .Tune the young are hatched, liud. are at fed on ins'-cts and their larva', but as they advance in growth, on berries of various kinds. These facts I have myself been uu eye-witness Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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