. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . uth of northern New Jer-sey. They now become more social and may nest in ourgardens. Generally a coniferous tree is selected, and thenest of twigs, grasses, and rootlets is placed at a height ofabout twenty feet. The eggs, four to six in number, areblue, spotted with dusky about the larger end. Count yourself fortunate if a Purple Finch makes hishome near yours. He may appropriate a few buds andblossoms, but he will repay you with music and leave youhis debtor. His song is a sweet, flowing warble ; musicas natural as the rippling of a mou
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . uth of northern New Jer-sey. They now become more social and may nest in ourgardens. Generally a coniferous tree is selected, and thenest of twigs, grasses, and rootlets is placed at a height ofabout twenty feet. The eggs, four to six in number, areblue, spotted with dusky about the larger end. Count yourself fortunate if a Purple Finch makes hishome near yours. He may appropriate a few buds andblossoms, but he will repay you with music and leave youhis debtor. His song is a sweet, flowing warble ; musicas natural as the rippling of a mountain brook. Some morning early in May you may meet the Eose-breasted Grosbeak, just returned from a winters sojourn in South America. Perhaps his fame Rose-breasted .-.^ -, ■, t ^ • i -n Grosbeak ^^^^^ ^^^^^ preceded hnn, when you will Zameiodia in a measure be prepared for his charms ludoviciana. Qf gQug, ^ud pluniao;e, and so miss the keener pleasure of surprise; but to me he appeared as a revelation, and after fifteen years I still \diS. Platk LIV. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Length, 810 inches. Adult male, crown and back black ; rump white ;tliroat black ; breast rose-red ; belly white. Adult female, upper partsdark brown and buff ; a white line over eye ; under parts buffy, streakedwith brownish ; under wing-coverts orange. 203 204 TOWHEE. find it difficult to believe tluat, unknown to me, this beau-tiful creatuie could long have been an inhabitant of mywoods. The Grosbeak prefers young second growths, with aliberal proportion of oaks. In one of these trees he wdlldoubtless build his nest, a sti-ucture so lightly made thatone can almost see the blue, spotted eggs from male is not only an ardent lover but an admirablehusband, and, unlike most brightly attired birds, shareswith his mate the task of incubation, and, it is said,sings while on the nest. His mate is so unlike him incolor that few would suspect their relationshij). Shesuggests an overgrown femal
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