. The sport of bird-study; a book for young or active people . House Wren entering nest. Another can under the eaves (p. 239).. House Wren emerging from nest in old can. Ned nailed one to an apple tree (p. 239). THRUSH COUSINS jaunty fashion, singing away as every happy Uttle wrenshould. They build a conspicuous globular nest sus-pended well up among the reeds or rushes. Entranceis by a little round hole in one side. The chamber issoftly lined with plant down, and rather late in Junecontains from five to nine very dark little eggs of amahogany-brown color. A curious trait of this wrenis that i
. The sport of bird-study; a book for young or active people . House Wren entering nest. Another can under the eaves (p. 239).. House Wren emerging from nest in old can. Ned nailed one to an apple tree (p. 239). THRUSH COUSINS jaunty fashion, singing away as every happy Uttle wrenshould. They build a conspicuous globular nest sus-pended well up among the reeds or rushes. Entranceis by a little round hole in one side. The chamber issoftly lined with plant down, and rather late in Junecontains from five to nine very dark little eggs of amahogany-brown color. A curious trait of this wrenis that it builds a number of dummy nests, apparentlyto mislead intruders. One will often examine half adozen nests before the finished and occupied one isfound. The Short-billed Marsh Wren is similar in many ofits habits, but is even more secretive and mouse-likethan the other. It keeps more to low, thick meadowgrass, and builds a nest similar to that of the other,but low down in a tussock. The equally numerouseggs are, however, pure white. The sitting bird willsneak off the nest and be hiding in the grass close by,despite all on
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