. On the nidification of the winter wren in Nova Scotia [microform]. Wrens; Nest building; Birds; Troglodytes (Oiseaux); Nidification; Oiseaux. /â â â. From theTfaui(^>m of the- Xova Scolian Imtitute of Science, Ser. 2, Vol. I. ⢠'' , â IX.âOn the NiDlFICATION OF THE WlNTER WRfeN IN NoVA ' Scotia.âBy Harry Piers, Aasoc. Member A,0. U. (Read April 11th, 1892.) Only very few completely identified nests of this common species (Troglodytes hiemalia) Rave so far been discovered by naturalists, r The description, therefore, of one in the present writer's posshssion, may help somewhat toward a mo
. On the nidification of the winter wren in Nova Scotia [microform]. Wrens; Nest building; Birds; Troglodytes (Oiseaux); Nidification; Oiseaux. /â â â. From theTfaui(^>m of the- Xova Scolian Imtitute of Science, Ser. 2, Vol. I. ⢠'' , â IX.âOn the NiDlFICATION OF THE WlNTER WRfeN IN NoVA ' Scotia.âBy Harry Piers, Aasoc. Member A,0. U. (Read April 11th, 1892.) Only very few completely identified nests of this common species (Troglodytes hiemalia) Rave so far been discovered by naturalists, r The description, therefore, of one in the present writer's posshssion, may help somewhat toward a more complete account of its breeding habits, of which we at the present time possess but scant knowledge. For the sake of comparison, it is advisable to give short notes on most of thase which have already been collected in other localities. In doing so, I shall mainly notice such as have been summarised by Rev. J. H. Langille.* Audubon found two nests, each containing six eggs. The first w^ discovered in the pine woods near Mauch Chunk on the Lehi^ River, Pennsylvania. It was placed on the lower portion of a tree-trunk and has been described as a "protuberance covered with moss and lichens, resembling those excrescences whidh are often seen on our forest trees, with this difference, that the aperture was perfectly rounded, clean, and quite smooth. , . Externally, it measured seven inches in length, four and a half in breadth; the thickness of its walls, composed of moss and lichens, was nearly two inches; and thus it presented internally the appearance of a narrow bag, the wall, however, being reduced to a few lines where it was in contact with the bark of the tree. The lower half of the cavity was compactly lined with the fur of the Ameri^n Hare, and in the bottom or bed of the nest there lay over this about half-a-dozen of the large, downy abdominal; feathers of our common Grouse (.Tetrao umbellus). Thfe eggs were of a delicate blush cdlour, somewhat ^resembling
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