. The warblers of North America . Nesting Site.—Nests found by Jones^ at Eastford, Connecticut,were in laurel not over eighteen inches up, while, in northern NewYork, Bagg found the species nesting in little maples at about onefoot from the ground. Nests found by Burtch (MS.) at Branch-port, New York, were built in birch saplings eighteen and twentyinches from the ground, and in a blackberry bush fourteen inchesfrom the ground. Near Utica, New York, Egbert Bagg writesthat: the nest is placed in an upright fork of some shrub, quite nearthe ground, from a foot to three feet from it. The, female
. The warblers of North America . Nesting Site.—Nests found by Jones^ at Eastford, Connecticut,were in laurel not over eighteen inches up, while, in northern NewYork, Bagg found the species nesting in little maples at about onefoot from the ground. Nests found by Burtch (MS.) at Branch-port, New York, were built in birch saplings eighteen and twentyinches from the ground, and in a blackberry bush fourteen inchesfrom the ground. Near Utica, New York, Egbert Bagg writesthat: the nest is placed in an upright fork of some shrub, quite nearthe ground, from a foot to three feet from it. The, female sits closeand allows an observer every opportunity to identify her. Themale generally appears, especially if the female leaves the nest, but Plate XII. 1. Bay-breasted Warbler, Male. 4. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Male. 2. Bay-breasted Warbler, Female. 5. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Female. 3. Bay-breasted Warbler, Young. 6. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Young. (one-half natural size.) BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER 139 Brewster states that in northern New England the nest is usuallybuilt in a yew (Taxus canadensis). Nest.—The nest of this species may readily be distinguishedfrom that of other Warblers by its bulkiness, rough exterior coveredwith pieces of pithy wood, inner bark fibers or birch bark. Jones,^nests were made outwardly of what appears to be the dry bark ofthe grapevine, with a few twigs and roots. This is covered in manyplaces with a reddish wooly substance, appare«tly the outer coveringof some species of cocoon. The inside is composed of small blackroots and hair. Baggs Utica nests are described by him as follows: The riestsare beautiful structures, rather loosely put together on the outside butneatly lined and finished within. All
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