I I 4 LIFE-HISTORIES OF BIRDS 



at a height of five feet above the ground, and 



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close by a small stream of water. It was con- 

 structed, externally, of divers materials, and lined 

 with fine pieces of bark and a dense layer of 

 feathers and horse-hair. 



Another nest which was obtained in a wild, 

 sequestered portion of Roxbury, Mass., in the 

 summer of 1838, was located in a bush a few feet 

 from the ground. This structure, in some par- 

 ticulars, resembled, externally, a nest of the 

 Maryland Yellow-throat, being formed of coarse, 

 dry grasses; but, internally, it was more cozily 

 lined with soft fur and feathers, than is ordinarily 

 the case in the nests of this species. 



The eggs in this last nest were of a crystal 

 whiteness, and marked with dark purple at their 

 larger end; and, but for the smallness of their 

 size, might have been readily taken for those of 

 G. trichas. 



Its food consists of various small insects, mostly 

 coleopterous, which it gathers in its hurried move- 

 ments. We have discovered in the stomachs of 

 several individuals, almost perfect remains of Bos- 

 trie hus pini, Chrysomela ccendeipennis, Cratonychus 

 perttnax, Platymts ciipripcniiis, Formica sangiii- 

 nea, Apis mellifica, aphides, small diptera, and 

 the various small spiders that infest the bark and 

 leaves of trees. 



Dcndrceca slriata, Baird. 

 The Black-poll Warbler though a beautiful, and 



