i 6 i n-T.-insToKiKs OF r.rkis 







braces butterflies and moths, the larvae of Anisop- 

 teryx vemata, Eufitchia rihcaria, (jorlyna zcir, 

 ' 'alias h!n!odi<(\ Picris /w/V, J\ brassiere* with the 

 rmap'os of the same, besides earth-worms and ant. 



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Tiie nest is generally built according to our 



cperience, -u-pon the horizontal branch, and oc- 



casionally within the crotch of some species of 



nuSf at an elevation of less than two feet above 

 ^ : K "-round. We have taken nests at an elevation 



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of titVt'en f-et above the soil; but rarely. 



A normal structure is described as beinir chiefly 



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composed ot decayed deciduous leaves closely 



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'!<"ated, as if combined while in a humid 



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condition^ the entire fabric assuming consider- 

 able iinnness and compactness. It then pre- 

 sents the appearance of paste board that has 

 been soaked and compressed until thoroughly 

 drie I. These are intermingled and strengthened 



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by a few dried sticks, and lined with a layer of 

 fine roots and grasses. In lieu of tin- dried im- 

 pa ted leaves, a deposit of mud is occasionally 

 ivsed. 



After careful analyses ot several nests, we are 



tti I'd that the above description which is sub- 



mtiallv that of ] )r. Brewer's as Driven in "North 



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American Birds," needs some modification. But 

 m the language O f O ne of our best ornithologists, 



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" t.jie horizon of OIK- man is at the best very limited, 



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and many ornithological facts occur that are not 

 dreamed of in hi', philosophy." 



Our dissections of many nests clearly show 



