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a height of from ij to 4 feet from the ground, and according to my experi- 

 ence resembles considerably the nest of the Indigo bird, usually some 

 large leaves, grasses and straws forming a substantial foundation and 

 the interior lined with grasses, pine needles and vegetable fibers. The 

 outside dimensions of the nest are about 3 by 2.5 inches; inside dimensions 



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Alder flycatcher's nest and eggs 



2 by 1.75; the eggs are 3 or 4 in number, creamy white, sprinkled with 

 brown, more thickly about the larger end and average .73 by .53 inches 

 in diameter. The dates when fresh eggs have been found vary from June 

 13th to 28th and a few have been taken as late as the 25th of July. The 

 period of incubation, as in most of the small flycatchers, is 12 days. 



