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its are far from beneficial. The nest is placed generally in a 

 pine-tree, near the top, and is constructed of coarse sticks and 

 lined with leaves. The eggs are four in number, of a light- 

 green color, covered with spots and blotches of brown. The 

 eggs are generally laid by the first week in May. 



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Cyanurus cristatus — Swainson. 



Blue Jay. — This bird is also of injurious habits, as it de- 

 stroys but comparatively few insects, while during May and June 

 it subsists on the eggs and young of other birds. The nest is 

 placed on a low limb of pine or other tree, and is built of sticks 

 and twigs, with hardly any lining. The eggs are four or five in 

 number, of a light-green color, spotted finely with different 

 shades of brown. 



