92 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



One of the nests of 1908 was hung from 

 the bough of a willow which stands by the 

 boat-landing. The bough selected was in 

 the top of the tree. Evidences do not re- 

 main in the autumn that the several pairs 

 have built a second nest; for, when the 

 trees become bare of leaves, only the nests 

 which had been observed in the process of 

 construction in May are to be seen. 



The species has disappeared in the au- 

 tumn before the time when my observa- 

 tions have been resumed. But Mr. Maurice 

 C. Blake furnishes the record of a female 

 Oriole present in the Garden on September 

 8, 1905. 



36. Rusty Blackbird 



Euphagus caroUnus 



Usually one Rusty, and that commonly a 

 male, appears in the Garden each season, 

 but sometimes two successively. The visit 

 is very transitory. I have no record of 

 the continuance of one to the second day. 

 The birds usually follow round the margin 

 of the pond, either upon the curbing or 



