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a tree one moon-light night ; as there was no bird on the nest, 

 it roosted in that position from choice. At Oberhn College a 

 single bird roosted between the vertical water pipe and wall of 

 Spear Library- for two successive winters, and another occupied 

 the cupola of the Theological Seminar}'' the succeeding winter. 

 — Prof. Lynds Jones. A correspandent makes note of it 

 cutting its w'ay through weather boarding of vacant summer 

 residences at Cape Cod for no apparent reason except for 

 shelter, and at Taunton seeking shelter in the deep evergreen 

 swamps or excavating winter quarters in the sawdust lining 

 of ice houses. It has also been know-n to roost in hollow 

 trees, outbuildings about farm houses and unused chimnej's 

 during the coldest sea.sons. 



