10 NESTS AND EGGS OF N. A. BIRDS. 



where it begins to breed during the last week of May, and where 

 it also probably has two broods in a season. ■•=■■•••* 



The nest of this thrush is always built on the ground, most gen- 

 erally either under low bushes or in the open ground, rarely, if 

 ever, among thick trees, and for the most part in low swampy 

 places. Both nest and eggs closely resemble those of Wilson's 

 Thrush [T.fuscescens.) The nests are 3 inches in height and 5 in 

 diameter, with a cavity 3^ inches wide by i^ deep. They are 

 composed of decayed deciduous leaves, remnants of dried plants, 

 sedges and grasses, intermingled with twigs, and lined v.'ith finer 

 grasses, sedges, and strips of bark. 



The eggs are of a uniform bluish-green color, and range in length 

 from .88 to .94, with an average of .63 of an inch." — Baird, Brew- 

 er AND Ridgway's N. a. Birds, vol. i, p. 19. 



6. turdus iliacus. 

 BED- WING THRUSH. 



"The Red-wing can probably only claim a place in the fauna of 

 North America as an occasional visitant. ■••■••■••■' This species du- 

 ring its breeding season, is found only in the more northern por- 

 tions of Europe ; only occasionally, and very rarely, breeding as 

 far south as England. **"••■ 



The eggs measure 1.06 inches in length by .81 in breadth. The 

 ground color is a light green with a bluish tinge ^hickly covered 

 with russet or reddish-brown spots, confluent at the larger end." — 

 Baird, Brewer and Ridgeway's N, A. Birds, vol. i, pp, 23, 24. 



7. merula migratoria. 

 AMERICAN ROBIN. 



The Robin is an abundant species throughout the entire United 

 States, breeding in almost every locality. 



Their nest is a large coarse structure made of twigs, roots, stems, 

 grasses, dry leaves, often with an intermixture of hair and wool. 

 It is strengthened by a neatly made cup of mud or clay, which is 

 surrounded by these materials. The whole is lined with fine dry 

 grasses and small twigs. Their nest can be looked for in trees of 

 almost any kind, but their favorite place is the branch of an apple 

 tree about ten feet from the ground. 



