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INSECTIVOROU.S BIRDS 



Nest.—li\ all cases a very small and shallow structure — 

 often a flimsy one— made of grasses, and partly covered 

 with cobwebs ; placed upon a horizontal bough, or, more 

 rarely, in a fork. 



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Fig. 19. White- shouldered Caterpillar-eater, male and female. 

 One-fourth natural size. 



Eggs. — Two or three eggs to a sitting ; light green, 

 with chestnut-brown or wood-brown spots and blotches. 

 Length, 0-75 inch ; breadth, 0-6 incli. 



