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THE SHUFELDT JUNCO. 12 
runs amuck, and goes charging about thru the woodsy mazes in a fine 
frenzy—without, however, quite spilling his brains. Others catch the ex- 
citement and the company breaks up in a mad whirl of amorous pursuit. 
At the end of 
the brief song 
period, Juncoes 
deploy thruout 
the half-open 
woods or prairie 
borders of the en- 
tire State, from 
sea-level to tim- 
ber-line. The va- 
riety and interest 
of their nesting 
habits are scarce- 
ly exceeded by 
those of any other 
bird. In general 
they appear to be 
guided by some 
thought of seclu- 
sion or protection 
in their choice of 
nesting sites. 
Steep hillsides or 
little banks are, 
therefore, favorite 
places, for here 
the bird may ex- 
cavate a coo! 
grotto in the 
earth, and allow 
the drapery of the 
hillside, mosses 
and running 
vines, to festoon 
and guard the ap- 
proaches. At 
Taken in Tacoma. Photo by the Autl-or. 
UNDER A TIN ROOF. 
THE NEST IN THE CAN CONTAINS FIVE EGGS. 
Newport we found them nesting in the road-cuts. At Snoqualmie the side 
of a haystack sheltered a confiding pair. At Tacoma the birds nest at the 
base of tiny clumps of oak, or under the shelter of brush-piles. Several 
