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nest. May 0th I looked again f(>r the nest l)iit was unable to tincl it. 

 May 21st I found the nest in a hole in the old tree. It was in a dead 

 limb at a depth of about twelve iuclie.s from the opening. It was 

 lined with featliers. There were five light eggs with heavy brown 

 markings, especially at the large end. May 23d, no change in the nest. 

 The birds were near. June 2d, tive little birds were in the nest. June 

 9th, birds are just ready to leave the nest. June 11th, birds have flown. 



BROWN THKASHERS. 



I found a nest in a ln-usli pile on April 2:'>(1. Tlu' nest was made 

 of twigs lined with dry grass. There were three eggs with Itrown 

 specks, more spots at the large end. On April :>(tth the nest had been 

 robbed and no birds were neai'. 



On April oOth I found another nest in another Iti'ush h('Mi>- There 

 were two eggs in it. The mother remained hiding in the brush. On 

 May 5th I found the l)rusli pile was l)urned and the birds gone. 



On May Ttli I found an luifiuished nest in still another brush pile. 

 May 0th, the nest was linished but no bird was near. May 14th, 

 four eggs in the nest with the Hrown Thrasher on the nest. She 

 was not a bit shy, and allowed me to come quite close to her. She 

 then hopped off the nest and from twig to twig, and out upon the 

 ground, and then flew away. The male sat off at the other side of 

 the orchard and sang very merrily. May IGtli. the female was still 

 upon the nest, the male was very happy as he sat up in the tree and 

 sang. May 21st, the nest had not been destroyed. The ))ird was 

 quite friendly, as she Avould sit and allow me to talk to her. On the 

 23d I found that some boys had been in the orchard. They had robbed 

 and destroyed all the nests. This one was not spared. The birds 

 have disappeared. 



On May 7th I found the foundation of a nest in a tree, nicely 

 hidden by leaves. It was built of large twigs and lined with a few 

 dry grasses. The nest seemed deserted. On ;May 0th no birds were 

 near and no work had been done on the nest. June 1st, the birds had 

 been working on the nest. It had been entirely reliued. June 5th. one 

 egg, blue, flaked with brown, was in the nest. June 0th, there were 



