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V. Movements — Hop— Walk— Creep up trees— Bob head 



and wag tail — Twitch tail from side to side. 



VI. Flight. 



1. Fast. — Direct — Abrupt and zigzag— Smooth and 



circling. 



2. Slow. — Flapping — Sailing or soaring — Flapping 



and sailing alternately. 



VII. Localities frequented — Gardens— Orchards— Road- 



side fences — Meadows — Thickets — Woods — Riv- 

 ers — Lakes — Marshes. 



VIII. Food and manner of obtaining it. 



IX. Song. 



1. jNIanner and time of singing. — From perch — In 



the air. 



2. Character of song. — Plaintive — Happv — Long — 



Short. 



3. Call notes. — Signal — Warning — Anger — Fear — 



Pain — Protest. 



X. Habits. 



1. Go IN flocks. 



2. Form roosts. — Winter — Summer — Migration. 



3. Perform curious actions during courtship. — 



Dances — Aerial evolutions. 



XI. Nest. 



1. Location. — In or on the ground — In tree trunks — 



On branches — Hanging from branches. 



2. Size (compared with Hummingbird, Robin, Crow). 



3. Shape.— Cup — Pocket — Basket — Wall-pocket — 



Oven — Gourd. 



4. Materials. — Clay — Grass — Rootlets — Leaves — 



Twigs — Hair — Fur — Feathers. 



