List of Illustrations 



FACING PAGE 



ARCHED OR DOMED NEST OF OVEN-BIRD, ON THE GROUND 



IN WOODS ........ 76 



NEST OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (COLOUR) ... 78 

 NEST OF PHCEBE UNDER A STONE BRIDGE .... 86 



NEST AND EGGS OF ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW ... 86 



PLATE C : COMMON EGGS (COLOUR) 94 



THE DOWNY WOODPECKER'S HOME (COLOUR) . . .102 

 NEST AND EGGS OF CRESTED FLYCATCHER . . . .106 



NEST AND EGGS OF BLUEBIRD IN THE BRANCH OF AN APPLE- 

 TREE . . . . . . . . .112 



NEST OF ORCHARD ORIOLE . . . . . .114 



PENDANT NEST OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE (COLOUR) . .116 

 A FAIR EXAMPLE OF THE RED-EYED VIREO'S NEST . .118 

 BASKET-SHAPED NEST OF THE WARBLING VIREO . . .118 

 HANGING NEST OF THE WHITE-EYED VIREO (COLOUR) . .120 



PLATE A : COMMON EGGS (COLOUR) 130 



NEST AND EGGS OF THE CAROLINA DOVE . . . -132 

 NEST OF BLUE JAY IN AN APPLE-TREE . . . .132 

 NEST AND EGGS OF YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (COLOUR) . 136 



NEST AND EGGS OF BLUE JAY 138 



NEST AND EGGS OF CHIPPING SPARROW . . . . 144 



PLATE D : COMMON EGGS (COLOUR) 146 



INDIGO-BIRD'S NEST ATTACHED TO UPRIGHT STEMS . .150 

 NEST OF SCARLET TANAGER IN APPLE-TREE, NINE FEET FROM 



GROUND 152 



NEST OF THE CEDAR-BIRD (COLOUR) . . . . 154 



