THE SUMMER TANAGER. 



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According to Dr. Jones : "The nest is generally placed upon two or three 

 small horizontal branches, and is supported at two or three points on its cir- 

 cumference by small upright twigs. The position selected is usually near the 

 end of a limb, from five to twenty feet from the ground, ten or twelve feet 

 being the usual height. Dead grass of various kinds is the chief material of 

 construction. It is sometimes well selected and of a light straw-color; at 

 others it is poor in quality and dirty-brown in color. The foundation and 

 superstructure are ordinarily inseparable. * * Within the dingy and loosely-in- 

 terwoven walls of the nest is commonly a bright and clean lining, composed 



Taken in Morgan County. 

 Photo by the Author. 



AT THE MOUTH OF DOUDA RUN. 



FAVORITE HAUNT OF THE SUMMMER TANAGER. 



of slender blades of nicely bleached grass, and split and round grasses ar- 

 ranged in orderly fashion, and forming a smooth and elastic covering to the 

 walls of the cavity. There is. but little art displayed in the structure, being so 

 poorly made that the early fall winds blow it from its supports." 



