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deeply hollowed, and lined with liuir and fine roots. '■'-'^rgf^ 

 tour in nnndier, and of a l)luish-ii;recn color and oval in shape. 



TiKDi s Mich'ATOiMis — Llmuvus. 



TiiK lioiJiN. — Kvery one knows the Ivobiu, as it is a eoni- 

 mon visitor of" every State, county and town in the country. 

 ]\[uch has been said both in favor and against this bird, but we 

 do not hesitate to call it, on the whole, beneficial. It cannot 

 be denied that it destroys many small fruits, but as these only 

 last a month or two, and as during the rest of the year this 

 bird is beiieficial, it seems to deserve favor. The nest and 

 eggs are so common as to need no description. The nest is 

 found in a variety of situations, having been found in trees, 

 bushes, stone walls, sheds, and on the ground. Two broods- 

 are reared in a season. 



IlAi;i*oiMiv\ciirs Ki Fi's — Cahanis. 



Bkowx Tmasii. — Mr. Samuels says, " Probably none of 

 om- sinnmer visitors are better known, and none are greater 

 favorite^!, than this bird. Its beautifid song and well known 

 beneficial habits have endeared it to the farmer, who takes it 

 inider his protection, as he should all the thrushes, and encour- 

 age its appearance in the garden and orchard." This bird is 

 known to all as the one we see perched on the top of some tall 

 tree pouring out a medley of song, which consists of a varietv 

 of notes of other biids and some original ones. The nest is 

 built about the middle of May, either in a bush or on the 

 ground. It consists of twigs, leaves and fibrous roots. E^ifs 

 three to five, dirty white, spotted thickly with brown and lilac. 



(tAI^KOSCOI'TKS Cauolinknsis Cdhdllis. 



CvTmiM). — This is a connnon species, being most often 

 seen, however, in low. swampy land, where it builds its nest 

 on a bush or low tree. It is constructed of sticks and twi<rs, 

 and lined with roots and hair. Kggs usually four in mnnber, 

 of a dark eiiieraJd UTcen color : thev are laid about the first 



