j>rc;it favorite. ItvS bcautitiil pliiintivc r^un^- may he hearil at 

 any lioiir of the day during the summer, as it searches through 

 the ehn and other trees for (?aterpinars and various other nox- 

 ious inseets. The nest of this bird is a wonder of ingenuity 

 and beauty. It is eonstructed of jiieees of was|)'s nests, I)its of" 

 paper, spiders' \vel)s, and thin pieces of l)ark. These arc 

 Avoven togetlier, and glued l)y tlie bird's saliva, in the form or 

 a basket, and sewed firmly to the fork of some small branch of 

 a tree. Eggs JH'e four in number, piu'e white, with spots at 

 larger end of brown and Idack. 



Si'iZEiJ.A sociALis — Liondpurtc. 



CiLiPrixu Si'AiMiow. — This is a very conunon and well- 

 known bird, since it seems to take delight in associating with 

 man, and is to be foiuid nesting near his habitations. The 

 nest includes a few fine grasses, but the chief substance used 

 is horsehair. The eggs are four or five in niunber, bluish- 

 green in color, and marked with sj^ots of black and browii^ 

 thickest at the greater end. This bird is beneficial, subsisting 

 largely on insects. 



Melostiza mklodia — Hal id. 



Sonct Si'AKKOAV. — This bird takes its name from its Ix^uiti- 

 ful song, which is heard from early spring to the middle of 

 October. Its habits are beneficial. The nest is placed some- 

 times on the ground, and sometimes on bushes or small trees, 

 and is built of grasses and weeds. Kggs are four or five in 

 number, and arc; of a dirty-white color, spotted with difiercnt 

 shades of brown, thickest afr greater end. Two broods are 

 reared in a season. 



1*II'1L() KRVTUUOlMnMlAr^.Ail S / "icUlot. 



GuouM) Kor.iN, CiiEWiXK. — This bird has a peculiar note 

 resembling the syllables " che-wink," hence its name. It is a 

 very common species in Kssex coiuity, and may be ol)served 

 in the deep woo<ls and by the roadside I'unning nimbly along,, 

 or scratching among the lea\es and dirt for its insect food. 



