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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 Rivers 

 Lakes Marshes. 



VHI. Food and manner of obtaining it. 



IX. Song. 



1. MANNER AND TIME OF SINGING. From perch In 

 the air. 



2. CHARACTER OF SONG. Plaintive Happy 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. 



i. 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. 



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