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garden peas, while those of No. 1, Ampelis Cedrorum, 

 were very small; showing that there had been no recent 

 sexual excitement; the latter does not breed in this lati- 

 tude ; at least I have never seen his nest nor his young." 



Recording another specimen, No. 18 (old series), under 

 date of June 12, 1876, he writes : 



"Stomach contained debris of insects and seeds of ber- 

 ries. 



"The red-eyed greenlet, though seldom seen, is not un- 

 common. He warbles constantly among the dense foli- 

 age of the trees which are his home. I know not when 

 he approaches the ground for I have never seen him 

 there." 



Under the next entry, No. 19, this note is found : 



"This is the second bird of this species shot by me to- 

 day. Though I have heard the bird and know him when 

 I see him, I have not yet learned to recognize him by his 

 song. This bird has 12 rectrices." 



June 17, 1876, an adult female was taken at Greens- 

 boro, and the following note entered under the record : 



"I secured the nest of this bird. It contained three 

 white eggs, with dark brown specks at the larger end. 

 The eggs are shaped very much like those of the part- 

 ridge, being 'top-shaped/ shaped like a top." 



Referring to this nest in his "Oological Register," Dr. 

 Avery writes: 



"It is a pensile nest, and was suspended to the lowest 

 branch of an oak, so near the ground that I could not 

 have walked under it without striking my head. The 

 eggs are shaped very much like those of the partridge 

 'perdin virginiana' (Aud). 



"It is probable that the parent might have laid an egg 

 or two more, as the eggs did not appear to have been set 

 upon. The old bird may have been on the nest for the 

 purpose of laying. The germ of the egg seemed to be 

 unchanged, there being no blood-vessels or no embryo 

 formed." 



The same day another specimen was recorded with 

 this note: 



"Stomach contained insects. This bird could not be 

 distinguished from the female by the plumage." 



