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20th of Mav to the first week ;. The nest is usuallj 



?hes and shrubs, sciuvi : than fon: : ~e 



ioci 1. — -.e grctimd : the locatioi. is often in uie aeep 

 \roods is 1:1 ihe fields or pastures. It is constructed first 

 of a layer of rwigs and sticks, on which is built ^'v? " : '^ :' 

 the nesT. which is composed of strips of gT" - .. ._..^. 



fine twigs, leaves, and straws : it is deeply ved, and 



lined with fibrous roots and hairs, and somerinies fine grass. 

 The esTsrs are usuallv four in number, sometimes five : their 

 color is a bright, deep emerald-green, and their form gener- 

 ally ovate. A great r. : specimens before me do not 

 exhibit ^reai viriaiicns - : ^ the dim en- 

 sions of a nest complement 01 four collected in T/.:ruton, 

 N.H. : they are as follows : .95 by .67 inch ; .95 by .66 

 inch ; .93 by .67 inch : .93 by .66 inch. Two broods are 

 reared in the season, seldom three in this latitude. 



About the mid'ile :' 0;::':rr. this spx-ies moves in its 

 Southern migration. 



