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tail, black. A white band across the primaries formed by white patch- 

 es on the outer webs. White spots on the outer webs of the inner 

 secondaries. Outer web of the outer tail feather and about half of the 

 inner web, white. The next two or three feathers with gradually de- 

 creasing spots of white. Belly white and sides chestnut. The under 

 tail coverts are pale brownish. Female. Similar to the male except 

 that the black of the latter has been replaced with brown. The young 

 birds and the adults in winter have white irides. 



WHITE^EYED TOWHEE, 



A. O. U. No. 587a. (P e alleni.) 



Very similar to the northern Towhee. Less white on the wings and 

 tail and the eye is always white. Also averages a trifle smaller. A 

 resident of Florida and found on the south Atlantfc coast to South Car- 

 olina. 



NEST AND EGGS. 



The Towhee nearly always builds its nest on the ground, placing it 

 under the shade of some bush. It is made of leaves, grasses, bark, and 

 lined with fine rootlets. Occasionally a nest of this species will be 

 found placed in a bush, but in this case it is due to some eccentricity 

 of the bird and is a rare occurance. Side hills and valleys covered with 

 a small growth of trees seem to be the most favored localities in which 

 to find their nests. Their set is completed the latter part of May and 

 consists of three or four white eggs with a pinkish tint. These are 

 very finely specked over the whole surface with reddish brown and 

 lilac. 



Towhee, Chewink, or Ground Robin are the names generally applied 

 to this bunting. The first two names are the ones chosen by himself 

 as he frequently repeats them, while the latter one" is given because of 

 the Robin color on his sides and because he is a ground bird. 



These are one of the most common most inquisitive and noisiest of 

 our birds throughout the summer. As long as you are in the wooded 

 section they will follow you about, now scolding and now treating you 

 to their peculiar but pleasing song. It has always seemed to me that 

 their note sounds a great deal more like "Cherink" than the "Chewink" 



