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We should be as anxious to encourage the Starling as we are now to destroy 

 the Sparrow. This opinion is contrary to that of Dr. Shufeldt, as expressed 

 in the last number of The Warbler, (page 20). We certainly do not 

 share his views, and believe he is mistaken in thinking that the Starling will 

 become as great a nuisance as the English Sparrow. 



NEST AND EGGS OF THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 



The Maryland Yellow-Throat 



(Geothlypis trichas) 



MARYLAND Yellow-throaths love to dwell about hedges, fences and 

 places where there is a considerable growth of low shrubbery. They 

 are about the size of the Yellow Warbler and build their nest upon the 

 ground, and they are past-masters in the art of concealing their aboding place. 

 The eggs are four or five in number ; white, spotted black. The song is loud, 

 clear and exceedingly pleasing. While not abundant, it is by no means an 

 uncommon bird in the Borough of Queens. Our illustration shows a nest 

 with four eggs photographed from nature on June 2d, 1904. This nest was 

 carefully concealed in a dense clump of skunk cabbage (Spathyema foetida), 

 which grew in a swampy tangle near woods. 



