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The nest of this specius \n in.ido of vogotablo fibres — weed HtotnH, 

 aliriMls of biirk, drind j^nisH ami such - firmly wovon or folttxl with 

 softor Hulistiincus liko plfiiit <lowii, wool iiiul hair. All tlioao are 

 arrangiul in nt>at and compact inannur, and the ciip-liku shape is 

 given graceful form. The neat Is tlien lined with Hoft plant down 

 and liair. 



I am under the impression that the female does the most of tliis 

 work. VVitli many spt'cie.s — almo.st all the song-hirds and numerous 

 others— the female is the architect and builder, while the male 

 helps to gather the material, and makes himself generally useful ; 

 but I am afraid that the head of this household is a delin(iuent — 

 he shirks his duty. If the female works alone she must work 

 industriously and well, for a nest has been known to be completed 

 in two days. Three to five eggs form a set. The ground color of 

 these is a dull white, tinged with green, and over this is si)rinkled 

 dots of brown and lilac, gathered chiefly about the larger end. 



The s(mg of this warbler is rather better than that of the majority 

 of its congeners. The melody is short and simple — some half a 

 dozen notes of about the same tone, but very sweet and tender, and 

 delivered with considerable variation of its simple theme. The 

 alarm note is a loud, plaintive chirp. 



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