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PURPLE MARTIN. 
AMERICAN PURPLE MARTIN. 
PLATE LXII. 
Hirundo purpurea, : : : Witson. AUDUBON. 
NIDIFICATION commences in April or May, according 
as the place halted at is farther or otherwise on the 
“Great North Road.” 
The nest is made of leaves, hay, straw, or feathers, 
in considerable quantity. 
The eggs are about four in number, small for the 
size of the bird, and pure white, without any spots. 
The first brood appears in May, the second late in 
July. Both the male and female birds assist in the 
work of incubation; the former relieving and attending 
on the latter with much careful tenderness. 
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