134 Mr. Peabody on the 
Scotia. It is very much like that of the bird just 
mentioned, lined with thistle-down, hair, and feath- 
ers, and containing four rose-colored eggs, dotted 
with reddish brown, around, but not upon, the larger 
end. 
The Yettow Reprotr WansLEn, Sylvia pete- 
chia, comes to us, like the former, after passing the 
winter in the southern states.. Here it is a rare spe- 
cies. Audubon found the birds abundant at Labra- 
dor, but sought for their nests in vain. 
The Summer Yetiow-sirv, Sylvia aestiva, is a 
beautiful summer resident, and a favorite in all parts 
of New England. Its delicious warble, though it 
has no great variety, is one of the sweetest sounds 
heard at the window on a summer day. They prob- 
ably spend the winter beyond the limits of the Union. 
Early in May they return, and are seen in all direc- 
tions, darting through the foliage in search of insects, 
their golden yellow dress richly contrasted with the 
fresh and tender green. The male comes a little 
earlier than the female, as if to explore the way: 
They soon begin to construct their nest, which is 
generally near our dwellings, and sometimes within 
reach. They make use of hemp, flax, and cotton, 
Soft grass, and hair; but they are not particular in 
their chcice of materials. The eggs are four or five; 
of a dull white, speckled with brown toward the 
larger end. This bird is very much annoyed by the 
cow-bird. Sometimes, when it finds the strange egg: 
it buries it by making a new lining to its nest; but 
