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THE ORNITHOLOGIST AND BOTANIST. 



and strips of bark. 



The nest resembles, very closely the nest of 

 the song sparrow, but somewhat smaller. The 

 eggs, also, were smaller, and about the same 

 color as the song sparrow's. 



The nest was not- more than twenty rods from 

 my house and the birds appeared to be very 

 tame. This is the only nest of this species that 

 I ever found, and I never kiic^v of another nest 

 being found in this locality. 



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