at home, they were upon marshes so wet and boggy, that it was 

 with difficulty we could explore them. Of these, my friend 

 Mr. John Hancock shot one, for future examination, which 

 proves to be the M. Neglecta. We did not, however, notice 

 any difference in its habits, as mentioned by Mr. N. C. 

 Strickland. 



The nest is formed of coarse grass, and those mosses 

 which grow in wet situations, strengthened by pieces of 

 strong heath, and lined with fine grass and roots, moss and 

 hair. The eggs, which are four or five in number, are rarely 

 so much coloured as the darkest figure of the Plate. 



