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NEST AND EGGS OF THE HEDGE SPARROW. 



PLATE LX. 



The Hedge Sparrow most commonly makes her nest 

 in a Holly tree, or some other sempervirent shrub. The 

 nest I describe is made of coarse green moss, mixed 

 with wool and small sticks, and loosely tied together 

 with long blades of coarse grass. The lining consists 

 of red cow's hair, brought in abundance, and rudely dis- 

 posed of. The cavity is shallow, and the whole but 

 loosely and awkwardly fabricated. The Hedge Sparrow 

 lays five or six eggs; they are blue, and have a cast of 

 green. 



