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NEST AND EGGS OF THE GRASSHOPPER- 

 WARBLER, 



PLATE LXXIV. 



This nest was placed in a branch of the round-leafed- 

 willow, which grew near the ground, and laid prostrate 

 thereon, in a very shady situation: the outside consist- 

 ed wholly of small stems of dried grass and other 

 plants; the next oval, consisted of the same materials 

 chosen softer and finer ; and, in the lining, a few fine 

 fibres of roots, and a few hairs, were mixed. The eggs 

 in this nest were five ; of a dull white, with a tinge of 

 green, and spotted at the large end with brown-red 

 spots. This nest, like the bird to which it belongs, is 

 so artfully concealed as to be very rarely seen. 



