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When all was quiet he would spend much time collect- 

 ing (lies, spiders, etc., or standing in a basin of water, at 

 which times he frequently uttered the plover's loud, pe- 

 culiar whistle. One great peculiarity was his habit of 

 holding his head at the same elevation; if placed on the 

 hand and gradually lowered he would lengthen himself 

 out as far as possible and if raised again woidd shorter 

 always ke aping his head in the same spot as long as he 

 could. 



But the cold November days came and as no amount 

 of persuasion would induce him to eat meat he was taken 



to the meadows and give.i his liberty again. Written 



for the LOOX. 



Michigan Field Notes. 

 fty Jno.E. Marble, Ann Arbor. 



On the 2nd. of June, 188S, while walking along the 

 Huron River ( Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1 observed nests of the 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Wood Thrush and Black-billed 

 Cuckoo. 



Upon entering a grove of saplings I found a nest of the 

 R. H. Grosbeak situated in the fork of a limb of a small 

 tree. The nest is a frail structure composed of long, slen- 

 der stems of woody climbers and other stout rootlets. 

 The inner wall is more compactly woven, having a tol- 



