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about June 1. Inhabits uplands and dense 

 woods. The nest is pensile from the 

 fork of a limb 9 to 18 ft. from the ground, 

 and composed of green moss, bark linings, 

 and hornet uests, lined with fine grasses. 

 Departs July 22nd. 



164. Summer Rerlbird — Pyranga 

 aestiva. Arrives about May 1st, and 

 commences to nest June 1st. Generally 

 inhabiting uplands. The nest is placed 

 from 10 to 30 feet from the ground, and 

 constructed of bits of weeds and grasses, 

 sometimes roots, and lined with fine green- 

 ish-yellowish grass. Departs September 

 1st. 



242. Cardinal Grosbeak — Cardinalis 

 virginianus. Permanent resident, com- 

 mences to nest about May 1st, generally 

 inhabiting lowland, sometimes upland. 

 Nest placed from 4 to 18 feet from the 

 ground, and composed of dry leaves, 

 weeds and rootlets ; lined with fine grasses. 



244. Rose-breasted Grosbeak — Za- 

 melodia ludoviciana. Permanent resident, 

 commences to nest May 20th. Inhabiting 

 low and dense woods, undergrowth, etc., 

 placing its nest from 2 to 10 feet from 

 the ground; nest constructed of roots, 

 leaves, barks and twigs, lined with fine 

 yellow grass as a general thing. 



271. Baltimore Oriole — Icterus gal- 

 bula. Arrives about April 25th, and 

 commences to nest May 15th. Inhabits 

 open upland country. Nest placed from 

 25 to 50 feet from the ground, and com- 

 posed outwardly of grasses interwoven, 

 and lined with yellowish cotton, down or 

 wool. 



273. Rusty Blackbird — Scolecopha- 

 gus ferrugineus. Arrives April 15th 

 and commences to nest May 10th. In- 

 habits low swampy reed thickets. The 

 nest is always 3 to 10 feet from water, 

 (seldom near dry land,) and composed 

 of fibrous grasses iuterwoven with the 

 reeds, and lined with moss and fine grass- 

 es, Departs Jul}* 15th. 



312. Gt. Crested Flycatcher — Myiar- 

 chus crinitus. Arrives April 1st, and 

 commences to nest May 20th. General- 

 ly inhabits upland open country. Nest 

 placed in some hollow from 5 to 18 ft. 



from the ground, and composed of feath- 

 ers, leaves, rags and always a cast off 

 snake skin; lined with hair. Departs Aug. 

 25th. 



326. Least Flycatcher — Empidonax 

 minimus. Arrives May 1st, and com- 

 mences to nest May 15th. Inhabits 

 dense woods, generally lowland, nest 

 placed four to twenty feet from the 

 ground, constructed of dry grass and 

 straw woven together, and lined with fine 

 rootlets, resembling horse hair. Departs 

 August 25th. 



F. D. & J. H. Foxhall, 



Tar borough, N. C. 



The above notes were compiled as a 

 special favor for me by Messrs F. D. & 

 J. H. Foxhall in December last. — 

 Editor. 



NORTH AMERICAN BIEBS. 



I will give each month in this column, 

 as near as possible the breeding places, 

 and the time of nesting of the birds of 

 North America. 



Continued from the April number. 



19. American Water Ouzel — 

 Clinclus Mexicanus. Nests place by 

 running streams with swift currents, such 

 as wild mountain streams and cascades. 

 Begins nesting in April. Habitation 

 Rocky Mountain regions, from Alaska 

 to Guatemala. 



21. Stone Chat — Saxicola Oenanthe. 

 Inhabits rocky places, building its nests 

 in holes, in rocks or ground, crevices of 

 stone walls, etc. Commences to nest in 

 May. Habitation Greenland, Labrador 

 and Old World. 



22. Bluebird — Sialia Sialis. Nests 

 placed most anywhere, in bird boxes, 

 hollow posts, holes in trees, etc. Begins 

 nesting April 1st. Habitation North 

 America, east of the Rocky Mountains. 



23. California Bluebird. — Sialia 

 Mexicana. Nesting habits about the 

 same as the Eastern species. Habitation 

 Western North America, from Rocky 

 Mountains to the Pacific. 



