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with brown spots, and three-fifths by one-half inch in 

 size. 



They breed north of the United States and in winter 

 migrate to south of the Middle States; in New Jersey 

 they are mainly transient, occurring about the middle of 

 May and again from September 10 to October 15, being 

 far more plentiful in some years than in others. Occa- 

 sionally a few remain through the winter. 



Their food consists principally of seeds from pine cones. 



JVuthatch, White-breasted. — Length, five and a half 

 inches; extent, eleven inches; bill, threp-fourths of an 

 inch, dark gray; the plumage is very similar to that of 

 the preceding. There is no distinct line on the side of the 

 crown, as the whole side of the head to above the eye is 

 white. The inner wing feathers are largely black on the 

 inner webs, and the white marks on the tail are more 

 prominent; the whole under surface is silky white, except 

 the flanks and feathers under the tail, which are tinged 

 with rusty red and chestnut. The female and young 

 have the head tinged with gray. 



The birds build nests of feathers, leaves and moss in 

 holes in trees and stumps; the eggs are from five to eight 

 in number, white with brown spots, and three-fourths by 

 three-fifths of an inch in size. 



They breed and are distributed at all seasons through- 

 out the eastern United States, but are most plentiful in 

 New Jersey in winter and during migrations. 



Their food consists of the grubs and eggs of insects, 

 which they gather out of the bark of trees. 



Old Squaw. See Old Squaw Duck. 



Old Wife. See Old Squaw Duck. 



Oriole., Baltimore., Golden Oriole, Fire Bird, 

 Golden Robin, or MMangnest. — Length, seven inches; 

 extent, eleven inches. The bill is almost straight, strong, 



