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Georgia^ says it is built generally "on the ground 

 under a tuft of grass, often on a hillside and 

 always in dry places." Externally, it is mainly 

 composed of leaves of the oak and chestnut, 

 loosely aggregated, and possessing scarcely any 

 coherence. Internally, a mass of dark-brown 

 roots, compactly interwoven, exists. The' nests are 

 awkwardly and inelegantly made, large in compari- 

 son with tl^ei sifze pf the bird, and measifre four 

 inches in diameter, three in height, and two in 

 depth of cavity. Another nest which the same 

 writer describes, was nearly spherical, with an 

 arched entrance, partially latei-alin position. It 

 was partly constructed of partially decayed leaves, 

 somewhat loosely impacted together, which were 

 strengthened by a framework of twigs, stems, and 

 rootlets. Within, hair, finer rootlets, and fibres 

 constituted a snug Hning. This nest measured six 

 inches in diameter, and five in height. 



The eggs are four in number, sometimes three, 

 and often six, and in Georgia are deposited from the 

 4th to the 15th of May. They are oblong-oval 

 in form, and sprinkled with fine, red, and reddish- 

 brown dots on a clear-white ground-color, which 

 are more numerous about the larger end. THey 

 measure .68 of an inch in length, and .55 in 

 breadth. 



The young are said by Audubon to remain 

 with their parents until they retire to their winter- 

 quarters in Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, and Cuba. 



In the "American Naturalist" for October, 1875, 



