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and leaves, lined with fine black moss; 

 placed in small myrtle bush, about, 

 2 feet from the ground. Small em- 

 bryos. 



May 15, Set 24-3. Nest in small 

 myrtle bush, 12 inches from the 

 ground, made of fine bark and leaves, 

 lined with fine black moss. Incuba- 

 tion begun. 



May 15, Set 25-3. Nest of strips of 

 cedar bark and leaves, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in bunch of briers, 

 14 inches from the ground. Incuba- 

 tion slight. 



May 15, Set 29-4. Old nest repaired, 

 of regular material; placed in small 

 beech bush, 12 inches from the 

 ground. Incubation advanced. 



May 19, Set 26-3. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss; placed in small holly, about 3 

 feet high. Incubation advanced. 



May 19, Set 27-3. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with hair; 

 placed in small dogwood bush near 

 the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 19, Set 28-3. Nest of grass, 

 leaves and fine bark, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in maple bush, 36 

 inches from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 19, Set 30-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in small sower- 

 wood bush, 30 inches from the ground. 

 Eggs fresh. 



May 20, Set 29-3. Nest of leaves fine 

 bark and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss; placed in small maple bush, 30 

 inches from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 26, Set 31-4. Nest of bark alone, 

 lined with grass and fine black moss; 

 placed in a sowerwood, about 2 feet 

 from the ground. Incubation slight. 



June 3, Set 30-3. Nest of leaves only, 

 lined with fine grass; placed on 

 horizontal oak limb, about 3 feet 

 from the ground. Incubation slight. 



June 10, Set 31-3. Nest ~of leaves, 

 grass and fine bark, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in small myrtle 



bush, about 2 feet from the ground. 

 Incubation advanced. 



June 11, Set 32-3. Nest placed in an 

 oak bush, 4 feet from the ground; 

 made of leaves and fine bark, lined 

 with fine grass and hair. 

 1898. 



May 6, Set 33-3. Nest placed in- 

 small holly, 28 inches from the ground; 

 made of leaves, fine bark and grass, 

 lined with fine black moss. Incuba- 

 tion slight. 



May 6, Set 32-4. Nest of reed leaves, 

 grass and fine bark, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in reed, about four 

 feet from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 6, Set 33-4. Nest of leaves, 

 grass and fine bark, lined with fine 

 black moss; placed in top of reed, 

 about 4 feet from the ground. Eggs 

 fresh. 



May 7, Set 34-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with fine black 

 moss; placed in holly, 40 inches from 

 the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 10, Set 35-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves, feathers and grass, lined with 

 hair; placed in small holly, 20 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 10, Set 36-4. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with hair; 

 placed in small maple bush, 30 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 11, Set 34-3. Nest of leaves, 

 grass and fine black moss; placed in 

 bunch of briars, about four feet from 

 the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 13, Set 35-3. Nest of fine bark, 

 leaves and grass, lined with hair; 

 placed in an elm bush, 24 inches from 

 the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 12, Set 36-3. Nest of leaves, 

 fine bark and grass, lined with hair; 

 placed in small bush, about 2 feet 

 high. Incubation slight. 



May 15, Set 37-3. Nest of leaves and 

 fine bark, lined with fine grass; 

 placed in small myrtle bush, 30 inches 

 from the ground. Eggs fresh. 



May 14, Set 1-5. Nest of fine bark, 



