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For a nesting site they select a swampy place, sometimes on 

 on low ground in mixed woods, at other times on high ground 

 in open woods where iall,weeds abound, and "" usually near a 

 smal[ stream. 



Twice have I had the pleasure of examining the nest of this 

 golden-breasted Warbler. 



On June 5th, '87, I was collecting in a large, gloomy woods, 

 and after blowing and packing several sets, a*nong which was a 

 fine set of foHr eggs of the Louisiana Water Thrush, was return- 

 ing home by a course which led through a piece of marshy 

 ground near the border of the wood. This was overgrown with 

 tall weeds, so that the ground and mud could not be seen only 

 in spots where little dry knolls peeped up fromamongthe weeds. 



As I was skipping from one of these knolls to another, my 

 foot struck a lonely clump of May apple and caused the large 

 leaves to sway to one side, revealing for au instant a large and 

 suspicious looking bunch of. dry leaves. Upon examination I 

 lonnd a nest unlike anything I had ever saw before. 



The base was composed of a mass of dry oak and maple leaves, 

 six inches high. Upon this was placed a neat structure of leaves 

 and fine black rootlets, with a heavy lining of long, brown hair. 

 The whole structure was loosely bound to the stems of theplant.. 



As the eggs have since passed out of my possession, I cannot 

 give a description. 



The second nest was found on May 29th, '88. The founda- 

 tion was just commenced, and for nearly an hour I stood watch- 

 ing the old birds bringing leaves and placing them in position. 



The. birds .were -very shy. and I had to keep several yards ' be- 

 tween us, and keep concea-led too, in order to watch their move- 

 ments, for when I wouid make any noise or motion, they would 

 quietly disappear in the-thicket. 



As it was now growing late in the afternoon, I was compelled 

 to move homeward; but all that evening, and in fact for more 

 than a week, visions of nests containing iroui four to six eggs of 

 Oporornis formosas would roll up before my eyes. 



