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six feet from the ground. Sometimes a nest is found placed 

 on a broad branch close to the stem, or on broken stumps 

 of trees ; and, in such cases, they are not unsightly, nor 

 carelessly put together, being built of moss and roots on 

 the outside, and lined with feathers, wool, and hair. When 

 the nest is placed in a hole, the construction is very in- 

 ferior. The female deposits five or six bluish-green eggs. 

 Incubation does not commence before June, and the young- 

 birds are hatched in about fourteen days, during which time 

 the male often relieves the female in her task. 

 The egg No. 4 1 belongs to this species. 



