1902 
June 18 
Pa- eye d . 
Vireo 8 s 
nest 
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When I left here on the morning of the 16th, the 
Vireo* s eggs in the nest near the cabin were still unhatched. 
Hansen saw all four of them late yesterday afternoon, but 
when he looked into the nest at 9.15 this morning there were 
three young birds and one egg, as was the case when I 
examined the nest at 6 P. M. The female was absent on the 
latter occasion but at 7.30 P. M. I found her on the nest. 
I thought at first that she was dead for her head was bent 
down under her breast and quite invisible, while the feathers 
of her back and hind neck were rumpled and standing erect. 
Indeed, all that I could make out was a shapeless mound of 
feathers with a tail projecting over one side of the nest. 
As the light was still strong and my eyes within six inches 
of the nest and nearly a foot above it, I could not well have 
been deceived. Moreover, when I finally shook the branch 
slightly, I distinctly saw the bird draw out her entire head 
from beneath her breast, not without effort; after which she 
held her head and neck in the usual position. I am in doubt 
as to whether she had been merely fondling her young with 
her bill or whether she had gone to sleep in the position in 
which I first found her. I watched her closely for at least 
two minutes before touching the branch, but observed no 
motion, not even that of the pulsations caused by breathing, 
