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Dondroeca aostiva. 
Middlosox County, Mas: 
1874. 
May 12. 
1875. 
May 10.’: 
One building- a nest in ii honeysuckle bush in out gar¬ 
den; a pair, unquestionably tli.' sane birds had a nest 
in bhe same bush last year. 
Nunb ers, 
June 1. 
Saw a fenalo vn.nding the very Cirst piece of tvano 
in to the fork of a lilac bush; she apparently selected 
of her nest without a r^ononts hesitation. 
feet. 
Nest four fresh eggs—forJc of maple—height twenty 
.July 28.^1 The young mal,already in fall plumage, sing rogu- 
jj larly in our linden-trees every morning, v/arbling in a 
lo'v7 practicing strain. 
Aug. 25, i 
1876. I 
Aug. 27. ' 
lave soon none in the sv/-arnps for four or five days, 
but tii-ere v/as a single bird in our linden this morning. 
Saw Giie last August 24. 
1877. 
Aug. 26.' 
Sav/ tlie last to-day at Concord; rnos i; of them left 
about ei v/eek ago. 
