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Title: Bird homes. The nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Dugmore, A. Radclyffe (Arthur Radclyffe), 1870-
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York, Doubleday & McClure Co.

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spots ofblack. Some few eggs have no distinct markings, only faintcloudy blotches of purplish brown. Size—i.<x» x .75. See Fig.6, Plate C. These common but strikingly coloured birds may be foundduring the breeding season in almost any swampy place wherethere is a river or pond nearby. In the neighbourhood of NewYork they begin nesting about the first week in May, and laytwo sets of eggs, the second set being laid towards the end ofJune. I have found these nests in a wild rose bush, hung overand within twenty-one inches of the water, resembling in con-struction the nest of the orchard oriole,, but much moreroughly made. 498b. Florida Redwing: A. p. bryanti Ridgw. A small sub-species of the Red-winged Blackbird found inFlorida. The breeding habits and eggs of this bird are described asidentical with those of the more northern variety. 584. Swamp Sparrow: Melospi^za georgiana (Lath.) Eggs white or whitish, broadly blotched with reddish brownor chocolate. See Page ^i, Chapter II.78
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NEST OF RED^WINGEO BLACKBIRD. Globular Nests in Marsb-Grass, Reeds, etc. Part II.—GLOBULAR NESTS IN MARSH-GRASS,REEDS, ETC. 724. Short-billed Marsh Wren: Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.) Adult—Black and brown streaked with buff and white ; underparts white or whitish tinged with buff. Length—^4.00. breeding Range—The Eastern States from New Hampshire andManitoba southward. The nest, which is globular or spherical, with the entranceon the side, is made of coarse grasses or thin reeds, with the lin-ing of plant down; it is attached to upright reeds in marshes.5 to 7 eggs are laid ; they are usually pure white, but aresometimes marked faintly with rather large spots of pale lavender.Size—.64X.45. This energetic little wren, which builds such a remarkablenest, is found more often in the damp meadows than in the regu-lar swamps where his cousin, the long-billed marsh wren, lives.The habit of building more nests than are ever used for layingeggs in, is one of the peculiarities of th

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