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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: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Dugmore, Arthur Radclyffe, 1870-1955
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, Page
Contributing Library: ASC - York University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: York University - University of Toronto Libraries

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ding on the fluffy seeds. The nesting site maybe in an open field where small bushes are scattered about, orit may be in openings or clearings in the woods where the tallferns or scrubby growth are to the birds fancy. The regulartime for nest-building is towards the end of June, but it is oftendelayed until July, or even August, and only in exceptional casesis it early in June. 533. Pine Siskin; Pine Finch: Spinus pinus (Wils.) Adult—Upper parts brownish and buffy gray, streaked ; base oftail and wing feathers sulphur yellow: under parts lightbuffy gray or whitish streaked with dark brown. Length—15.00. Breeding Ra7ige—^ox\\\txx\ New England, New York, and Michi-gan, northward. The nest is placed at a considerable height from the ground,usually in coniferous trees, and is made of grass, pine needles,and fine roots, lined with plant-down. hair, and feathers. 4 eggsare laid; they are very pale greenish blue, spotted more or lesswith purplish or reddish brown. Size—.68 x .48. 144
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NEST AND EGGS OF CHIPPING SPARROW Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines Within the United States these nests are rare, as the birdsbreed chiefly further north. The season for nesting in northernNew York is from early in May to the middle of June. 552. Lark Sparrow; Lark Finch: Chondestesgrammacus (Say) Eggs resembling those of the Baltimore oriole, whitish, withspots and dark purplish scrawl-like markings. See Page 47, Chapter I. 558. White-throated Sparrow : Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmei.) Eggs white or bluish white, with fine marks and heavyblotches of different shades of brown. See Page 60, Chapter II. 560. Chipping Sparrow: Spizelia socialis (Wils.) Adult—Upper parts streaked with black, rufous gray, and buff; top of head rufous; under parts light gray. Length—S-37-The young are without the rufous crown, and with streaks on the breast in first plumage.Breeding Range—Throughout the Eastern States. The nest is composed chiefly of fine grass and fine roots,with hairs for lining. It i

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