. L'ornithologie américaine, ou, l'histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'United States [microform]. Les oiseaux sauvages, oiseaux. 04 TOWIIE BUNTING.. parmi les feuilles sèches, près de, et sometimos sous un fourré, de ronces, et est grand et important. L'extérieur est constitué de feuilles et de pièces de vigne de raisin de l'écorce, et l'intérieur de fines tiges d'herbe sèche, la cavité complètement coulé sous la surface du sol, et Bometimeg à demi couvert ci-dessus avec de l'herbe sèche ou de foin. Les oeufs sont généralement cinq, d'une couleur de chair pâle, marquée de taches d'épais avec des roux, plus nombreux près de la grande fin (voir fig. 6). Le jeune

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. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 04 TOWIIE BUNTING.. among the dry leaves, near, and sometimos under, a thicket of briars, and is large and substantial. The outside is formed of leaves and pieces of grape-vine bark, and the inside of fine stalks of dry grass, the cavity completely sunk beneath the surface of the ground, and Bometimeg half covered above with dry grass or hay. The eggs are usually five, of a pale flesh color, thickly marked with specks of rufous, most numerous near the great end (see fig. 6). The young are produced about the beginning of June; and a second brood commonly succeeds in the same season. This bird rarely winters north of the state of Maryland; retiring from Pennsylvania to the south about the twelfth of October. Yet in the middle districts of Virginia, and thence south to Florida, I found it abundant during the months of January, February and March. Its usual food is obtained by scratcliing up the leaves; it also feeds, like the rest of its tribe, on various hard seeds and gravel; but rarely commits any depredations on the harvest of the husbandman ; generally preferring the woods, and traversing the bottom of fences sheltered with briars. lie irf generally very plump and fat; and when confined in a cage soon becomes familiar. In Virginia he is called the Bulfinch ; in many places the Towhe-bird; in Pennsylvania the Che- wink, and by others the Swamp Robin. He contributes a little to the harmony of our woods in spring and summer; and is remarkable for the cunning with which he conceals his nest. lie shows groat affection for his young; and the ilcepcst marks of distress on the appearance of their mortal enemy the black-snahe. The specific name which Linnseus has bestowed on this bird is det of Sa annah assured me, that at this season, every one of these birds Jie shot had the iris white, while at other times it was red; and Mr. Elliot, of Beaufort, a judicious n

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