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Identifier: oist33albi (find matches)
Title: The oist
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ng, and not capable of retainingmoisture for any length of time; sothat, were it wet from a rain, it wouldquickly dry again. Externally, thebuilder first used rather longish pie-ces of what appears to be the bark ofsome reed or other; they are pale incolor, vary in length, and woven inthe most intricate manner possible.As it is not easy to say just what kindof plant furnished any part of thenest, I am compelled to describe it andplace it as near as I can, so that, be-tween the figure and the description,a fair idea may be gained of the struc-ture as a whole. Not satisfied with this compact andcommodious home, this vireo mustneeds undertake to decorate the outersurface of her nest, which, in this in-stance, has been done with tiny bitsof some vegetable substance that re-semble the white sheaths to the budsof a sage-brush or artemesia. Thesedot the structure at irregular inter-vals all over, at average distances ofhalf an inch or less apart. There Isalso present a thin, almost impereep-
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