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Phainopepla.
Phainopepla nitens
620
1891.
May 26 Saw one in bottoms, Ident. same.
Apr 25 " two .. ... "
30 Have heard several.
July 14 Have red sets 12 collected,
June, 22, July 3, 6, 7 & 8.
Aug 15 The River-bottonix is alive
with this bird, they utter
a scolding note.
1892.
Mar 18 Saw one in river bottom.
May 2 10/2 have been around the house for
a week or more & today saw one
near brook.
1893.
Apr 19 Heard one, also on about 4/22.
June 7 Geo found a nest in an orange tree
containing eggs (set 7/2). He says
that the bird was on the nest--
" 28 Found nest in our pine 22 ft up on the 26th
Saw the S leave the nest several times and
I left it this A.M. June 29- Nest