...About the twenty-fifth of April the Humming-bird usually arrivesin Pennsylvania, and about the tenth of May begins to build its nest. This is generally fixed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, notamongthc twig«, but on the body of the branch itself. Sometimes it is fastened on a strong rank...

...About the twenty-fifth of April the Humming-bird usually arrives in Pennsylvania, and about the tenth of May begins to build its nest. This is generally fixed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, notamong the twigs, b\U on the botlv of the branch itself. •;:li Sometimes it is fastened on a strong...

...eleven inches. The nest of the ruby-throated humming-bird of Pennsylvania, as described by Wilson, is generally fixed on the upper side of a horizontal...among the twigs, but on the body of the branch itself. Some instances are mentioned in which it was attached by the side to an old moss-grown trunk ; and...

...workmanship of the northern, or ruby-throated humming-bird, and which is also confirmed by Audubon. " It is generally fixed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, not among the twigs. Yet I have known instances where it was attached by the side to an old moss-grown trunk ; and others,...

...Humming-Bird," says Wilson, " usually arrives in Pennsylvania about the 25th of April, and early in May begins to build its nest. This is generally fixed...among the twigs, but on the body of the branch itself. I have known some instances where it was attached by the side to an old mossgrown trunk, and others...

...that the humming-bird usually arrives in Pennsylvania about the 25th. of April, and about the 10th. of May begins to build its nest. This is generally...among the twigs, but on the body of the branch itself. The branch is seldom more than ten feet from the ground. The nest is about an inch in diameter, and...

...champion nuls exhausted to the ground. warmth. Wilson says that the nest of the rubythroated humming-bird is generally fixed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, not among the twigs. It is sometimes, however, attached to an old moss-grown trunk, and sometimes fastened on a strong stalk...

...The nest of this species is about an inch in diameter, and as much in depth. It is generally placed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, not among the twigs, but on the body of the branch itself, and from ten to twenty feet above the ground. Sometimes it has been found attached by the side to an...

...female is destitute of this ornament, but differs little in other appearance from the male. In May it begins to build its nest. This is generally fixed...among the twigs, but on the body of the branch itself. In the woods it very often chooses a white-oak sapling to build on, and in the orchard or garden selects...

...general terms. The Nest of the Humming Bird first attracts our attention. They are generally placed on the upper side of a horizontal branch, not among the twigs ; and are on an average about ten feet from the ground. But in many instances, they have been found...