Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 139
a su-perstructure ofmoss, elaboratelylined with hairand feathers. Nothing can be more perfect and ex-quisite than the interior of one of these nests, yet anew one is built every season. Three broods, however,are frequently reared in it. The pewees, as a class, are the best architects wehave. The… … Nest of Phoebe. Birds Nests 117 nest In many instances wholly of the blossoms of thewhite-oak. The wood pewee builds a neat, compactsocket-shaped nest of moss and lichens on a horizontalbranch. There is never a loose end or shred about it.The sitting bird is largely visible above the rim. Shemoves…
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