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Rh work with this last article. The nest when completed was somewhat larger than is usually made by this bird, but retained the pretty roundness of figure, and neatness of workmanship which is proper to the Goldfinch. The nest was completed in the space of three days, and remained unoccupied for the space of four days, the first egg not being laid till the seventh day from beginning the work."



The Goldfinch raises but one brood in the season. The eggs are four or five in number; of a pale bluish hue, marked with red spots and freckles, mingled with streaks and dashes of purplish