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SINGING BIRDS — OSCINES. 



thus by a dusky lore, but thu whik' color extcndiug above this spot to the base of 

 the bill. Under parts white ; the sides under the wings gi-eenish-ycllow. Two bands 

 on the wing coverts, with the edges of the secondaries, gi'eeuish-white. Outer tail 



feather with its edge all round, including the whole outer web, whitish. Length about 

 5.50 inches ; extent, 9.00 ; wing, 3.00. Iris brown ; bill black, bluish below ; feet lead- 

 color. 



Ilab. United States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 



This species reaches Puget's Sound by the 1st of May, but I have not 

 noticed tlieir arrival in the southern part of this State, and have seen none 

 tliere, except a lew at Fort Mojave, Colorado Valley, after May 14th, when 

 tltey began to make tlieniselves conspicuous by singing, but in a few days 

 seemed to have passed away towards the north. It is quite possible that 



y. solUarius. 



they winter in tlie State. In the Eastern States they are so rare and scat- 

 tered that their migrations seem to be little understood. 



I have seen them, with a nest suspended high in an alder-tree, in ^lay, at 

 the eastern base of the Coast Eange, and found them quite common in 

 summer at the Columbia Eiver. According to Nuttall, their nest is some- 

 times built quite low down, constructed of dead grass, leaves, cobwebs, and 

 externally with shreds of moss {Hypnum) glued on, to resemble the branches 

 around. It is lined with fine blades of grass and root-fibres. Tlie eggs, 

 according to Audubon, are four or five, white tinged with flesh-color, and 

 with brownish-red spots near the larger end. 



Their favorite resorts are the deciduous oaks, which are most abundant 

 northward. 



