PERCHING BIRDS 



Whitish 



6'73. Prairie Warbler. Dendroica discolor. 



Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from 

 the Gulf to Massachusetts and Ontario; winters 

 in southern Florida and the West Indies. 



A species readily recognized by 

 its bright yellow underparts and 

 the black stripes on the face aad 

 sides; several bright chestnut 

 spots are in the middle of the 

 greenish back. These birds will 

 be found on dry scrubby hillsides 

 and valleys, where they nest in low bushes, and 

 the male will be found in the tops of the tallest 

 lookout trees delivering his quaint and very pe- 

 culiar lisping song. Their nests are handsomely 

 made of vegetable fibres and grasses, closely 

 woven together and lined with hair; this structure 

 is placed in the top of low bushes so that it is 

 well concealed by the upper foliage. Their three 

 to five eggs are whitish, specked and spotted 

 with shades of brown and neutral tints; size .64 

 x .48. Data. — Worcester, Mass., June 23, 1891. 

 Nest in the top of a young walnut, two feet from 

 ground; made of plant fibres and grasses. Four 

 eggs 



(J74. Oven-bird. Seiurus aurocapillus. 



Range. — North America east of the Rockies, 

 breeding from the middle portions of the United 

 States, north to Labrador and Alaska. Winters 

 from the Gulf States southward. 



This species is fully as often known as the 

 Golden-crowned Thrush, because of its brownish 

 orange crown bordered with black. They are 

 woodland birds exclusively and nest on the 

 ground, arching the top over with rootlets or leaves, the nest 

 proper being made of grasses and leaf skeletons. As they 

 are concealed so effectually, the nests are usually found 

 by Bushing the bird. The tour to six eggs are white, slightly 

 glossy and spotted, blotched or wreathed with reddish brown 

 and lilac; size .80 \ .60. Data, old Saybrook, Conn., June 

 19, 1899. Domed nest with a side entrance on the ground in 

 woods. 





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