SUMMARY 



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YELLOW WARBLER.— Dgndroira a-sitra. 

 Other rames: "Summer Yellow-bird," "Wild 

 Canary , " " Yellow-poll Warbler. ' ' 



Range — The whole of North America ; breed- 

 ing throughout its range. In winter, the whole 

 of middle America and northern South Amer- 

 ica. 



Nest — Built in an apple tree, cup-shaped, j 

 neat and compact, composed of plant fibres, 

 bark, etc. 



Eggs — Four or five ; greenish-white, spotted 

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HERMIT THRUSH.— Turd us aonalaschkcr 

 pallasii. Other names: "Swamp Angel," 

 " Ground Swamp Robin." 



Range — Eastern North America, breeding 

 from northern United States northward ; win- 

 tering from about latitude 40° to the Gulf coast. 



Nest — On the ground, in some low, secluded 

 spot, beneath shelter of deep shrubbery. Bulky 

 and loosely made of leaves, bark, grasses, 

 mosses, lined with similar finer material. 



Eggs — Three or four; of greenish blue, 



unspotted. 



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SONG SPARROW.— Melospizajasciaia. 



Range — Eastern United States and British 

 Provinces, west to the Plains, breeding chiefly 

 north of 40°, except east of the Alleghenies. 



Nest — On the ground, or in low bushes, of 

 grasses, weeds, and leaves, lined with fine grass 

 stems, roots, and, in some cases, hair. 



Eggs — Four to seven ; varying in color from 

 greenish or pinki.sh white to light bluish green, 

 spotted with dark reddish brown. 

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YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. — Coccyzus 

 americanus. Other names: "Rain Crow," 

 "Rain Dove," and " Chow-Chow." 



Range — Eastern North America to British 

 Provinces, west to Great Plains, south in winter. 

 West Indies and Costa Rica. 



Nest — In low tree or bush, of dried sticks, 

 bark strips and catkins. 



Eggs — Two to four; of glaucous green which 

 fades on exposure to the light. 

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RUBY THROATED HUMMING BIRD.— 

 Trochihis colubris. 



Range — Eastern North America to the Plains 

 north to the fur countries, and south in winter 

 to Cuba and Veragua. 



T^EST — A circle an inch and a half in dia- 

 meter, made of fern wool, etc., shingled with 



lichens to match the color of the branch on 

 which it is saddled. 



Eggs — Two ; pure white, the size of soup 

 beans. 

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 HOUSE WRS^.— Troglodytes aedon. 

 Range — Eastern United States and southern 

 Canada, west to the Mississippi Valley ; winters^ 

 in southern portions. 



Nest — Miscellaneous rubbish, .sticks, grasses, 

 hay, and the like. 



Eggs — Usually seven ; white, dotted with 

 reddish brown. 

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PHOEBE. — Sayotnis phcebe. Other names : 

 "Pewit," "Pewee." 



Range — Ea.stern North America ; in winter 

 south to Mexico and Cuba. 



Nest — Compactly and neatly made of mud 

 and vegetable substances, with lining of grass 

 and feathers. 



Eggs — Four or five ; pure white, sometimes 

 sparsely spotted with reddish brown dots at 

 larger end. 

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RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. — Regains 

 calendula. 



Range — Entire North America, wintering in 

 the South and in northern Central America. 



Nest — Very rare, only six known ; of hair, 

 feathers, moss, etc., bulky, globular, and 

 partly pensile. 



Eggs — Five to uine ; dull whitish or pale 

 puffy, speckled. 

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MOURNING HOY'S..— Zenai dura macrura. 

 Other names: "Carolina Dove," "Turtle 

 Dove." 



Range — Whole of temperate North America, 

 south to Panama and the West Indies. 



Nest — Rim of twigs sufiicient to retain the 

 eggs. 



Eggs — Usually two ; white. 



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WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH.— 5/7^a 

 carolinensis. Other name: " Sapsucker," 

 improperly called. 



Range — Eastern United States and British 

 ' Provinces. 



Nest— Decayed trunk of tree or stub, from 

 two to six feet from ground, composed of chicken 

 feathers, hair, and dry leaves. 



Eggs — Five to eight ; white with a roseate 

 tinge, speckled with reddish brown and a slight 

 tinge of purple. 



