10 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
63a, Western House Wren—tTROGLODYTES AEDON PARKMANNI. Same 
markings as those of the preceding species. Nesting habits same. W.U.S. 
65. Winter Wren—ANORTHURA TROGLODYTES HYEMALIS. White, spot- 
ted with a bright, reddish-brown, with markings of purple; five; .65 by 
.48. Nests under roots of trees, hollow logs, etc. ~ N.-A. 
67. Long-billed Marsh Wren—vTELMATODYTES PALUSTRIS. Thickly 
marked with brown spots so as to appear of a uniform chocolate color; 
six to nine; .65 by .50. Nests in low bushes. N. A. 
68. Short-billed Marsh Wren—cISTOTHORUS STELLARIS. Pure white; 
nine; .60 by .45. Nests in high grass or bushes. E25: 
71. American Titlark—aANTHUS LUDOVICIANUs. Dark chocolate color, 
indistinctly marked with numerous small lines and streaks of black; four 
or five. Nests placed on the ground. N. A. 
73.  Sprague’s Titlark—NEOCORYS SPRAGUEI. White, minutely dotted 
with grayish-purple, so as to appear of a uniform color; four or five; .87 
by .63. Nests placed on the ground. Ns Se 
74. Black-and-white Creeper—MNIOTILTA VARIA. Creamy-white, spot- 
ted and blotched with reddish, chiefly at the larger end; three to seven. 
Nests placed on the ground. E. N. A. 
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7). Prothonotary Warbler — PROTONOTARIA CITREA. Clear, lustrous 
white; in some, spots and dottings of dull brown, with markings of pale 
lavender over the entire surface; in others, bold blotches of reddish-brown, 
thickly laid on, especially around the larger end; in some instances almost 
obscured; ‘five to seven .70 by..52°"Nests/in ‘holes ofstrees” 2st 
77. Worm-eating Warbier—HELMINTHOTHERUS VERMIVORUs. White, 
rather sparsely dotted with reddish-brown; four; .74 by .62. Nests — 
placed on the ground. EB, 50S 
79. Blue-winged Yellow Warbler—HELMINTHOPHAGA PINUS. White, 
with small red spots, forming a ring around the larger end, and a few 
spots are scattered over the whole surface; four or five; .70 by .54. 
Nests placed on the ground, EE yUAsse 
81. Golden-winged Warbler—HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA. Crys- 
tal-white, with a few bright reddish-brown spots around th® greater end; 
three or four; .65 by .52. Nests on or near the ground. EUS 
83.:° Lucy’s Warbler—HELMINTHOPHAGA LUCI#. Crystal white, spotted 
chiefly around the larger end with fine dottings of purplish-red; four; .54 
by .45. Nests between the loose bark and dead trunks of trees. Cal. 
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