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umber-brown and lilac, more numerous around the larger end; four to six; 
.76 by .§8. Nests on the ground. E. N. A. 
117. Large-billed Water Thrush—siurus moraciLLaA. White, with a 
fleshy tint, with blotches of dark umber and fainter sub markings of pale 
‘lavender about the larger end, while over the entire surface are thickly 
sprinkled dotting of reddish-brown; six; .74 by .60. The favorite nesting 
place is among the upturned roots of a fallen tree. Exn.Ue S: 
119 = Kentucky Warbler—oporornis FORMOSA. Glossy white, spotted 
and speckled with reddish-brown and lilac, chiefly at the larger end; four; 
.72 by .53. Nests on the ground. Ee ous 
120. Mourning Warbler—GEOTHLYPIS PHILADELPHIA. Light flesh-color, 
uniformly speckled with fine brown specks; .75 by .55. Nests on the 
ground, Be EKG: 
121. Macgillivray’s Warbler — GEOTHLYPIS: MACGILLIVRAYI. _ Pinkish- 
white, marked and spotted with purple, lilac, reddish-brown and dark 
brown, approaching black; four or five; .70 by .50. Nests on or near 
the ground. W.. U.S: 
122. Maryland Yellow-throat—GEoTHLyPis TRicHAS. Clear crystalline 
white, dotted and blotched around the greater end with purple, reddish- 
brown and umber; four to six; .70 by .52, 7. Nests.on the ground in 
swampy places. Urs 
123. Yellow-bréasted Chat—icrERIA VIRENS. Glossy-white, with spots 
of reddish-brown, pretty evenly distributed, sometimes forming a ring 
around the greater end; .90 by .68. Nests in small trees or bushes in 
thickets. BUSS: 
128¢a. Long-tailed Chat—icTERIA VIRENS LONGICAUDA. Markings same 
as those of the preceding species; from .g5 to 1.00 in length, average 
breadth .70. Nesting habits same. High Central Plains of U.S. to the Pacific. 
124. Hooded Warbler—myiopIocrEs MITRATUS. White, tinged with 
flesh color, spotted with red, with a few markings of subdued purple; 
three or four; .70 by .50. Nests in. bushes and low trees. EeeUas, 
125. Black-capped Yellow Warbler—mytopiocrEs pusitLus. White, 
dotted with reddish brown, chiefly at the larger end; four. Nests in low 
bushes or on the ground. Bats 
125a. Pileolated \Warbler—myYIODIOCTES PUSILLUS PILEOLATUS. Dull- 
whitish, threkly freckled with dark, rusty-brown,; four and five; .60 by .50. 
Nests on the ground or in low bushes. P. C. 
