Open Nests in Woods, Thickets, Swampy Thickets 
676. Louisiana Water-thrush: Seiurus motacilla (Vieill.) 
Eggs creamy white with numerous spots and specks of 
chestnut and lilac. 
See page 92, Chapter V. 
677. Kentucky Warbler: Geothlypis formosa (Wils.) 
Adult 6—Upper parts light olive green, except the crown, which 
is black ; from the bill, over and back of the eye, is a thin, 
yellow line ; below it there is a black patch, which narrows 
below the cheek, then again becoming slightly wider ; 
under parts bright yellow. 
Adult 2 —Colours rather less brilliant. Length—5.40. 
Breeding Range—Throughout the Eastern States, from the Gulf of 
Mexico to Illinois and Connecticut. 
The nest is placed on the ground or among the roots of a 
fallen tree, usually in woods that are more or less damp ; it is a 
large structure of leaves (mostly on the outside), grasses, and fine 
roots, lined with fine roots and sometimes hair. The eggs, num- 
bering from 4 to 5, ‘‘rarely 6,” are white, spotted or blotched, 
more so at the larger end, with varying shades of brown and 
gray. Size—.73 x .57- 
This bird may be easily mistaken by the novice for the Mary- 
land yellow-throat, being about the same size and colour ; the 
black crown and the light yellow line over the eye, together with 
the fact that it wa/ks, should serve to identify it. Near New York 
the eggs are laid about the end of May, in Kansas about ten 
days earlier. 
679. Mourning Warbler: Geothlypis philadelphia (Wils.) 
Eggs white, with reddish-brown spots at the larger end. 
See Page 164, Chapter VIII. 
681. Maryland Yellow-throat: Geothlypis trichas (Linn.) 
Adult 6—Upper parts brownish olive green ; forehead, cheeks, 
and side of throat black, with a light grayish edge back of 
it; breast, throat, and sides bright yellow ; belly grayish 
white. 
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