Nests in Buildings, Bridges, Walls, Etc. 
676. Louisiana or Large-billed Water-thrush: Seiurus 
motacilia( Vieill.) 
Adult—Upper parts warm olive brown; white line over eye; 
under parts white, tinged with yellow, and streaked with 
dark brown or blackish; V-shaped spots except on the throat; 
bill rather large. Length—6. 28. 
Breeding Range—Southern Michigan, New York, and southern 
New England, southward to North Carolina and _ possibly 
further south. 
The nest is made of leaves with mud adhering to them, 
moss, ‘‘ grape-grass, and sometimes hair”; it is placed in banks 
among roots, etc., in moist or swampy woods. The eggs are 
white to creamy white, speckled and spotted with reddish or 
yellowish brown and pale lilac. Size—.76 x .62. See Fig. 13, 
Plate C. 
In the neighbourhood of New York the nesting season begins 
during the first week in May. 
In habits these birds resemble the water-thrush, frequenting 
the streams and rivers and damp woods; their song is remark- 
ably fine, considered by some to be finer than that of any other 
of our Eastern birds. 
686. Canadian Warbler; Canada Flycatcher: Sylvania 
canadensis (Linn.) 
Adult@—Upper parts rather dark gray; forehead and front of 
crown spotted black; line from bill, under eye, and on sides 
of throat black; spots across breast black; under parts bright 
yellow; rather long bristles at base of bill. Length—s.61. 
Aduit 2 —Similar, but less brilliant. 
Breeding Range—From New England, northern Pennsylvania, and 
Michigan, northward. 
The nest is usually placed in a bank or among the roots of 
a fallen tree, or on the ground beneath bushes in swampy woods, 
and is carefully concealed; it is made of moss, leaves, weeds, 
strips of bark, and fine roots, sometimes lined with hair. The 
eggs, 4 or 5 in number, are white, speckled principally round the 
larger end with hazel, reddish brown, and lilac. Size—.68 x .51. 
The breeding season begins early in June. 
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