NESTS AND EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



grass and on the ground at the foot of trees. Breeds anywhere in its 

 United States range. 



Hab. Eastern United States and Canada, New Grenada, Central America, Cuba. 



83. Lucy's Warbler — helminthophaga luci.*:. Crystal white, spotted 

 chiefly around the larger end with fine dottings of purplish-red ; except in 

 their smaller size, the eggs resemble very closely those of the Brown 

 Creeper; they are nearly spherical in shape and measure .54 by .46. 

 Like the Brown Creeper, this bird also nests between the loose, bark of the 

 trunk of a dead tree, which, so far as is known, is very unlike the rest of this 

 genus. Sometimes old woodpecker's nests, knot holes and in all sorts of 

 crevices. A brood of young are recorded as being taken from the deserted 

 nest of the Yellow-headed Titmouse. 



Hab. Fort Mohave, Colorado River; Middle Province of U. S. , Fort Whipple, Arizona. 



84. Virginia's Warbler — helminthophaga virginL'E. White, with a 

 slightly roseate tinge, profusely spotted with numerous small blotches and 

 dots of purplish-brown and lilac, forming a ring around the larger end; 

 rounded oval, and measure .64 by .47. A nest containing four eggs of this 

 bird is described by Dr. Brewer in History of North American Birds. It 

 was embedded in the deposits of decaying leaves on ground covered by 

 dense oak-brush. Its rim was just even with the surface. It was built on 

 the side of a narrow ravine. The composition was an intricate interweaving 

 of fine strips of inner bark of the mountain mahogany, fine grasses, roots 

 and mosses, Hned with the same and the fur and hair of smaller animals. 



Hab. Southern Rocky Mts. (Middle Prtjvidence of U. S ) ; East Humboldt, Wahsatch, and Uintah Mts. 



85. Nashville Warbler — helminthophaga ruficapilla. White, 

 sprinkled with light reddish-brown specks, most thickly at the large end; 

 in size range from .60 to .6t, in length by .48 to .52 in breadth. They are 

 usually four in number. The nest of this bird is placed on the ground ; 

 it is composed of leaves, bark, often almost entirely of pine needles, lined 

 with finer material of similar kinds, sometimes with hair. Breeds in New 

 England, and farther south in alpine regions; thence northward. 



Hab. Eastern North America, Mexico 



86. Orange crowned Warbler — helminthophaga celata. White, 

 marked with spots and blotches of reddish-brown, thickly about the larger 

 end; four to five in number and measure .64 by .46. The nest, like 

 nearly all other members of this genus known, is placed on the ground. 

 It is composed of strips of bark, stems and grasses. Breeds in Arctic re- 

 gions and alpine localities farther south. 



Hab. North America. Common in the West, rare or irregular in the East. 



87. Tennessee Warbler — helminthophaga peregrina. White, with 

 numerous small dots and points of reddish brown and slate markings; size 



