32 NESTS AND EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



ever, always of this style. It is a rather bulky structure placed on the 

 ground, composed of dried leaves and grasses, lined with hairs and fine 

 grass stems. The nest is placed in dry, leafy woods, but sometimes low, 

 moist places. Though artfully hidden, it is often found to contain the 

 Cow-bird's egg. It is also called Golden-crowned. Wagtail Warbler and 

 Accentor. 



Hab. Eastern North America, iiortn to Alaska; south to West Indies and Central America; west to the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



116. Small-billed Water Thrush — siurus n^vius. Clear, crystal-white, 

 more or less marked with lines, dots and dashes of varying shades of 

 brown, darker brown and lilac, sometimes larger spots being confluently 

 wreathed at or about the greater end. They are from four to six in num- 

 ber and measure from .75 to. 83 in length by .58 to .60 in breadth. The 

 Water Wagtail is found during the breeding season throughout Eastern 

 United States north to Hudson's Bay. The nest resembles in structure 

 and position that of the Oven Bird, but is composed especially of Hypnum 

 mosses, mixed with leaves and grasses, and lined with slender rootlets. 



Hab, Eastern Province of Ncrth America, north to Arctic Ocean; Mexico. West Indies, Central and 

 much of South America. 



117. Large-billed Water Thrush — siURUS motacilla. 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; four to six and measure from .75 to 

 ,80 in length by .60 to .62 in breadth; they are of a more crystalline pol- 

 ish than the eggs of the Oven Bird and more nearly spherical. The nest 

 of this bird is situated similar to that of the Small-bill; the favorite nest- 

 ing place is among the upturned roots of a fallen tree. It is large and 

 bulky, composed of a mass of dead leaves plastered together with mud. 

 An inner nest is made of small twigs and green mosses, lined with grasses 

 and hair. Breeds in most of its range. 



Hab. Eastern U. S., north to Massachusetts and Michigan, west to Kansas, west to Indian T. and Texas 



119. Kentucky Warbler — oporornis Formosa. Glossy white, spotted 

 and speckled with reddish-brown and lilac, chiefly at the larger end, in 

 some forming a complete wreath; the number laid is usually four, and 

 there are records of five and six being found in a single nest; they measure 

 •73 by .55. This Warbler breeds throughout most of its United States 

 range, attaching the nest to stems of rank weeds or grass. It is formed 

 of bark-strips, dried leaves and fine sticks, and lined with dry rootlets. 



Hab. Eastern Province of U. S., especially the Mississippi Valley; north to the Connecticut Valley; 

 west to Kansas and the Indian Territory. 



120. Mourning Warbler — geothlypis Philadelphia. Light flesh-color, 

 uniformly speckled with fine brown specks; size .75 by .55. 



