LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. 
musical climax (a high note) with a series of grating tones; 
the Water-thrush does nothing of the kind, instead he 
begins with a few clear, sweet whistles, and then drops 
suddenly to a lower register, the tones fading away in a 
delicate diminuendo, thus: 
F Uatly 3 clear whistles) dim. delecato E 
The song is loud and clear for so small a bird and though 
he is a jubilant singer like the Wren, his method is different, 
the first half of his short song is a series of sustained rapid 
tones, the second half is a hurried finale. Like the Oven- 
bird the Water-thrushes are walkers—not hoppers—and 
have a curious habit of flipping the tail as they go. 
Louisiana This is the Water-thrush of more southern 
ee distribution. It breeds from South Caro- 
pat ans lina and northeastern Texas north to south- 
L. 6.20 inches ern Minnesota, southern Michigan, Ontario, 
April roth New York, and southern New England. It 
is a common summer resident in the valley of the Hudson 
about New York City and Tarrytown, and locally as far 
north as Catskill and the southern end of Lake George. 
Mr. Eaton reports that it is found in all the ravines of the 
central lakes of the State as well as on the banks of streams 
emptying into Lake Erie. In coloring it very closely 
resembles the other Water-thrush—the same olive brown, 
the white stripe over the eye, the sepia-black streaks on 
the breast and sides, but unlike the northern Water-thrush 
throat and abdomen are unmarked, and the tinge of yellow 
on the flanks is buffish, the bill is alsolarger. Nest, gen- 
erally under the sheltering bank of a stream, or commonly 
in a cavity at the base of a small tree. Egg, like that of 
the northern Water-thrush, often beautifully wreathed 
about the larger end, with cinnamon brown or burnt sienna 
spots. 
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