126 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



Family LV. — CGEREBID^. Honey-Creepees. 



Only one species of this family occurs within our limits. 

 Eggs, spotted, and deposited in domed nests that are pkiced in 

 trees and bushes. 



635. Bahama Honey-creeper, Goereha bahamensis. Eggs, 



3 or 4, long oval, ashy white, quite finely and profusely sjDotted 

 and dotted with reddish brown ; .46 -}- .72 to .50 -\- .75. 

 Somewhat resemble those of the field sparrow. Nests placed 

 in trees and bushes, composed of roots, vines, and fragments 

 of palm leaves, domed, but rather gourd-shaped, with the 

 entrance on the side. Breeds on the Bahamas, in April and 

 May ; birds occasional on the Florida Keys. 



Family LVI. — MNIOTILTID^. Wood- Warblers. 



Eggs, oval or rounded oval, varying from white to bluish 

 and greenish, rarely unspotted, and the spots, in the majority 

 of cases, are thickest around the larger end, and deposited in 

 nests that are placed in a variety of situations, but most gener- 

 ally in trees or bushes, sometimes on the ground, and rarely in 

 holes of trees. 



636. Black and White Warbler, Mniotilta varia. Eggs, 



4 to 6, oval, creamy white, profusely spotted and dotted with 

 reddish brown ; .65 -f- .70 to .69 + .75. Nests placed on the 

 ground, composed of grass and leaves. Breeds in Eastern 

 United States, west to the plains, from the south middle sec- 

 tions north to the British Provinces, in April in the South, 

 May in the Middle States, and in June in the North. 



637. Peothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citera. (Type, 

 Plate X.) Eggs, 5, 6, or 7, sometimes 4, very rarely 8, rounded 

 oval, polished, creamy, j)rofusely spotted and blotched all over 

 with purplish brown and lilac ; .55 -f .70 to .52 -}- .63. Dis- 

 tinguished by the rounded oval form, polished surface, and 

 bold markings. Nests placed in natural cavities of trees, or in 

 the deserted nests of woodpeckers, titmice, etc. ; composed of 

 grass, weeds, and moss. Breeds in Eastern United States, 



