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676. Louisiana Water Thrush, Seiurus motacilla. Eggs, 

 usually 5, often 4, and sometimes 6, rounded oval, creamy 

 white, spotted and blotched, usually more thickly on the larger 

 end, where there is often a ring, with brown and lilac of vary- 

 ing shades; .60 -f- .71 to .64 -\- .78. Nests placed on the 

 ground or among the roots of fallen trees, composed of leaves, 

 moss, grass, etc., lined with fine grass and hair. Breeds in 

 Eastern United States, north to Southern New England and 

 Michigan, west to the plains. 



677. Kentucky Warbler, Geothlypis formosa. Eggs, 4 

 or 5, oval, white, finely spotted and dotted with reddish brown, 

 but more abundantly on the larger end ; .53 -j- .65 to .56 -}- 

 .70. Nests usually placed on the ground, — bulky structures, 

 composed of leaves, rootlets, and grass. Breeds in Eastern 

 United States, west to the plains, and north to Southern New 

 England and Southern Michigan, but rare in the northeastern 

 section. 



678. Connecticut Warbler, Geothlypis agilis. Eggs, 4 

 to 5, creamy white, or white dotted and spotted with reddish 

 brown and lilac ; .53 -|- .75 to .54 -\- .76. Nests placed on the 

 ground, in swampy locations, composed of roots, leaves, etc., 

 compactly arranged. Breeds in Eastern North America, north 

 of the United States. 



679. Mourning Warbler, Geothlypis Philadelphia. Eggs, 

 4 or 5, oblong, oval, pinkish white, blotched and dotted with 

 purplish brown ; .53 -|- .73 to .55 -f- .7';. Nests placed on the 

 ground c near it, composed of leaves and grass lined with 

 liner material. Breeds in Eastern North America, west to the 

 plains, from the mountainous portions of Pennsylvania, New 

 England, New York, and Northern Michigan, northward, in 

 June. 



680. Macgillivray's Warbler, Geothlypis macgillivrayi. 

 Eggs, 4, oval, pinkish white, spotted an.i blotched with purple, 

 lilac, reddish and very dark brown ; .50 -|- .75 to .52 -|- -78. 

 Nests placed on the ground or near it, composed of strips of 

 bark, roots, and grasses. Breeds in Weslorn United States, 



