136 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the 

 Pacific coast, north into British Columbia, in June. 



681. Maryland Yellow-throat, Geothlypis trichas. Eggs, 

 sometimes 3, usually 4 or 5, rarely 6, oval, varying from white 

 to creamy, spotted, blotched, and lined with brown and lilac 

 of two or three shades ; .53 -|- .68 to .67 -\- .85, Nests placed 

 on the ground or near it, composed of leaves, grass, etc., lined 

 with fine grass and hair. Bi-eeds in Eastern United States, 

 mainly east of the Alleghanies, from Florida north to Nova 

 Scotia and Ontario, in Mny and June. 



681a. Western Yellow-throat, Geothlypis trichas occi- 

 dentalis. Eggs and nests, indistinguishable from those of No. 

 681. Breeds in the United States, from the Mississipj^i Valley 

 west to the Pacific. 



682. Belding's Yellow-throat, Geothlypis heldingi. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds in Lower California. 



683. Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria vire?is. Eggs, usually 

 4, often 3, and rarely 5, oval, glossy white, spotted and blotched 

 with reddish brown and lilac, often more thickly on the larger 

 end, where there is sometimes a ring ; .65 -\- .85 to .70 -f- .95. 

 Closely resemble those of No. 674. Nests placed in bushes, 

 composed of coarse grasses, leaves, and the stems of plants, 

 lined with finer material. Breeds in Eastern United States 

 west to the plains, from Georgia north to Ontario and Massa- 

 chusetts, where it is locally distributed. 



683a. Long-tailed Chat, Icteria virens longicaia i. Eggs 

 and nests indistinguishable from those of No. 683, and breeds 

 in Western United States, from the plains to the Pacific. 



684. Hooded Warbler, Sylvania mitrata. Eggs, usually 

 4, sometimes 3, rarely 5, oval, white, finely dotted and marked 

 with reddish and pale purple ; .45 -|- .65 to .50 -j- .70. Nests 

 placed not far from the ground, composed of leaves and grass, 

 lined with fine grass and horse-hair. Breeds in Eastern United 

 States, west to the plains, north and east to Michigan, South- 

 ern New York, and Southern New England. 



