EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 137 



685. Wilson's Wakbler, Syluania pusilla. Eggs, 4, oval, 

 dull white, dotted with reddish and brown, usually on the larger 

 end, where there is often a ring; .48 -j- .63 to .50 -\- .65. 

 Nests placed in trees, coini^osed of twigs and mosses, lined 

 with finer material. Breeds in Eastern North America to the 

 Rocky Mountains, including them, from the northern border 

 of the United States north to Hudson's Bay territory and 

 Alaska. 



685a. PiLEOLATED Warbler, Sylvania pusilla pileolata. 

 Eggs, similar to those of No. 685. Breeds in Western North 

 America, from the Great Basin to the Pacific, north to Alaska. 



686. Canadian Warbler, Sylvania canadensis. Eggs, 4 

 or 5, oval, white, marked with lilac and brown of varying 

 shades ; .48 -|- .60 to .55 -|- .70. Nests placed on the ground, 

 in swampy locations, composed of grass, leaves, rootlets, etc., 

 lined with finer material. Breeds in Eastern North America, 

 westward to the plains, and north to Newfoundland, Southern 

 Labrador, and Lake Winnipeg, and south, rarely, to Massa- 

 chusetts, in June. 



687. American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla. Eggs, 

 usually 4, sometimes 3 and 5, oval, ashy white, spotted over 

 the entire surface, but usually more thickly on the larger end, 

 with lilac, yellowish, and pale brown ; .48 -\- .60 to .50 -|- .65. 

 Distinguished from those of No. 652, which they somewhat 

 resemble, by the general grayer tinting. Nests placed in trees, 

 composed of hemp-like fibres of plants, strips of bark, weed 

 stalks, and feathers. Breeds in North America, north to Fort 

 Simpson, west to the Great Basins, and south to the middle 

 districts, in June. 



688. Painted Redstart, Setophaga picta. Eggs, 3 or 4, 

 oval, white, delicately spotted with pale reddish brown, sparsely 

 distributed over the entire surface, and forming a ring around 

 the larger end ; .49 -j- .64 to .50 -\- .66. Nests placed under 

 projecting stones on the banks of streams, composed of bark, 

 the coarse fibres from weed stalks, and fine grasses. Breeds in 

 Southern Ai-izona, south through Mexico, in May. 



