152 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



.40 -|- -52 to .53 -\- .42. Nests resemble those of the Redstart. 

 Breeds in Western Texas, Arizona, and the eastern coast of 

 Lower California, in June. 



753. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica. 

 Eggs, 4, oblong oval, pale greenish white, finely dotted with 

 reddish brown and black ; .42 -|- .53 to .45 -\- .55. Nests 

 placed in trees and bushes, composed of the hempen fibres 

 of plants, strips of bark, etc., lined with downy material. 

 Breeds in Southern California and Pacific coast of Lower 

 California, in May. 



Family LXIIL — TURDID^. Thrushes, Solitaires, 

 Stonechats, Bluebirds, Etc. 



Eggs, frequently blue or bluish green, plain or spotted, and 

 deposited in nests that are, as a rule, placed in trees or bushes, 

 but occasionally in holes, and sometimes on the ground. 



754. Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes toimisendii. Eggs, 3 

 or 4, oval, dull white, thickly spotted and blotched with reddish 

 brown; .66 -\- .88 to .68 -f- 1-01. Nests placed on the ground, 

 composed of grass. Breeds in Western United States, from 

 the plains westward to the Pacific coast, in June. 



755. Wood Thrush, Turdus 7nustelimis. Eggs, 4 or 5, 

 oval, bluish green, unspotted ; .65 -f- -75 to .75 -|- 1.05. Nests 

 placed in bushes, composed of grass, leaves, and mud. Breeds 

 in Eastern United States, west to the plains, north to Southern 

 Michigan, Ontario, and Massachusetts, in May and June.' 



756. Wilson's Thrush, Turdus fuscescens. (Type, Plate 

 VIII.) Eggs, 3 or 4, sometimes 5, oval, bluish green, un- 

 spotted, or rarely faintly marked with reddish ; .60 -1- .90 to 

 .70 -j- .95. Nests placed on the ground, or rarely in trees or 

 bushes, composed of leaves, bark, and grasses, lined with root- 

 lets. Breeds in Eastern United States, west to the plains, 

 north to Manitoba, Ontario, Anticosti, and Newfoundland, 

 south to the middle districts, in May and June. 



