DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. i557 



mas, West Indies, Central America, and northern S. A. ; 

 south in Aug. and Sep. ; north in April and May. Frequents 

 swampy locations in the vicin- Fig. 337. 



ity of water, into which it 

 wades like a sandpiper. Song, 

 several loud, clear notes, fol- 

 lowed by a lower, sweet war- 

 ble; alarm> a very sharp chirp. 

 Common. 



2*. GRENNELL WATER 



THRUSH, S. N. NOTABILIS. 



Differs from 2 in being larger, 

 more grayish above and less yellow below, sometimes nearly, 

 or quite, white. Breeds in western N. A. from Minn, north 

 to Alaska; rare in migration in the Atlantic Coast States from 

 N. J. southward; winters in the West Indies and Central 

 America ; migration as in 2. 



3. LOUISANA WATER THRUSH, S. motacilla. Dif- 

 Fig. 338. fers from 2 in being a little 



larger; bill, larger; decidedly 

 ^ white over eye, fig. 338; white 

 ^ or buffy beneath ; always buffy 

 on flanks and undertail coverts. 

 Song, a more uniform melody 

 than 2, terminating m^re soft- 

 ly. Breeds from southern N. 

 E. w^est to southern Minn., 

 south to the Gulf States ; win- 

 ters in Central America, Baha- 

 mas, and West Indies; south 

 in Sep.; north in March au<l 

 CC, J, a, 3. April. 



K. WAGTAILS ANJD PIPITS. Motaeillidae. 



Rather small, ground-inhabiting birds with long wings, 

 having elongated tertials, long tails, and slender bills; move 

 tails up and down. Nest on ground; eggs, spotted. 



