WATER-THRUSH. 
675. Seiwrus noveboracensis. 6 inches. 
This species always has a yellowish tinge to the under- 
parts and the stripes beneath are narrow, but prominent. 
These Warblers are found in tangled underbrush near 
water. They have a habit of continually flirting their 
tails, thus giving them the local name of Water-Wagtail. 
Their call is a sharp metailic “chink”; their song a ‘loud, 
liquid “‘quit-quit-quit-que-quewe-u.” "Breeds from the 
northern edge of the U. 8. northwards; winters south of 
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LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. 
676. Seiurws motacilla. 64 inches. 
Larger, grayer above and whiter below than the pre- 
ceding; stripes fewer and broader. ‘his is a more south- 
ern species and breeds from the Gulf to Connecticut and 
southern Minnesota. Its notes are wild and ringing, like 
those of the last. They build their nests under ‘the roots 
of trees or under the edges of overhanging banks. ‘The 
egos are creamy white, boldly blotched with brown. 
