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grasses, well woven together and lined with finer material. Three to five eggs 

 are laid. They are white, speckled all over, but not closely, with reddish 

 brown. They are about nine tenths of an inch long and less than seven 

 tenths of an inch in their median diameter. 



YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



Chats are found from the Gulf States as far north as Massachusetts and 

 Southern Minnesota. They breed throughout this area, and winter in Cen- 

 tral America. 



The Prairie Warbler Is a bird about four inches and three quarters long. 

 As its name indicates, it frequents rather open places, bushy fields, or clear- 

 ings where a new growth is beo^inning-, 

 Prairie Warbler. 



Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). 



The adult male is clear olive green above. The back 



is spotted with reddish brown in a defined area. The 

 wings and tail are dusky. There is a yellow wing bar on each wing. The 

 inner webs of the outer tail feathers are white almost to the tips. There is a 

 line of bright yellow above and another below the eye. The region in front 



