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“THE CATBIRD., — 
No. 111. 
CARBIRD: 
Y A. O. U. No. 704. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn. ). 
Description.— Adult: Slate-color, lightening almost imperceptibly below ; 
black on top of head and on tail; under tail-coverts chestnut, sometimes spotted 
with slaty ; bill and feet black. Length 8.00-9.35 (203.2-237.5) ; wing 3.59 (91.2) 5 
tail 3.65 (92.7) ; bill .62 (15.8). 
Recognition Marks.—Chewink size; almost uniform slaty coloration dis- 
tinctive. 
Nest, of twigs, weed-stalks, vegetable fibers, and trash, carefully lined with 
fine rootlets, placed at indifferent heights in bushes or thickets. Eggs, 4-5, deep 
emerald-green, glossy. Average size, .95 x .69 (24.1 X 17.5). 
General Range.—Fastern United States and British Provinces, west regu- 
larly to and including the Rocky Mountains, irregularly to the Pacific Coast from 
British Columbia to central California. Breeds from the Gulf States northward to 
the Saskatchewan. Winters in the southern states, Cuba, and middle America 
to Panama. Bermuda, resident. Accidental in Europe. 
Range in Ohio.—Of general distribution in summer; abundant. 
Taken in Licking County. Photo by the Author. 
A GOOD PLACE FOR CATBIRDS. 
