Nests in Holes in Trees, Stumps, or Logs 



614. White-bellied or Tree Swallow: Tachycineta 

 bicolor (Vieill.) 



Eggs white. 



See Page 89, Chapter V. 



637. Prothonotary Warbler : Protonotaria citrea 

 (Bodd.) 



Adult $ Upper parts greenish ; entire head and under parts 

 brilliant orang'e, lighter on the belly. 



Adult ? Not so richly coloured. Length 5.50. See Fig. 20, 

 Plate D. 



Breeding Range From Illinois and Virginia southward, rare 

 farther north. The nest of leaves, twigs, moss, and fine 

 roots is placed in a hole in a tree or stump, in the bottom- 

 lands. 4 to 6 and rarely 7 eggs are laid ; they are glossy 

 white or pale buff, "spotted, blotched, and dotted with 

 rich chestnut brown ; in some the ground colour being 

 almost obscured by the markings" (Davie). Size .73 

 x .52. 



These beautiful Warblers frequent streams and swamps, 

 building their nests in stumps or trees that overhang or stand in 

 the water, the deserted nests of the woodpeckers and chicka- 

 dees being in much demand ; the hole selected is very low, some- 

 times within two feet, and seldom more than fourteen feet, of the 

 ground. The breeding season is in May. 



7 1 8. Carolina Wren : Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.) 



Eggs white or pinkish white, with numerous pinkish brown 

 and lilac gray markings, the ground colour being sometimes 

 concealed. 



See Page 93, Chapter V. 



7 1 8a. Florida Wren : T. 1. miamensis Ridgw. 



Eggs similar to the preceding. 



See Page 93, Chapter V. 

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