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below, sharply spotted on breast and sides, after the, 

 fashion of the Thrushes; crown orange brown, with two 

 black stripes; L. 6; W. 3; T. 2$. U. S.; abundant in 

 woodland, spending most of its time on the ground, like 

 the other species of this genus, and the next two; re- 

 markable for its loud, ringing song, and its curious oven- 

 shaped nest; the largest of the true Warblers. 



2. S. noveboracensis, (Gm.) Nutt. WATER WAGTAIL. 

 WATER THRUSH. Dark olive brown above, pale yellow- 

 ish beneath, thickly spotted every where with the color 

 of the back; a yellowish superciliary line; bill about a 

 half inch long; feet dark; L. 6; W. 3; T. 2$. N. Am.; 

 abundant in low thickets; moves its tail like a Wagtail. 



3. S. motac///a, (Vieill.) Bon. LARGE - BILLED WATER 

 THRUSH. Same general color as last, but white or pale 

 buffy below, and less sharply spotted; bill much larger, 

 about f inch; feet pale; larger; L. 6J; W. 3; T. 2. 

 E. U. S., scarce; N. to Mass. (Allen) and N. Wis. 

 (Jordan.) (S. ludomcianus^ authors.) 



9. OPORORNIS, Baird. NIMBLE WARBLERS. 



1. 0. agilis, (Wils.) Bd. CONNECTICUT WARBLER. 

 Olive green, ashy on head; throat and breast brownish 

 ash, otherwise yellow below; no sharp markings; in fall 

 more olivaceous; L. 5f ; W. 3; T. 2%. E. U. S., rare; a 

 shy, quiet bird. 



2. 0. formosuSr (Wils.) Bd. KENTUCKY WARBLER. 

 Clear olive green, bright yellow below; crown and sides 

 of head and neck black, with a rich yellow superciliary 

 stripe, which bends around the eye behind; L. 5f ; W. 3; 

 T. 2^. E. U. S., chiefly southerly, N. to Wis. and Conn.; 

 in low thickets, not generally common; a handsome and 

 active species. 



