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tame and spiritless in comparison. Moreover, the Mocking- 

 bird's own song, thrown in here and there in the medley of 

 other songs, or sometimes given singly, would itself be 

 enough to distinguish the singer. Its nest is in a bush or 

 tree, and contains some 5 eggs, pale greenish-blue, spotted 

 and blotched with different shades of brown and lilac. Size, 

 .97X.73. It is resident in the Southern States in great 

 abundance, as far north as Virginia, and occasionally strag- 

 gles into New England. 



Bewick's Wren {Troglodytes bewicki}, some 5.50 long, is 

 also a southern species, reaching as far north as Pennsyl- 

 vania. Having the general color and appearance of the 

 Common Wren, it is distinguishable by the ashy under parts 

 and the white markings in the tail, its manner of nesting 

 being similar to that of the former. 



The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrcea) is a 

 southern species, most common in the regions about the 

 lower Mississippi, as Southern Illinois, and strays to New 

 England. About 5.50 long, the color is bright, golden-yel- 

 low, paler underneath, olivaceous on the back; rump, wings 

 and tail, bluish-ash. The nest is in holes in trees, and in 

 analogous situations; the 4-6 eggs, .68X.57, are white, 

 spotted with reddish and lilac. 



The Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitherus -vermivorus) is 

 found in the southern and middle parts of Eastern North 

 America, straying occasionally to New England. Though 

 not rare in Central New York, it does not appear to be 

 abundant anywhere. About 5.50 long, the general color 

 buffy, with back olive, and belly whitish, it may be recog- 

 nized by four black stripes on the head two from the bill 

 along the sides of the crown to the nape, one on each side 

 of the head through the eye. Nest, on the ground. Eggs, 

 some .^SX.SG, white, marked with reddish-brown. 



