OVENBIRD 



Male. Spring. Above bright olive green, 

 forehead, line over eye, and cheeks yellow; a 

 dusky streak through the eye, ear coverts more 

 or less dusky; white areas on outer tail feathers; 

 two conspicuous white wing bars; throat and 

 chest black; remaining under parts yellowish 

 white, the sides heavily streaked with black. 



Female. Similar to male but black of throat 

 and chest mixed with yellowish. 



Male in fall and young. Similar to females 

 but less black on throat and chest if any at all; 

 sides less distinctly streaked. 



A migrant. Aside from the black throat, the 

 bright olive upper parts, yellow sides to the 

 head and white wing bars form characteristic 

 features. 



13. Seiurus aurocapillus (Linnaeus) 

 Ovenbird 



Length 132 mm. (5.20 in.); tail 52 mm. (2.05 

 in.) 



Sexes similar. Center of top of head orange 

 tawny bordered by a black line on each side; 

 remaining upper parts brownish olive green; a 

 distinct whitish eye ring; under parts white 

 streaked with dusky on breast and sides. 



A shy migrant found on or near the ground in 

 well shaded woods and dense thickets. It, and 

 the two following species of the same genus, 

 walk or run instead of hopping and nest on or 

 near the ground. 



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