WATEE-THRUSH. 



675. Seiurus noveboracensis. 6 inches. 



"Above olive brown, below and stripe over eye pale 

 yellowish white, heavily streaked with blackish; no 

 white in wings or tail. 



As their name implies, these Warblers are found 

 near water, usually in tangled underbrush and briars 

 in swamps. They walk or run about the mud flats 

 along the sides of streams or cross from one side to 

 the other by walking on stones or floating trash on 

 the surface. 



Song. Very loud and liquid quit-quit-quit-que- 

 que-we-u. Call, a sharp metallic chink. 



Nest. In swamps, concealed by the open roots of 

 trees, or by overhanging stumps, the cavity among the 

 roots being filled with moss, leaves and rootlets; eggs 

 creamy white, heavily spotted with reddish brown. 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding from the northern 

 tier of states northward; winters south of the TI. S. 

 A sub-species is found west of the Rockies. 



