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tolerably common T. V., May 11-21; July 2&-Oct. 3. Cambridge, abundant 

 T. V., May 8-June 1; Aug. 10-Oct. 10. N. Ohio, common T. V., Apl. 26- 

 May 25; Sept. 1-15. 



Nest, of moss, lined with tendrils and fine rootlets, in a mossy bank or 

 under the roots of a fallen tree. Eggs, 4-5, white, or buffy white, with nu- 

 merous cinnamon-brown markings, chiefly about the larger end, "76 x '59. 

 Date, Branchport, N. Y., May 18; Pittsfield, Maine, May 28. 



In general habits this bird resembles its southern relative, the 

 Louisiana Water-Thrush, but during its migrations it is frequently 

 found some distance from water, and I have known birds to spend sev- 

 eral days beneath evergreen trees on a lawn a quarter of a mile from 

 the woods. It is, too, much less shy than motacilla, and one can gen- 

 erally approach closely enough to take note of the characters which dis- 

 tinguish it from that species a smaller bill, more sharply defined and 

 darker streaks, and yellower underparts. 



The sharp, steely alarm note, clink, is not so penetrating as that of 

 motacilla, and the loud, ringing song, while lacking in the wild quality 

 which so characterizes the notes of that species, is nevertheless more 

 musical. 



675a. S. n. notabilis Ridgw. GRINNELL'S WATER-THRUSH. Simi- 

 lar to the preceding, but slightly larger, upperparts darker, underparts and 

 line over the eye whiter. W., 3'10; T., 2'20; B. from N., '37. 



Range. W. N. Am. Breeds chiefly in Boreal zones from limit .of trees 

 in nw. Alaska, n. Yukon, nw. and cen. Mackenzie, and cen. Keewatin s. 

 to s. B. C., cen. Mont., nw. Nebr., n. Minn., and nw. Mich.; winters in Cuba 

 and the Bahamas and from Mex. to n. S. A.; migrates throughout the 

 Miss. Valley, and along the Atlantic coast from S. C. southward; casual 

 in N. J. 



Washington, casual, two instances, May. Glen Ellyn, fairly common 

 T. V., Apl. 14-June 5; Aug. 17-Oct. 6. SE. Minn., common T. V., Apl. 30- ; 

 Sept, 24. 



676. Seiurus motacilla (VieilL). LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. (Fig. 

 70d.) Ads. A conspicuous white line over the eye; upperparts, wings, and 

 tail olive; no wing-bars or tail-patches; underparts white, tinged with cream- 

 buft, especially on the flanks, and streaked with blackish, except on the throat 

 and middle of the belly. L., 6'28; W., 3'23; T., 2'14; B. from N., '40. 



Remarks. Aside from its larger size, this bird may be known from the 

 preceding species by the whiter, more conspicuous line over the eye, buffy 

 instead of yellowish tinge on the underparts, and absence of spots on the 

 throat. 



Range. E. U. S. Breeds mainly in Carolinian fauna from se. Nebr., 

 se. Minn., and the s. parts of Mich., Ont., N. Y., and New England s. to 

 ne. Tex., n. Ga., and cen. S. C.; winters from n. Mex. to Colombia, and in 

 the West Indies. 



Washington, rare S. R., Apl. 2-Sopt. 14. Ossining, common S. R., 

 Apl. 9- Aug. 24. N. Ohio, tolerably common S. R., Mch. 28-Sept. 15. SE. 

 Minn., uncommon S. R., Apl. 17-Aug. 26. 



Nest, of leaves, twigs, and rootlets, under a bank or the upturned roots 

 of a fallen tree. Eggs, 46, white, evenly speckled or spotted, distinctly 

 and obscurely, with cinnamon- or rufous-brown, "75 x *60. Date, Iredell 

 Co., N. C., Apl. 21; Waynesburg, Pa., May 5, hatching; New Haven, Conn., 

 May 6; Petersburg, Mich., May 5. 



Few birds are more particular in their choice of homes than this 

 Water-Thrush. He lives where dashing brooks leap down wooded 



