46 Birds of Canada. 



low bush ; eggs, four to six ; white, sprinkled 

 with ashy-gray. 



Sciurus aurocapillus. The Golden-crowned 

 Thrush. 



This beautiful bird is a summer resident of 

 Canada. It arrives here about the last of April, 

 and departs the last of September. Color, above, 

 olive-green, with a tinge of yellow ; crown, with 

 two streaks of black, enclosing a broad orange 

 stripe ; beneath, white ; the breast and sides of 

 the body, black. It builds its nest on the ground, 

 in the form of an old oven ; eggs, five, creamy- 

 white. 



5. noveboracensis. The Water Thrush, or 



Wagtail. 



The Water Thrush arrives here about the first 

 of May ; departs twentieth of September. Color, 

 above, olive-brown ; beneath, pale sulphur-yel- 

 low, brightest on the abdomen. It can be found 

 near brooks, rivers, or ponds, wading in the shal- 

 low water in search of aquatic insects, continually 

 wagging its tail. Nests, in a swamp ; eggs, five, 

 reddish-brown. 



Sub-Family TANAGRINJE. The Tanagers. 

 Pyranga rubra. The Scarlet Tanager. 



This elegant bird is seven and four-tenths 

 inches long ; the wing, four inches ; the color, 



