SYLVICOLID.E — THE WARBLERS. 283 



On the 7th of Juno, LSaS, I cuine accidentally u])on a nost of this hiixl 

 of ii very dill'eivnt style of structure. It was in a thiciv wuod in llinghani. 

 Tlio nest was built in a depression in the ground at the foot of some low husiics, 

 and its to[) was completely covereil by surrounding vines and wild llowers. 

 It would }irobably have escaped notice iiad not my daughter, then a child 

 of four years, attempted to gather some wild tlow(!rs growing directly o\er 

 its entrance. This Ihislied tin; mother, wlio until then had remained (puet, 

 althougii we were standing with our feet almost up(jn the nest, and the Ijird 

 ilnttered and tumbled aljout at our feet with well-i'eigned mamruvres to distract 

 our attention. The child in great glee souglit to catch it, Init it eluded her 

 grasp, and, running otf like a mouse, disappeared. The nest contained six 

 eggs, was entirely open, and with no other cover than the wild plants that 

 clustered above it. As to its identity there was no doulit, as tiie parent was 

 afterwards snared u])on its nest. This nest was somewhat loosely constructed 

 of skeleton leaves, dry slender stalks, grasses, and i)ine-needles, and was 

 lined with a few slender grasses and leaves. It had a diameter of six inches, 

 and was two and a half inches deep. The cup iiad a diameter of three and 

 a half inches and a depth of two, being very large for the size of the bird, 

 probably owing to the shape of the cavity in which it was suidv. 



Tiie nest of this V)ird seems to be a favorite [tlace of resort for tlie Cow 

 JJlackbird to deposit its egg. In one nest, found Ijy Mr. Vickary in Lynu, 

 no less than three eggs of these ])arasites had been placed. 



The eggs of the Golden-crowned Tiirush are subject to considerable varia- 

 tions. Their markings dill'er in their colors and shades, and yet more in num- 

 ber, size, and manner of distriljution. The eggs are oval in shajie, one end 

 being but very slightly smaller than the otiier. Their average length is .82 

 of an incli, and their breadth is .55 of an inch. Tiieir ground-color is a beau- 

 tiful creamy-white. They are marked, usually principally about the larger 

 end, with dots and blotches, intermingled, of red, reddish-brown, lilao, darker 

 purple, and I'erruginous. Occasionally these make a beautifu" croM'n around 

 the larger end, leaving the rest of the surface nearly free froi i sj ots. 



Seiurus noveboracensis, Xutt. 



SUAIL-BILLEO WATER THRUSH. 



Motacilla noveboracensis, U.mklin, S. N. I, 17S8, 958. Si/lvia nnv. Latit. ; Vikh.i.ot, Ois. 

 Am. Sept. II, pi. l.xxxii. Sfiuriui nov. Ni'ir. ; Bon. ; AuD. Birds Am. Ill, pi. cxci.x. 

 — n.viun, r.inls N. Am. 1S.")8, 201, pi. Ixxx, fif,'. 1 ; Rev. 215. —Max. Cab. Jour. 

 ISnS, 1-Jl. — Dam, .t liANNisrr.u (Aliuskiil. — Sa.\ii-f.i..s, 2'20. Ifniicncirhla nov. Cab. 

 Scliom. UuiiUiii, III, tiiKi ; .lour. 1S60, 321 (Costa Rica). — Sci,.vri;it (Tobago). — 

 CJuNDLACll, Cab. .lour. 18(il, 320 (Cuba). Mniolilta nov. (lliAV. n Mntm-iUa fnwi-s- 

 ccns, C.MELl.v, S. X. SI84 (basrd on Fimiidti jtimnircnsin, liMssiix, III, r)12, Jamaiia). 

 TurihiHaqudlii-iis, AViLs. ; Aid. Oni. Hiofj. 18.'!!), 284, pl. ccfcxxxiii. Siilria fin/Zioidis, 

 VlElLLor, Nouv. Dint. XI, 1817, 208. Sciiinm leiiuiros/rifi, Hw. 1827; Ga.mu. iJciurun 



