THE YOUNG ORNITHOLOGIST. 



NEW ENGLAND BIRDS. 



7. — -American Robin, ^'ferula mi- 

 graforia. 



Above, dark g'vey, below chestnut 

 red ; under-tail covert white, also 

 tips of inter-tail coverts and spots 

 around the eye ; length about 9 1-2 

 inches. 



Nest : In any convenient place. 

 The eggs 3-6 in number, are a soft 

 bluish green, about 1.18 x .80. In- 

 cubation, last of April. 



12. — Catbird. Galeoscoj^tes caro- 

 Unensifi. 



Color, plain drab, crown black, un- 

 der tail-coverts chestnut, length 9 in- 

 ches. 



Nest : In low bushes and trees. 

 The eggs 4-5, are greenish blue, .98 

 X .64 V. Incubation, last of May. 



13. — Brow^n Thrasher. Harx)or- 



hyncJms rufus. 



Above, rich rusty red, under parts 

 white, shaded on the sides and flanks 

 with pale browm, breast and sides 

 profusely spotted with dark brown, 

 throat unspotted, but bordered with a 

 necklace of spots, length 11 inches. 



Nest : In low bushes, occasionxilly 

 on the ground. The eggs 4-6 are 

 bluish white, thickly spotted with 

 1 eddish brown and a few spots of pale 

 lilac, 1.05 X .80. Incubation, 1st of 

 June. 



22. — Bluebird, Siali.a sialis. 



Above, rich azure blue ; throat, 

 breast and sides chestnut, belly white ; 

 length 7 inches. 



Nest : In hollows, in trees, posts 

 and in boxes. The eggs, 4-6, are pale 

 blue, in rare instances white, .84 x .62. 

 Incubation, last of April. 



33. — *GoLDEN Crowned Kinglet, 



Regulus satrapa. 



Above, olivaceous, crown of the 

 male having a concealed spot of 

 scarlet bordered with yellow and 

 black ; wings and tail dusky, the fonn- 

 er having two light bars, length 4 in- 

 ches. 



Nests : In hemlock trees. The eggs 

 6-8 are creamy white, covered with 

 obscure spots, hardly perceptible, .50 

 X .40. Incubation in June. 



41 . — Black-capped Ciiicadee, 

 Parus atricap ill us . 



Above, brownish drab, crown and 

 nepk black, sides of head white, be- 

 low white, throat black, sides dusky, 

 length 5 1-4 inches. 



Nests : In hollows, in trees and 

 stumps. The eggs, 6-8, are white, 

 finely dotted with reddish-brown. 

 Inc. last of May. 



45. — *HuDSONiAN Chicadee. Parus 

 H'adsoniciis. 



Above, biownish, crown rich brown, 

 throat black, sides of head white ; be- 

 low white, under-tail coverts light 

 chestnut. Length 5. — 5 1-4 inches. 



The eggs, 6 — 7, are white, spotted 

 at the large end with redJish-brown, 

 .58 X .45. 



51 . — White - bellied Nuthatch. 

 SUta caroliueusis. 



Above, ashy blue, upper parts of 

 head and neck ; wings and tail black, 

 below whitish, sides tinged with 

 brown, length 6 inches. 



Nests in hollows in trees, usually 

 high up. Eggs, 4 — 6, are white, with 

 a roseate tinge, spotted with yellow- 

 ish brown and lilac, .80 x .60. Incuba- 

 tion last of Mav. 



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