FAM. VII. WOOD WARBLEUS 



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Water-Thrnsh 



streaked everywhere with black. Over the eye there is a dis- 

 tinct buffy line. This is a walking, tail-wagging bird, like the 

 last, but as its name indicates, it prefers localities near the 

 water, though it is sometimes found in dry places. It is not 

 a shy bird. (Water Wagtail.) 



Length, Sf ; wing, 3 (2|-3J-); tail, 2^; tarsus, |; culmen, |. Illinois 

 and eastward ; breeding from nortliern Illinois and northern New England 

 northward, and wintering 

 from the Gulf States to 

 northern South America. 

 Grinnell's Water-Thrush 

 (675". S. n. notdbilis) is 

 very much like the last, 

 but larger, on the average, 

 and with the upper parts 

 darker and the under 

 parts whiter. This is the 

 western variety, and is 

 found from Illinois to 

 California north into Brit- 

 ish America, and winter- 

 ing from the Gulf States to South America. During migrations it has 

 been found in Virginia and even in New Jersey. 



31. Louisiana Water-Thrush (676. Seiurus motacilld). — This 

 bird is much like No. 30, but the streakings on the lower parts 

 do not include the throat and middle of belly, the line over the 

 eye is white and conspicuous, and the under parts are tinged 

 with buff color rather than yellow. This is a much shyer bird, 

 more fond of the water, and a noted songster, sometimes sing- 

 ing while on the wing. (Larger-billed Water-Thrush.) 



Length, 6J; wing, 3|- (3-3J); tail, 2^; tarsus, nearly 1; culmen, |-|-. 

 United States from the Plains eastward, north to central New England ; 

 wintering south of the United States to Central America. 



32. Kentucky Warbler (677. Gedthlypis formdsa). — An olive- 

 green-backed warbler, with all the lower parts and a line over 

 the eye bright yellow. The crown, and a blotch under the eye, 

 extending along the side of the throat, are black. There are no 

 wing bars or tail patches. The female has the dark sections 

 more grayish. It is an inhabitant of dense, especially wet, 



