Nests in Holes in Trees, Stumps, or Logs 



614. White-bellied or Tree Swallow: Tachycineta 

 bicolor (Vieill.) 



Eggs white. 



See Page 89, Cliapter V. 



637. Prothonotary Warbler : Protonotaria citrea 



(Bodd.) 



Adult 3 — Upper parts greenish ; entire head and under parts 

 brilliant orange, lighter on the belly. 



Adult $ — Not so richly coloured. Leng'th — 5.^o. See Fig. 20, 

 Plate D. ' 



Breeding Range — From Illinois and Virginia southward, rare 

 farther north. The nest of leaves, twigs, moss, and fine 

 roots is placed in a hole in a tree or stump, in the bottom- 

 lands. 4 to 6 and rarely 7 eggs are laid ; they are glossy 

 white or pale buff, "spotted, blotched, and dotted with 

 rich chestnut brown ; in some the ground colour being 

 almost obscured by the markings" (Davie). Size — .73 

 X .52. 



These beautiful Warblers frequent streams and swamps, 

 building their nests in stumps or trees that overhang or stand in 

 the water, the deserted nests of the woodpeckers and chicka- 

 dees being in much demand ; the hole selected is very low, some- 

 times within two feet, and seldom more than fourteen feet, of the 

 ground. The breeding season is in May. 



718. Carolina Wren: Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.) 



Eggs white or pinkish white, with numerous pinkish brown 

 and lilac gray markings, the ground colour being sometimes 

 concealed. 



See Page 93, Chapter V. 



718a. Florida Wren: T. 1. miamensis Ridgw. 



Eggs similar to the preceding. 



See Page 93, Chapter V. 

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