u6 PIPITS 



Range. Nests from Arkansas and North Carolina to Canada; 

 winters in the tropics. 



Washington, very abundant T. V., Apl. i5-May;1Aug. 19- 

 Sept. 30; a few breed. Ossining, common S. R., May i-Oct. 3. 

 Cambridge, abundant S. R., May 5-Sept. 20. N. Ohio, common 

 S. R., Apl. 27-Sept. 20. Glen Ellyn, not common S. R., common 

 T. V., May 3-Oct. 5. SE. Minn., common S. R., May 2-Sept. 22. 



His bright colors, graceful, aerial pirouetting, abundance, 

 and frequently uttered song make the Redstart the most 

 conspicuous as well as one of the most attractive of our 

 woodland Warblers. So exquisite a creature should be as 

 widely known as are violets or daisies. The Redstart 

 builds its well-made nest in a crotch, usually about fifteen 

 feet above the ground. The 4-5 grayish white eggs, 

 spotted and blotched chiefly at the larger end, are laid in 

 mid-May. 



WAGTAILS AND PIPITS. FAMILY MOTA- 

 CILLIDiE 



AMERICAN PIPIT 

 Anlhus rubescens. Case 4, Fig. 62; Case 5, Fig. 17 



Outer tail-feathers white, bill slender, back grayish. L. 6}. 



Range. Nests from Newfoundland to Greenland; winters from 

 Maryland to Florida and Mexico. 



Washington, W. V., sometimes abundant, Oct. 2-May 12. 

 Ossining, common T. V., Mch. 26-(?); Sept. 24-Nov. 16. Cam- 

 bridge, T. V., abundant Sept. 20— Nov. 10; rare Apl. 10-May 20. 

 N. Ohio, common 'T. V., Apl. 6-May 20; Oct. 19. Glen Ellyn. 

 not fcommon T. V., Apl. 15-; Sept. 30- Oct. 18. SE. Minn, 

 common T. V., May 4-; Oct. 



At first glance a Pipit might be mistaken for a Sparrow — 

 let us say, a Vesper Sparrow; but note that it walks, in- 

 stead of hops, that it constantly wags or 'tips' its tail, 

 that it has a slender, not stout bill. Meadows, pastures, 

 plowed fields, golf-courses, are frequented by Pipits, 

 usually in flocks of a dozen or more. When flushed, with 



