Nests in Buildings, Bridges, Walls, Etc. 
676. Louisiana or Large-billed Water-thrush: Seiurus 
motacilia( Vieill.) 
Adult—Upper parts warm olive brown; white line over eye; 
under parts white, tinged with yellow, and streaked with 
dark brown or blackish; V-shaped spots except on the throat; 
bill rather large. Length—6. 28. 
Breeding Range—Southern Michigan, New York, and southern 
New England, southward to North Carolina and possibly 
further south. 
The nest is made of leaves with mud adhering to them, 
moss, ‘‘ grape-grass, and sometimes hair”; it is placed in banks 
among roots, etc., in moist or swampy woods. The eggs are 
white to creamy white, speckled and spotted with reddish or 
yellowish brown and pale lilac. Size—.76 x .62. See Fig. 13, 
Plate C. 
In the neighbourhood of New York the nesting season begins 
during the first week in May. 
In habits these birds resemble the water-thrush, frequenting 
the streams and rivers and damp woods; their song is remark- 
ably fine, considered by some to be finer than that of any other 
of our Eastern birds. 
686. Canadian Warbler; Canada Flycatcher: Sylvania 
canadensis (Linn.) 
Adult§—Upper parts rather dark gray; forehead and front of 
crown spotted black; line from bill, under eye, and on sides 
of throat black; spots across breast black; under parts bright 
yellow; rather long bristles at base of bill. Length—5.6r1. 
Adult 2 —Similar, but less brilliant. 
Breeding Range—From New England, northern Pennsylvania, and 
Michigan, northward. 
The nest is usually placed in a bank or among the roots of 
a fallen tree, or on the ground beneath bushes in swampy woods, 
and is carefully concealed; it is made of moss, leaves, weeds, 
strips of bark, and fine roots, sometimes lined with hair. The 
eggs, 4 or'5 in number, are white, speckled principally round the 
larger end with hazel, reddish brown, and lilac. Size—.68 x .51. 
The breeding season begins early in June. 
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