Open Nests in Woods, Thickets, Swampy Thickets 



676. Louisiana Water-tiirush : Selurus motacilla (Vielll.) 



Eggs creamy whita with numerous spots and specks of 

 chestnut and lilac. 



See page 92, Chapter V. 



677. Kentuclty Warbler: GeothilypiS formosa (Wils.) 



Adult 5 — Upper parts light olive green, except the crown, which 

 is black ; from the bill, over and back of the eye, is a thin, 

 yellow line ; below it there is a black patch, which narrows 

 below the cheek, then again becoming slightly wider ; 

 under parts bright yellow. 



Adult ? —Colours rather less brilliant. Length — 5.40. 



Breeding Range — Throughout the Eastern States, from the Gulf of 

 Mexico to Illinois and Connecticut. 



The nest is placed on the ground or among the roots of a 

 fallen tree, usually in woods that are more or less damp ; it is a 

 large structure of leaves (mostly on the outside), grasses, and fine 

 roots, lined with fine roots and sometimes hair. The eggs, num- 

 bering from 4 to 5, "rarely 6," are white, spotted or blotched, 

 more so at the larger end, with varying shades of brown and 

 gray. Size — .73 x .57. 



This bird may be easily mistaken by the novice for the Mary- 

 land yellow-throat, being about the same size and colour ; the 

 black crown and the light yellow line over the eye, together with 

 the fact that it walks, should serve to identify it. Near New York 

 the eggs are laid about the end of May, in Kansas about ten 

 days earlier. 



679. IVIourning Warbler: Geotlilypis pliiladeiphia (Wlls.) 



Eggs white, with reddish-brown spots at the larger end. 



See Page 164, Chapter VIll. 



681. Maryland Yellow-tinroat: Geothlypis triclias (Linn.) 



Adult 6 — Upper parts brownish olive green ; forehead, cheeks, 

 and side of throat black, with a "light grayish edge back of 

 it ; breast, throat, and sides bright yellow ; belly grayish 

 white. 



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