PERCHING BIRDS 
6 73. Prairie Warbler. Dendroica discolor. 
Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from 
the Gulf to Massachusetts and Ontario; winters 
in southern Florida and the West Indies. 
A species readily recognized by 
its bright yellow underparts and 
the black stripes on the face and 
sides; several bright chestnut 
spots are in the middle of the 
greenish back. These birds will 
be found on dry scrubby hillsides 
and valleys, where they nest in low bushes, and 
the male will be found in the tops of the tallest 
lookout trees delivering his quaint and very pe- 
culiar lisping song. Their nests are handsomely 
made of vegetable fibres and grasses, closely 
woven together and lined with hair; this structure 
is placed in the top of low bushes so that it is 
well concealed by the upper foliage. Their three 
to five eggs are whitish, specked and spotted 
with shades of brown and neutral tints; size .64 
x .48. Data.— Worcester, Mass., June 23, 1891. 
Nest in the top of a young walnut, two feet from 
ground; made of plant fibres and grasses. Four 
eggs 
674. Oven-bird. Sehirus aurocapillus. 
Range.- — North America east of the Rockies, 
breeding from the middle portions of the United 
States, north to Labrador and Alaska. Winters 
from the Gulf States southward. 
This species is fully as often known as the 
Golden-crowned Thrush, because of its brownish 
orange crown bordered with black. They are 
woodland birds exclusively and nest on the 
ground, arching the top over with rootlets or leaves, the nest 
proper being made of grasses and leaf skeletons. As they 
are concealed so effectually, the nests are usually found 
by flushing the bird. The four to six eggs are white, slightly 
glossy and spotted, blotched or wreathed with reddish brown 
and lilac; size .80 x .60. Data. — Old Saybrook, Conn., June 
19, 1899. Domed nest with a side entrance on the ground in 
woods. 
Prairie Warblers 
Oven-bird 
White 
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