A— GROUND-COLOR OF SHELL WHITE OR WHITISH — Continued. 
No. 
Size of Eggs 
in Short- 
diameter. 
Size of Eggs 
in Long- 
diameter. 
Ground-color of 
Shell. 
How Marked, Color of Marks, etc. 
No. in 
a Set. 
Location, Position, Materials, 
Size, etc., of Nest. 
English and Latin 
Name of Bird. 
27 
.50 to .60 
.76 to .84 
White. 
Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 
different shades of reddish-rown. Deep shell- 
marks appear gray. Markings generally lim- 
ited to larger end; sometimes they are con- 
fluent and form a wreath. 
4 to 5 
Nest in woods with heavy under- 
growth. on the ground. Oven-shaped 
usually; entrance at the side. Composed 
of leaves, grass, twigs, hair, lichens, 
moss, etc., lined with grass. Diameter 
of cavity from 3 to inches. 
Golden-crowned 
Thrush. 
Siurus auricapillus. 
28 
.50 to .58 
.74 to .87 
White. 
Marked with spots, speckles, and occasion- 
ally small blotches also, oi various shades of 
brown, sometimes quite light, sometimes 
nearly black, not very numerous; basal half 
contains the majority: sometimes they form 
a wreath; seldom confluent. 
4 to 6 
Nest placed on the outside of barns and 
other buildings, under the eaves, orsome 
such place sheltered from rain. Com- 
posed entirely of mud, marie so as to 
form a cavity entered only by a small 
hole. Usually birds build ill colonies. 
Cliff Swallow. 
Petrochelidon 
luuifrons. 
29 
.50 to .60 
.73 to .83 
White. 
Marked with a few spots and minute specks 
of dark chocolate-brown or sepia, at times 
almost black. Marks chiefly about the base. 
Deep shell-marks appear neutral tint. 
5 
Nestplaced in a bush or on a low limb of 
a tree in woods. Pensile. Composed of 
fibres, bark, leaves, grass, etc. Diameter 
of cavity about 2:,, inches in widest part; 
depth of cavity about 2;.' a inches. 
White-eyed Vireo. 
Vireo noveboraceusis. 
30 
.50 to .57 
.69 to .89 
Usually pure white, 
sometimes dirty or 
yellowish-white. 
Marked with dots and small spots of slightly 
reddish-brown over entire shell, sometimes 
thickly, sometimes sparingly, nearly always 
most abundantly about the base. Deep shell- 
marks bluish. Some eggs are blotched with 
yellowish- or blackish-brown. 
4 to 6 
Nest usually placed against the rafter 
of a barn loft, close to the shiugles; oc- 
casionally on a beam. Built of mud, 
strengthened with grasses and straws; 
lined with grass, and then with feathers. 
Barn Swallow. 
Hirundo erythrogastra. 
31 
.50 to .55 
.61 to .70 
White, or white with 
the faintest tint of 
greenish-blue. 
Marked with blotches, dots, and minute 
speckles oi light reddish-brown, or yellowish- 
brown, over entire egg, hut most ‘abundant 
about the base, often forming a wreath. Deep 
shell-marks appear purplish. 
4 to 5 
Nest in woods, on the ground or in 
bushes, especially rose-bushes. Com- 
posed of weed-stalks, split grass, roller- 
grass, rootlets, etc., lined with black- 
horse-hair or split grass. Diameter of 
cavity from l* a to 2% inches; depth of 
cavity about H inch. ' 
Field Sparaow. 
Spizella pusilla. 
32 
.50 to .60 
.70 to .78 
White. 
Marked with spots and speckles of chocolate- 
brown, chiefly about the base; about 20 spots 
and as many speckles to an egg. Some eggs 
have only two or three small spots and 
speckles. 
3 to 5 
Nest i n trees, usually near extremity of 
a branch. Pensile. Composed of long 
flaxen fibres from the inner bark of trees 
and weeds, blades of grass, etc., lined 
with fine grass, horse-hair, etc. Neat 
and compact. Diameter of cavity at rim 
about 2 inches. 
Warbling Vireo. 
Vireosilvia gilvia. 
33 
.50 to .60 
.68 to .80 
Dirty white; at times 
faintly tinted with 
greenish or bluish. 
Some eggs marked chiefly with speckles of 
reddish-brown; others are blotched, spotted, 
andspeckled; othersare mainly spotted : others 
have ground-color nearly obscured by mark- 
ings. 
4 to 5 
Nest on the ground in open land, es- 
pecially in fields of grass and weeds near 
water. Composed of coarse grasses, and 
lined with finer grass, ami sometimes 
horse-liair. Internal diameter about 2% 
inches. 
Savannah Sparrow. 
Passerculus sundwich- 
e lists savanna. 
34 
.50 to .55 
.65 to .74 
White. 
Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles of 
reddish-brown, usually most plentiful about 
the base, where they often form a wreath 
more or less confluent. Some eggs thickly 
marked with minute speckles only. 
4 to 5 
Nest oil the ground at the foot of stump 
or sapling, etc., in retired woods. Com- 
posed of weed-stems, strips of hark, 
leaves, leaf-stems, etc., compactly 
pressed and woven together: lined with 
fine grasses, hair, and sometimes plant- 
down. Some nests are domed. Rarely 
a nest is built in a cavity in a tree. 
Black-and-white 
Creeper. 
Miniotilta varia. 
35 
.49 to .55 
.63 to .70 
White. 
Marked sparsely with spots, clots, and 
speckles of Vandyke-brown, inclined to form 
a wreath at the base. Some eggs have blotches 
of washed-out-looking brown. 
4 to 5 
Nestin woodland, bushy pastures, etc.- 
on the ground at the root oi a bush or 
sapling, or in a tussock of grass or weeds, 
usually in swampy places. Composed of 
leaves, strips of grape-vine bark, weed- 
fibres, and lined with split grasses. In- 
side diameter about inches; depth 
about 3h; inches. 
G ol d e n-w inged Warbl er. 
Uelmirithroplinga 
ehrysoptera. 
36 
.49 to .55 
.61 to .73 
White. 
Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles, 
and irregular fine lines of sepia. Some eggs 
are sparingly, some ratherabuiidanlly marked. 
Deep shell-marks generally more numerous 
than surface marks. 
4 to 5 
Nest in rank grass along the wooded 
banks of streams, along country road-, 
and also in woods and fields; on the 
ground, amonguprightstems. Composed 
of dried leaves, coarse grass, weed-fibres, 
etc., lined with well selected blades of 
grass and roller grass. Diameter of cav- 
ity about 2)4 inches. 
Maryland Yellow -tli roat. 
Geothlypis trie has. 
37 
.48 to .57 
.55 to .75 
Commonly pure 
white: but may be 
faintly tinted ‘with 
greenish or bluish. 
Marked with blotches, spots, and speckles, 
rarely lines also, of yellowish- or reddish- 
brown of different shades, confined chiefly 
about the base, where they generally form a 
ring and are often confluent. Deep shell-marks 
purplish. 
4 to 5 
Nest saddled on a branch of a tree or 
bush, or placed in a fork. Composed of 
grayish fibres of plants, felted and woven 
together; also wool, cotton, etc. Lining 
usually plant-down, with a few horse- 
hairs. Diameter of cavity about 1.60 
inches; depth about 1,30 inches. Very 
common. 
Summer Yellow Bird. 
Dendroeca testivn. 
38 
.48 to .54 
.62 to .70 
White. 
Marked with dots and speckles of brown, 
varying in shade from smoky tint to almost 
black. Sometimes confined almost entirely 
to basal half, often distributed regularly over 
whole shell, never very numerous. 
5 
Nest in woods, on the ground at root of 
weeds, sapling, etc. Composed princi- 
pally of dead leaves and grape-vine bark, 
lined with fine shreds of bark and split 
grasses. Diameter of cavity from 2 to 3 
inches; depth of cavity the same. Loose 
and unsymmetrieal. 
Blue-winged Yellow 
Warbler. 
Helminth ropliaga 
pinus. 
39 
.48 to .54 
.60 to .68 
White. 
Marked with spots and speckles of reddish- 
brown. sparingly toward the point, plentifully 
about the base, where the marks are often con- 
fluent and form a wreath. Deep shell-marks 
are purplish. 
4 to 7 
Nest in holes and odd nooks about 
barns, outbuildings, etc.; also in stumps, 
hollow trees, etc. Made of straw, bark 
rootlets, leaves, strings, paper, rags, wool, 
hair, cobweb, and feathers, lined with 
feathers. Cavity measures in diameter 
about 2}4 inches. 
Bewick's Wren. 
Thryomanes bewicki. 
40 
.48 to .52 
.62 to .65 
White. 
Marked with fine spots and speckles of 
light reddish-brown. Deep shell-marks lilac. 
Some eggs are heavily blotched, spotted, and 
speckled, with a tendency to form a ring 
around the crown. 
4 to 5 
Nestin open swampy thickets, among 
large trees. Nest pensile, 6 to 8 feet from 
ground ; also placed against the trunk of 
a tree. Composed of long threads of 
Spanish moss. Entrance often in the 
side. Rare. 
Blue-yellow-baclced 
Warbler. 
Parula americana. 
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