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made in a large tussock of grass in water along the edge of Little 
Long Pond, near the Guest House boat landing. The nest was 
placed in the middle of the base of the thick growth of tussock 
stems, open above but completely surrounded by the heavy grasses. 
There were young in the nest, and the female was hovering them 
when I intruded upon her home. When leaving the nest she slipped 
mouse-like between the stems and flitted to neighboring vegetation 
in the water before taking wing. This nest (Fig. 25) was made 
outwardly of dead leaf fragments, coarse grass stems, and dried 
grass leaves. Smaller dead grasses were used for the interior. It 
had thick walls, loosely woven, with much loosely attached material. 
13. Louisiana Water-thrush. Seiurus motacilla (Vieill.) 
The Water-thrush is common in the Guest House neighborhood, 
in association with the little brooks that hurry down over the rocks 
to the lakes and ponds. A pair of Water-thrushes frequented the 
little brook in the western portion of the front lot, until it dried 
up in early July. The Water-thrush resembles its relative, the 
Oven-bird, but the peculiar habit of the former in teetering its 
body as it walks aids in distinguishing it from the Oven-bird. The 
two, however, are not associated in the same resorts ; the Oven-bird 
chooses the dry woodlands, while the Water-thrush prefers the near 
vicinity of dashing brooks and seldom leaves the immediate stream- 
sides. 
14. Oven-bird. Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.) 
The Oven-bird is very common in the Guest House neighbor- 
hood. It frequents the dry hillsides, where there is comparatively 
little green undergrowth and where the exposed ground is strewn 
with dead leaves, with scattered laurel of low growth interspersed 
with low sprouts. The gently sloping wooded knoll across from 
the Guest House in front is a typical haunt of the Oven-bird, and 
there its notes were heard ringing out with vigor and persistency. 
The song stations of the Oven-bird are generally the branches on 
the lower part of the large trees, with the result that on the slopes 
ahead the song appears to be uttered while the bird is on the 
ground. It is well for the observer, in seeking to get a glimpse 
