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tolerably common T. V., May 11-21; July 28 -Oct. 3. Cambridge, abundant 
T. V., May 8-June 1; Aug. 10-Oct. 10. N. Ohio, common T. V., Apl. 26- 
May 25; Sept. 1-15. 
Nest , of moss, lined with tendrils and fine rootlets, in a mossy bank or 
under the roots of a fallen tree. Eggs, 4-5, white, or buffy white, with nu- 
merous cinnamon-brown markings, chiefly about the larger end, *76 x ’59. 
Date, Branchport, N. Y., May 18; Pittsfield, Maine, May 28. 
In general habits this bird resembles its southern relative, the 
Louisiana Water-Thrush, but during its migrations it is frequently 
found some distance from water, and I have known birds to spend sev- 
eral days beneath evergreen trees on a lawn a quarter of a mile from 
the woods. It is, too, much less shy than motacilla, and one can gen- 
erally approach closely enough to take note of the characters which dis- 
tinguish it from that species — a smaller bill, more sharply defined and 
darker streaks, and yellower underparts. 
The sharp, steely alarm note, clink , is not so penetrating as that of 
motacilla, and the loud, ringing song, while lacking in the wild quality 
which so characterizes the notes of that species, is nevertheless more 
musical. 
675a. S. n. notabilis Ridgw. Grinnell’s Water-Thrush. Simi- 
lar to the preceding, but slightly larger, upperparts darker, underparts and 
line over the eye whiter. W., 3*10; T., 2’20; B. from N., ‘37. 
Range. — W. N. Am. Breeds chiefly in Boreal zones from limit of trees 
in nw. Alaska, n. Yukon, nw. and cen. Mackenzie, and cen. Keewatin s. 
to s. B. C., cen. Mont., nw. Nebr., n. Minn., and nw. Mich.; winters in Cuba 
and the Bahamas and from Mex. to n. S. A.; migrates throughout the 
Miss. Valley, and along the Atlantic coast from S. C. southward; casual 
in N. J. 
Washington, casual, two instances, May. Glen Ellyn, fairly common 
T. V., Apl. 14- June 5; Aug. 17-Oct. 6. SE. Minn., common T. V., Apl. 30- ; 
Sept. 24. 
676. Seiurus motacilla ( Vieill. ). Louisiana Water-Thrush. (Fig. 
70 d.) Ads. — A conspicuous white line over the eye; upperparts, wings, and 
tail olive; no wing-bars or tail-patches; underparts white, tinged with cream- 
buff, especially on the flanks, and streaked with blackish, except on the throat 
and middle of the belly. L., 6’28; W., 3’23; T., 2T4; B. from N., ’40. 
Remarks. — Aside from its larger size, this bird may be known from the 
preceding species by the whiter, more conspicuous line over the eye, buffy 
instead of yellowish tinge on the underparts, and absence of spots on the 
throat. 
Range. — E. U. S. Breeds mainly in Carolinian fauna from se. Nebr., 
se. Minn., and the s. parts of Mich., Ont., N. Y., and New England s. to 
ne. Tex., n. Ga., and cen. S. C.; winters from n. Mex. to Colombia, and in 
the West Indies. 
Washington, rare S. R., Apl. 2-Sept. 14. Ossining, common S. R., 
Apl. 9- Aug. 24. N. Ohio, tolerably common S. R., Mch. 28-Sept. 15. SE. 
Minn., uncommon S. R., Apl. 17-Aug. 26. 
Nest, of leaves, twigs, and rootlets, under a bank or the upturned roots 
of a fallen tree. Eggs, 4-6, white, evenly speckled or spotted, distinctly 
and obscurely, with cinnamon- or rufous-brown, ‘75 x ‘60. Date, Iredell 
Co., N. C., Apl. 21; Waynesburg, Pa., May 5, hatching; New Haven, Conn., 
May 6; Petersburg, Mich., May 5. 
Few birds are more particular in their choice of homes than this 
Water-Thrush. He lives where dashing brooks leap down wooded 
