HERMIT WARBLER. 
669. Dendroica occidentalis. 5 indies. 
Range. —Western North America, from British Columbia 
to southern California, Texas and Arizona. These are to 
be found in the high, mountainous regions among the conifer¬ 
ous trees, where they build their nests on the outer limbs of 
tall pines, almost impossible to find. Their nests are made 
of grass, and the needles from the pine, and not much of 
a nest as compared with some of this same family. They 
lay four white eggs, spotted and wreathed with shades of 
brown (,68x.52). 
GRINNELL WATER THRUSH. 
675a. Seiurus noveboracensis. 5*4 inches. 
Range. —From Alaska to Mexico, breeding in the northern 
portions. They are a quiet bird, solitary in habits, nesting 
in stumps near the ground or among roots of fallen trees. 
Four white eggs, spotted and blotched with brown and lilac 
(.80 x .60). 
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