208 BIRDS—SYLVICOLIDA. 
Siwrus auricapillus, LANGDON, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 6; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soe. 
Nat. Hist, i, 1879, 172; Reprint, 6. ; 
Motaciila aurocapilla, LiInNaUS, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 334. 
Turdus aurocapillus, LaTHaM, Tad. Orn., i, 1790, 328. 
Sylvia aurocapilla, BONAPARTE, Journ. Philad. Acad., iv, 1824, 35. 
Seiurus aurocapiilus, SWAINSON, Zool. Journ, ili, 1827, 171, 
Siurus auvicapillus, Moor, Proc. Zool. Sec., 1859, 55.—Couxs, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, ii, 
1877, 29. 
Crown orange-brown, bordered with two black stripes, no superciliary line. Above, 
bright olive green; below pure white, thickly spotted with dusky on breast and sides; 
a narrow maxillary line of blackish; under wing coverts tinged with yellow ; a white 
eye-ring; legs flesh color. Sexes alike; young similar. Length 54-64; wing 3; tail 22. 
' Habitat, Eastern North America; north to Alaska; south to West Indies and Central 
America; wesi to the Rocky Mountains. | 
Common summer resident, Arrives during the last week in April, 
and remains until September. Breeds. Prefers deep and solitary woods 
and ravines for its summer residence, but during the migrations may be 
found in almost any woodiand. Scmetimes during the spring migration 
it visits the gardens of the city. 
The Golden-crowned Thrush or Oven Bird is noted for its loud, monoton- 
ous and emphatic song, which resembles the syllables te cha, te cha, te-cha, 
te cha, repeated with a vehemence which is almost startling. It is also 
said to have a prolonged, tinely modulated and very sweet song, but this 
I have never heard. 
This species, with the other two members of the genus, are the most 
terrestrial of the family. They spend most of their time searching for 
food on the ground, where they do not hop, but walk, and have the habit 
of wagging their tails like the Titlark and Sandpiper. 
The nest of this bird is placed on the ground, and is remarkable in 
being roofed over, having an entrance on the side. It is usually placed 
beside a fallen log, or in a depression on a hill-side. It is composed of 
twigs, leaves, and moss. The eggs are from four to six, creamy white, 
spotted with various shades of brown, red, and purple. They measure .82 
by .55. : , : 
SIuRUS N@#vius (Bodd.) Cs. 
Water Waetail; Water Thrush. 
Sylvia noveboracensis, KIRTLAND, Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1838, 163, 181 (in part). 
Turdus noveboracensis, READ, Family Visitor, ill, 1853, 399, (im part); Proc. Philad. Acad. 
Nat. Sci., vi, 1853, 395 (in part). 
Seiurus noveboracensis, WH@ATON, Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1860, 363; Reprint, 1861, 5; Food 
of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 564; Reprint, 1875, 4. ; 
Siurus nevius, LANGDON, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 7; Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1878, 
113; Reprint, 4; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Sec. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 172; Reprint, 6. 
