SUMMARY
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YELLOW WARBLER.—Dendroica æstiva. Other names: “Summer Yellow-bird,” “Wild Canary,” “Yellow-poll Warbler.”
Range—The whole of North America; breeding throughout its range. In winter, the whole of middle America and northern South America.
Nest—Built in an apple tree, cup-shaped, neat and compact, composed of plant fibres, bark, etc.
Eggs—Four or five; greenish-white, spotted.
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HERMIT THRUSH.—Turdus aonalaschkæ pallasii. Other names: “Swamp Angel,” “Ground Swamp Robin.”
Range—Eastern North America, breeding from northern United States northward; wintering from about latitude 40° to the Gulf coast.
Nest—On the ground, in some low, secluded spot, beneath shelter of deep shrubbery. Bulky and loosely made of leaves, bark, grasses, mosses, lined with similar finer material.
Eggs—Three or four; of greenish blue, unspotted.
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SONG SPARROW.—Melospiza fasciata.
Range—Eastern United States and British Provinces, west to the Plains, breeding chiefly north of 40°, except east of the Alleghenies.
Nest—On the ground, or in low bushes, of grasses, weeds, and leaves, lined with fine grass stems, roots, and, in some cases, hair.
Eggs—Four to seven; varying in color from greenish or pinkish white to light bluish green, spotted with dark reddish brown.
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YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.—Coccyzus americanus. Other names: “Rain Crow,” “Rain Dove,” and “Chow-Chow.”
Range—Eastern North America to British Provinces, west to Great Plains, south in winter, West Indies and Costa Rica.
Nest—In low tree or bush, of dried sticks, bark strips and catkins.
Eggs—Two to four; of glaucous green which fades on exposure to the light.
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RUBY-THROATED HUMMING BIRD.—Trochilus colubris.
Range—Eastern North America to the Plains north to the fur countries, and south in winter to Cuba and Veragua.
Nest—A circle an inch and a half in diameter, made of fern wool, etc., shingled with lichens to match the color of the branch on which it is saddled.
Eggs—Two; pure white, the size of soup beans.
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HOUSE WREN.—Troglodytes aedon.
Range—Eastern United States and southern Canada, west to the Mississippi Valley; winters in southern portions.
Nest—Miscellaneous rubbish, sticks, grasses, hay, and the like.
Eggs—Usually seven; white, dotted with reddish brown.
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PHOEBE.—Sayornis phœbe. Other names: “Pewit,” “Pewee.”
Range—Eastern North America; in winter south to Mexico and Cuba.
Nest—Compactly and neatly made of mud and vegetable substances, with lining of grass and feathers.
Eggs—Four or five; pure white, sometimes sparsely spotted with reddish brown dots at larger end.
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RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.—Regulus calendula.
Range—Entire North America, wintering in the South and in northern Central America.
Nest—Very rare, only six known; of hair, feathers, moss, etc., bulky, globular, and partly pensile.
Eggs—Five to nine; dull whitish or pale puffy, speckled.
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MOURNING DOVE.—Zenaidura macrura. Other names: “Carolina Dove,” “Turtle Dove.”
Range—Whole of temperate North America, south to Panama and the West Indies.
Nest—Rim of twigs sufficient to retain the eggs.
Eggs—Usually two; white.
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WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH.—Sitta carolinensis. Other name: “Sapsucker,” improperly called.
Range—Eastern United States and British Provinces.
Nest—Decayed trunk of tree or stub, from two to six feet from ground, composed of chicken feathers, hair, and dry leaves.
Eggs—Five to eight; white with a roseate tinge, speckled with reddish brown and a slight tinge of purple.