REDSTART
Setophaga ruticilla. [Case 8], Figs. 57, 58
The female is yellow where the male is flame-color; young males resemble the female, but usually have more or less black on the breast. L. 5½.
Range. Nests from Arkansas and North Carolina to Canada; winters in the tropics.
Washington, very abundant T.V., Apl, 15-May; Aug. 19-Sept. 30; a few breed. Ossining, common S.R., May 1-Oct. 3. Cambridge, abundant S.R., May 5-Sept. 20. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept. 20. Glen Ellyn. not common S.R., common T.V., May 3-Oct. 5. SE. Minn., common S.R., May 2-Sept. 22.
His bright colors, graceful, aerial pirouetting, abundance, and frequently uttered song make the Redstart the most conspicuous as well as one of the most attractive of our woodland Warblers. So exquisite a creature should be as widely known as are violets or daisies. The Redstart builds its well-made nest in a crotch, usually about fifteen feet above the ground. The 4-5 grayish white eggs, spotted and blotched chiefly at the larger end, are laid in mid-May.
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS. FAMILY MOTACILLIDÆ
AMERICAN PIPIT
Anthus rubescens. [Case 4], Fig. 62; [Case 5], Fig. 17
Outer tail-feathers white, bill slender, back grayish. L. 6½.
Range. Nests from Newfoundland to Greenland; winters from Maryland to Florida and Mexico.