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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 phoebe._ 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.