. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Adult: Crown, with broad stripe of orange brown in the centre,bordered by narrow stripes of black; sides of head, dull olive brown;throat, white, with narrow black stripe; sides, upper parts, wingsand tail, brownish olive; wings, without bars; under parts, white,heavily streaked on breast and sides with black; no white on tail. Sexes, similar. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .45; tarsus, .82. The Oven-bird is a common summer resident in wooded districtsof Illinois and Wisconsin from May until the latter part of has a delightful w
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Adult: Crown, with broad stripe of orange brown in the centre,bordered by narrow stripes of black; sides of head, dull olive brown;throat, white, with narrow black stripe; sides, upper parts, wingsand tail, brownish olive; wings, without bars; under parts, white,heavily streaked on breast and sides with black; no white on tail. Sexes, similar. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .45; tarsus, .82. The Oven-bird is a common summer resident in wooded districtsof Illinois and Wisconsin from May until the latter part of has a delightful warbling song far different from its usual familiarnotes, but which is apparently reserved for special occasions, asit is not often heard and rarely or never, except after more common song may be described as wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-chee repeatedrapidly and with gradually increasing power. Nidification begins in May. The nest is a covered, oven-likestructure on the
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