. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 464 NESTS AND EGGS OF as fifty feet in trees. A set of five eggs was taken from the hollow of a live oak in May, 1886. The eggs &.re usually four or five, seldom six. The ground-color varies from pale greenish-blue to dull buffy, marked with spots and blotches of yellowish- brown, russet or chestnut. A great variation exists in the sizes. Specimens in a large series measure as small as ., and as large as A common size is . inches. 704. CATBIRD. Oaleoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) Geog. Dist.—Eastern United States a
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 464 NESTS AND EGGS OF as fifty feet in trees. A set of five eggs was taken from the hollow of a live oak in May, 1886. The eggs &.re usually four or five, seldom six. The ground-color varies from pale greenish-blue to dull buffy, marked with spots and blotches of yellowish- brown, russet or chestnut. A great variation exists in the sizes. Specimens in a large series measure as small as ., and as large as A common size is . inches. 704. CATBIRD. Oaleoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) Geog. Dist.—Eastern United States and British Provinces, north to about 54° in the interior; west to and including the Rocky Mountains. Winters in the Southern States, Cuba and Central America to Panama. This well-known bird breeds throughout its range, nesting in bushes, low trees, or clusters of vines, generally in retired places. It is seldom placed more than ten feet above the ground. Thickets or orchards are its favorite haunts. The nest is bulky and inartistic, made of dry leaves, twigs, dry grass, and lined with black fibrous roots and grass. The eggs are usually four, frequently five, and rarely six. They are plain, deep bluish-green; average size . 705. BEOWlf THRASHER. Barporliynclms rufus (Linn.) Geog. Dist.—East- ern United States, west to the base of the. Rocky Mountains; north to Southern Maine, Ontario and Manitoba. Winters in more Southern States, north to about 37°. The Brown Thrasher breeds in all suit- able localities throughout its range, building its nest in low bushes, or on stumps, in clus- ters of wild vines and briers, in heaps of biaish-wood, and often on the ground. It may be frequently found nesting in the fruit trees of quiet orchards, and in trees situated in un- frequented places. When the nest is placed on the ground where the soil is wet and clayey the eggs become addled; three in- stances of this kind have come under my no- tice, and the eggs have failed to hatch. T
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