. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . ing motionhe walks on ahead, springs from rock to rock, or with a sharp, metallicchi7ik of alarm takes wing and darts through the woods so low youscarcely get a glimpse of him. From a distant limb near the groundhe watches you, constantly teetering his body as though even whenresting he must find some outlet for his surplus nervous energy. As a songster the Water-Thrush is without a rival. His song isnot to be compared with the cle
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . ing motionhe walks on ahead, springs from rock to rock, or with a sharp, metallicchi7ik of alarm takes wing and darts through the woods so low youscarcely get a glimpse of him. From a distant limb near the groundhe watches you, constantly teetering his body as though even whenresting he must find some outlet for his surplus nervous energy. As a songster the Water-Thrush is without a rival. His song isnot to be compared with the clear-voiced carol of the Rose-breastedGrosbeak, the plaintive chant of the , or the hymnlikemelody of the true Thrushes; it is of a different kind. It is the un-tamable spirit of the bird rendered in music. There is an almost fiercewildness in its ringing notes. On rare occasions he is inspired to voicehis passion in a flight-song, which so far exceeds his usual performancethat even the memory of it is thrilling. 677. Geothlypis formosa ( WiU.). Kentucky Warbler. Ad. $ .— (Fig. 105.) A yellow line from the bill passes over and around the back of. Louisiana Water-Thrush. WOOD WARBLERS. 369 tlie eye; crown, region below the eye, and the side of the throat black ; restof the upper parts, wings, and tail olive-green; no wing-bars or tail-patches;under parts bright yellow. Ad. $ .—Similar, but the black areas more gray-ish and less clearly defined. L., 5-40 ; W., 2-60; T., 1-90 ; B. from N., -32. Range.—Eastsrn United States; breeds from the GuJf States to Iowa andConnecticut; winters in Central America. Washington, not very uncommon S. E., May 3 to Sept. 5. Sing Sing,common S. K., May 2 to Aug. 27. Nest., bulky, of twigs and rootlets, firmly wrapped with several thicknessesof leaves, lined with fine rootlets, on or near the ground. Eggs., four to five,white or grayish white, finely and evenly speckled or coarsely blotched withrufous to umber, -72 x -58. The Kentuck
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