. Birds of North Carolina . d more gi-ayish w-ith less black streaking measurements of 95 Raleigh specimens: L., (5; W., ; T., Range.—Eastern North America in summer, wintering in the Gulf States and southward. Range in North Carolina.—Whole State in summer, breeding everywhere. The Black-and-White Warbler, sometimes called the Black-and-White Creeperon account of its movements, is a common summer visitor in all portionsof our State, arriving about the end of ]\Iarch and leaving in October. Its favoritehaunts are mixed woods, particularly where there
. Birds of North Carolina . d more gi-ayish w-ith less black streaking measurements of 95 Raleigh specimens: L., (5; W., ; T., Range.—Eastern North America in summer, wintering in the Gulf States and southward. Range in North Carolina.—Whole State in summer, breeding everywhere. The Black-and-White Warbler, sometimes called the Black-and-White Creeperon account of its movements, is a common summer visitor in all portionsof our State, arriving about the end of ]\Iarch and leaving in October. Its favoritehaunts are mixed woods, particularly where there are sloping hillsides, in which 18 274 Birds of Xorth Carolina situations it builds its nost, often at tlic foot of sonic small tree, or by the side ofa log. It is constructed of leaves and grasses, and given a lining of finer eggs are four or five in number and are deposited in April or May. They arewhite, speckled with hazel or cinnamon rufous, and often also with lilac or lavendergray. Size .70 x .. Flo. 220. , Till (inly nest C 8. I)rimlry ever found at lialcigh was on a sloping hillside, andwas tucked in tmder the pine straw at the i)ase of two small pines standing closetogether. The same ol)server also found a nest at Andrews, which was on almostlevel ground at the end of a prostrate log. Pearson discovered a nest under anexposed root on a wooded hillside, in May, , at (luilfonl College. It containedthree newly hatched young. In hal)its this species resenil:>Ies a nuthatcii rather more than a warbler, as itkeeps continually running up and down the trunks or along tlie ; of trees hi amanner not milike that of tlie White-lireasted Nuthatch. / Genus Protonotaria Baird)273. Protonotaria citrea {Bodd.}. Wahbler. Dcscrii)li(}ii. , iiick. and undcrpiirts, except Idwit tail-coverts, rich oniiiKe yellow,lighter on the belly; back olive-gi-een: wings and tail bluish gray; lower tail-eoverts whi
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