. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. FABUI^ WABBLES. 648. Compsothlypis americana. 454 inches. A yellowuh brown patch in the middle of the gray back; male, wit(i a ebeitnut and black patch on the breast; female, without. In the summer they are found in wet swampi where the ground is covered with a carpeting of moss whisk only partially keeps your feet from the water below; the dead trees are covered with a growth of long, drooping moss; the ends of this moss are turned up and formea into a neat cradle within which the young are reared. —A little lisping tril
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. FABUI^ WABBLES. 648. Compsothlypis americana. 454 inches. A yellowuh brown patch in the middle of the gray back; male, wit(i a ebeitnut and black patch on the breast; female, without. In the summer they are found in wet swampi where the ground is covered with a carpeting of moss whisk only partially keeps your feet from the water below; the dead trees are covered with a growth of long, drooping moss; the ends of this moss are turned up and formea into a neat cradle within which the young are reared. —A little lisping trill. Nest.—A beautiful affur coiisisting of long, droop- ing moss suspended from dead trees in swamps; eggs white with a wreath of chestnut spots around the laiga end (.). Bangs.—^Breeds in the southern half of the U. 8. The Northern Pamla (usnea). No. 648a., breeds in tks northern half of the U. S. and southern Canada; it is brighter colored than the southern form. Both varie- ties winter fron the Oulf States Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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