. Nests and eggs of North American birds; . ecies in all suitable placesthroughout the west. Mr. Scott found it nesting at Twin Lakes,Colorado, and Mr. D. H. Minot notes it as a summer resident in theregion about Boulder, where the bird prefers high willow swamps andsparuce timber. He found nests June 24, at Seven Lakes. Mr. FrankM. Drew gives it as an abundant resident in San Juan county, Merrill states that it breeds rather abundantly in the Big HornMountains, Montana. Mr. H. W. Henshaw states that AudubonsWarbler breeds abundantly throughout th» pine woods of the moun-tains abo
. Nests and eggs of North American birds; . ecies in all suitable placesthroughout the west. Mr. Scott found it nesting at Twin Lakes,Colorado, and Mr. D. H. Minot notes it as a summer resident in theregion about Boulder, where the bird prefers high willow swamps andsparuce timber. He found nests June 24, at Seven Lakes. Mr. FrankM. Drew gives it as an abundant resident in San Juan county, Merrill states that it breeds rather abundantly in the Big HornMountains, Montana. Mr. H. W. Henshaw states that AudubonsWarbler breeds abundantly throughout th» pine woods of the moun-tains about Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mr. A. W. Anthony says thata few breed in the more elevated parts of Washington county, Oregon. The nests of this species are situated at various heights rangingall the way from three to thirty feet, and usually on the outer branchesof pine or spruce trees. Their composition is fine strips of bark, grass,small stems of the sage bush, pine needles, etc., lined with fine roots,hairs and feathers. Copyright PLATE PARULA, OR BLUE-YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER AND NEST. (Comfsothlypis americana.) PAGE 363. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 369 The eggs are usually four in number, sometimes five. Somespecimens are somewhat like the common type of the Yellow Warblers,being greenish-white, marked chiefly about the crown with ground color, however, varies from dull olivaceous-white to palegreen or even pale blue, and the markings are usually blackish-brownand lilac-gray ; average size .67 x .52. A set of four eggs in Mr. Norriscabinet was taken in Larimer county, Colorado. They , , -73x-56, -77x-55- 657. Dendroica maculosa (GMEL.) [97.] Magnolia Warbler. Hab. Eastern North America as far west as base of Rocky Mountains. Breeds from northern partsof New England, New York, and Michigan northward to about Hudson Bay. In winter, Bahamas,Cuba and Central America. An elegant little bird, and perhaps better known as the Black-and-Yellow Warbler.
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