; size .68 x .50.
Data.--Worcester, Mass., June 10, 1891. Nest on the ground under laurel
roots in swampy woods; made entirely of strips of laurel bark lined with
fine grass.

687. American Redstart. _Setophaga ruticilla._

Range.--North America, chiefly east of the Rockies, breeding in the
northern half of the United States and north to Labrador and Alaska;
winters south of our borders.

The male of this handsome, active and well known species is black with a
white belly, and orange patches on the sides, wings and bases of outer
tail feathers. They breed abundantly in swamps, open woods or thickets
by the roadside, placing their nests in trees or bushes at elevations of
from three to thirty feet above ground and usually in an upright fork.
The nests are very compactly made of fibres and grasses, felted
together, and lined with hair. Their eggs are white, variously blotched
and spotted with brown and gray; size .65 x .50. Data.--Chili, N. Y.,
June 1, 1894. Nest, a cup-shaped structure of plant fibres lined with
fine grasses and hair; 4 feet from the ground in the crotch of a small
chestnut.

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688. PAINTED REDSTART. _Setophaga picta._

Range.--Southern New Mexico and Arizona, southward.

This beautiful Redstart is black with a large white patch on the wing
coverts, white outer tail feathers, and with the belly and middle of the
breast bright red. These active birds, which have all the habits and
mannerisms of the common species, nest on the ground in thickets or
shrubbery usually near water, and generally conceal their homes under
overhanging stones or stumps; the nests are made of fine shreds of bark
and grasses, lined with hair; the eggs are white, dotted with reddish
brown; size .65 x .48. Data.--Chiricahua Mts., Arizona, May 31, 1900.
Nest of fine bark and grass under a small bush on the ground.

689. RED-BELLIED REDSTART. _Setophaga miniata._

Range.--Mexico; admitted to our avifauna on the authority of Giraud as
having occurred in Texas.

This species is similar to the last, but has a chestnut crown patch,
more red on the underparts, and less white on the tail; it is not
probable that their nesting habits or eggs differ from the last.

690. RED-FACE