common T.V., May 8-; Aug. 18-Sept. 5.

The Canadian Warbler haunts the lower growth of deciduous forests. It is
"a sprightly, wide-awake, fly-snapping Warbler, vivid in movement and in
song" (Thayer). "The song is liquid, uncertain, varied, bright and
sweet" (Farwell). It nests on the ground early in June, laying 4-5 eggs
much like those of Wilson's Warbler.

REDSTART

_Setophaga ruticilla. Case 8, Figs. 57, 58_

The female is yellow where the male is
flame-color; young males resemble the female, but
usually have more or less black on the breast. L.
5-1/2.

_Range._ Nests from Arkansas and North Carolina to
Canada; winters in the tropics.

Washington, very abundant T.V., Apl, 15-May; Aug.
19-Sept. 30; a few breed. Ossining, common S.R.,
May 1-Oct. 3. Cambridge, abundant S.R., May
5-Sept. 20. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept.
20. Glen Ellyn. not common S.R., common T.V., May
3-Oct. 5. SE. Minn., common S.R., May 2-Sept. 22.

His bright colors, graceful, aerial pirouetting, abundance, and
frequently uttered song make the Redstart the most conspicuous as well
as one of the most attractive of our woodland Warblers. So exquisite a
creature should be as widely known as are violets or daisies. The
Redstart builds its well-made nest in a crotch, usually about fifteen
feet above the ground. The 4-5 grayish white eggs, spotted and blotched
chiefly at the larger end, are laid in mid-May.

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS. FAMILY MOTACILLIDAE

AMERICAN PIPIT

_Anthus rubescens. Case 4, Fig. 62; Case 5, Fig. 17_

Outer tail-feathers white, bill slender, back
grayish. L. 6-1/2.

_Range._ Nests from Newfoundland to Greenland;
winters from Maryland to Florida and Mexico.

Washington, W.V., sometimes abundant, Oct. 2-May
12. Ossining, common T.V., Mch. 26-(?); Sept.
24-Nov. 16. Cambridge, T.V., abundant Sept.
20-Nov. 10; rare Apl. 10-May 20. N. Ohio, common
T.V., Apl. 6-May 20; Oct. 19. Glen Ellyn, not
common T.V., Apl. 15-; Sept. 30-Oct. 18. SE.
Minn., common T.V., May 4-; Oct.

At first glance a Pipit might be mistaken for a Sparrow--let us say, a
Vesper Sparrow; but note that it walks, instead of hops, that it
constantly wags or 'tips' its tail, that it has a slender, not stout