Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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Range (Eastern North America breeds) (XXIV)

Eastern North America; breeds from southern Illinois and South Carolina to Quebec and Manitoba; winters from Illinois and Virginia southward. Washington, very common P. R. Sing Sing, common S. R., Apl. 2 to Nov. 7. Cambridge, common S. R., Apl. 15 to Nov. 1.

Nest, of rather coarse grasses, weed stalks, rootlets, etc., lined with fine grasses and long hairs, on the ground or in low bushes. Eggs, three to five, white or bluish white, with numerous rufous markings, chiefly about the larger end, 70 x 52.

Its bright rufous color, the absence of spots on its breast, and especially its flesh-colored bill, are the best field-marks of this misnamed

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