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MARYLAND WAEBLER. 



Adult male. A broad band across the forehead, on the cheeks and ear coverts, 

 black, bordered behind by grayish ; rest of the upper parts, wings and tail olive green ; 

 no wing bars or tail patches, throat and breast bright yellow, whitish below; under 

 tail coverts yellow. 



Adult female. No black mask; upper parts, wings and tail olive green; throat 

 and breast yellowish. 



L., 5.33; W., 2.30; T., 2.00. 



Nest, on or near the ground. Eggs, four or five, white, rather thinly speckled 

 with reddish brown, chiefly near the larger end. 



YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



Upper parts, wings and tail olive green ; line from the eye to the bill, one on the 

 side of the throat and eye ring white ; throat and breast bright yellow ; below white ; 

 sides grayish. 



L., 7.45; W., 3.00; T., 3.05. 



Nest, in a bush near the ground. Eggs, four or five, white, evenly speckled with 

 reddish brown. 



HOODED WARBLER. 



Adult male. Forehead and cheeks bright yellow ; crown black, connected behind 

 with the black throat ; upper parts, wings and tail olive green ; outer tail feathers, 

 with inner vane mostly white ; below yellow. 



Adult female. Similar but with the black on head and breast somewhat 

 restricted and less clearly defined. 



L., 5.50; W., 2.50; T., 2.25. 



Nest, in bush or low tree. Eggs, four or five, white, rather thinly speckled with 

 reddish brown chiefly aibout the larger end. 



WILSON'S WARBLER. 



Adult male. Forehead yellow, crown black; rest of the upper parts, wings and 

 tail bright olive green ; no wing bars or tail patches ; under parts bright yellow. 



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Adult female. Similar but black cap small or wanting. 



Immature. Like female. 

 L., 5.00; W., 2.30; T., 2.00. 



Nest, on the ground. Eggs, four or five, white, speckled with reddish brown and 

 pale lilac. 



CANADIAN WARBLER. 



Adult male. Upper parts, wings and tail gray, no wing bars or tail patches; 

 crown spotted with black ; line from the bill to the eye and under parts yellow ; sides 

 of the neck iblack; a necklace of black spots across the breast; under tail coverts 

 white. 



L., 5.60; W., 2.50; T., 2.25. 



Nest, in a bank or among roots. Eggs, four or five, white, speckled chiefly at 

 the larger end with reddish brown. 



