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Kentucky Warbler 



woods, and may be found on the lower growths or tcalking on 

 the ground. It is a loud, clear singer. 



Length, 5i ; wing, 2| (2|-3); tail, 2; tarsus, |; culmen, f. United 

 States, from the Plains eastward ; breeding from the Gulf States to south- 

 ern Michigan, and wintering south of 

 the United States to Central America. 



. 33. Connecticut "Warbler (078. 

 Ge6thli/j)is dijilis). — All olive- 

 green-backed, yellow-bellied war- 

 bler, with much bluish-gray on 

 the head, neck, and breast. The 

 wings and tail are almost the 

 exact tint of the back, and have 

 no bars or blotches, but there is 

 a white ring roinid the e^'e. The 

 female has the crown the same as the back, and the throat and 

 breast grayish-brown. This active, sprightly bird is a migrant 

 over most of the eastern United States, and is usually found 

 near the ground in low shrubbery. 



Length, 5>, ; wing, 2 J (2^-3); tail, 2; tarsus, |; culmen, |. Eastern 

 North America ; breeding north of the United States, and wintering south 

 of it to northern South America. 



34. Mourning Warbler (079. Geothhjins pMlcuUlphia). — A 

 warbler, with bluisli-u'ray lioad, olive-green upper j.arts. and 

 yellow belly. The 

 bluish - gray changes 

 to black on the breast, 

 and the wings and tail 

 are unmarked. The 

 female has a head 

 only slightly grayer 

 than the back, and the 

 breast is also only 

 grayish. This shy 

 bird lives mainly in 



Mourning Warbler 



the low bushes, and receives its com- 

 mon name from the appearance of crape on the head. It 



