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next day. Another nest in the locality, half a mile from 

 the first, contained four fresh eggs. This was a foot 

 from the ground, in a bush, and, but for the unmistak- 

 able identification, would never have been placed in the 

 same list as the first nest, for there was not a spear of 

 moss in it and it was lined entirely with rootlets. After 

 accidental discovery it was found to be in plain sight 

 from the path. 



646 b. DUSKY WARBLER. — Vcrmivora celata 

 sordida. 



Family : The Wood Warblers. 



Length: 4.70. 



Advits: Similar to the lutescent warbler, but colors much darker. 



Geographical Distribution: Santa Barbara Islands, California, and the 



mainland after the breeding season. 

 California Breeding Range: San Clemente, Santa Catalina, and other 



Santa Barbara Islands. 

 Breeding Season : About June 1. 

 Nest and Eggs: Similar to those of the lutescent warbler. 



The Dusky Warbler seems to be an island form of the 

 lutescent wai'l)lcr. It is a common resident of Santa 

 Catalina Island and others of the Santa Barbara group, 

 breeding in the sparse growth of brush on the steep sides 

 of the mountains. On Santa (^italiiia the nests are com- 

 monly on the ground at i\w font of a weed stalk, but one 

 was found in a crevice of tlie cavity left by a small land- 

 slide of the preceding winter. They are especially abun- 

 dant in the vicinity of the Isthmus. Early in the fall 

 flocks of these \V^ar])lers fly eastward to the mainland, 

 strikiiH^' it a little south of" San IVdro and continuing 



