THE BIRD BOOK 



(J77. Kentucky Warbleh. Oporornis for- 

 inosiis. 

 Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from 

 the Gulf to New York and Michigan; winters 

 south of the United States to South America. 



Crown and ear coverts blaclt, un- 

 derparts and line over eye yellow; /•i'.''-' •.- 

 no white in the plumage. These :>''.'"'. 

 birds are found in about such local 

 ities as are frequented by Oven 

 birds, but with a preference for 

 woods which are low and damp. wiiito 



They are locally common in some of the southern 

 and central states. They are active gleaners of 

 the underbrush, keeping well within the depths 

 of tangled thickets. Like the Maryland Yellow- 

 throat, which has similar habits to those of this 

 bird, they are quite inquisitive and frequently 

 come close to you to investigate or to scold. They 

 nest on the ground in open woods or on shrubby 

 hillsides, making large structures, of leaves and 

 strips of bark, lined with grasses. The eggs are 

 white, sprinkled with dots or spots of reddish 

 brown and gray. Size .70 x .55. Data. — Greene 

 Co., Pa., May 26, 1894. 4 eggs. Nest a mass of 

 leaves, lined with rootlets, placed on the ground 

 '/'// ^/'/? ^^ *'^^ base of a small elm sprout in underbrush 



jL J^Sl^ I ""^ ^ hillside. 



(J78. Connecticut Warbler. — Oporonis 

 ogilis. 

 Range. — Eastern United States; known to breed 

 only in Manitoba and Ontario. 



These birds have greenish upperparts and 

 sides, yellowish underparts, and an ashy gray 

 head, neck and breast; they have a complete whit- 

 ish ring about the eye, this distinguishing them 

 in any plumage from the two following species. 

 As they do most of their feeding upon the ground 

 and remain in the depths of the thickets, they are rarely seen unless attention 

 is drawn to them. They are quite abundant in New England in fall migrations, 

 being found in swampy thickets. They have been found breeding in Ontario 

 by Wm. L. Kells, the nest being on the ground in the woods among raspberry 

 vines. It was made of leaves, bark fibres, grass, rootlets and hair. The eggs 

 are white, specked with brown and neutral tints. Size .75 x .55. 



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