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h. The nest is placed on the ground, in wooded land. The 

 eggs average about .70 X .55 * of an inch, and are white, with 

 a few reddish brown spots about the greater end. 



c. The Blue- winged Yellow Warblers, being foreigners to 

 New England, I can only describe through others. Wilson 

 says of this species that it '* haunts thickets and shrubberies, 

 searching the branches for insects ; is fond of visiting gar- 

 dens, orchards, and willow trees, of gleaning among blossoms 

 and currant bushes ; and is frequently found in very seques- 

 tered woods, where it generally builds its nest." Mr. Samuels, 

 whose account has been rejected by some ornithologists, says : 

 '' In 1857, in the month of May, about the 12th or 15th, I 

 found a small flock in a swamp in Dedham, Mass. They were 

 actively employed in catching flying insects, and were so little 

 mistrustful that they permitted me to approach quite near, 

 and observe their motions. I noticed nothing peculiar in 

 them ; but they had all the activity and industry of the true 

 arboreal warblers." 



d. Dr. Brewer says that "in regard to the song of this 

 bird, Mr. Trippe states that its notes are very forcible and 

 characteristic. He describes them as a rapid chirrup resem- 

 bling chuucJiicli^ k'-a-re-r^ r' r' / / (!). According to Mr. 

 Ridgway they are wonderfully like the lisping chirrup of the 

 Coturniculus 2>cLsseriniis " or Yellow-winged Sparrow. 



B. CHRYSOPTERA. Golden-wiuged Warhler, A rather 

 uncommon, or even rare, summer resident in Massachusetts-! 



a. About five inches long. Above, slaty blue. Whole crown 

 and broad wing-bars, rich yellow. Below, white. Throat and 

 stripe through eye, black. Tail-feathers, white-blotched. J 

 with less pure colors than (J.J 



h. The nest is placed on the ground, in woodland, gener- 

 ally near swamps, and is variously lined. Four eggs taken 



* These measurements are consider- numerous during the migrations, al- 



ably above the average. — W. B. though it is not known to go much fur- 



t Locally common in summer in va- ther north. — W. B. 

 rious parts of southern New England, % The female has the throat ashy 



especially in eastern Massachusetts, instead of black. — W. B. 

 where, however, it appears to be most 



