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and northwestern Chihuahua (probably Barranca). South prob- 

 ably through the highlands of Mexico to southern Guatemala. 



Winter rcmge. — It winters in southern Mexico from Morelos (Cuer- 

 navaca) and Veracruz (Jalapa) to northern Oaxaca (La Parada 

 and Cinco Senores) . 



Migration. — A late date of spring departure is : Guatemala — above 

 Tecpan, March 5. 



Early dates of spring arrival are: Texas — Water Canyon of the 

 Magdalena Mountains, April 19. New Mexico — 35 miles northeast of 

 Silver City, April 19. Arizona — Tucson area, April 9 ; Willow Creek, 

 May 3. 



An early date of fall arrival is: Guatemala — above Tecpan, Sep- 

 tember 13. 



Late dates of fall departure are: Arizona — San Francisco Moun- 

 tains, September 4 ; Chiricahua Mountains, September 21. New Mex- 

 ico — Little Roclr^ Creek, August 21. 



Egg dates. — Arizona : 12 records, May 6 to June 19 ; 12 records. May 

 29 to June 7, indicating the height of the season (Harris) . 



WILSONIA CITRINA (Boddaert) 



HOODED WARBLER 



Plates 73-75 



HABITS 



Dr. Chapman (1907) introduces this pretty warbler with the fol- 

 lowing words of well-deserved praise : "Its beauty of plumage, charm 

 of voice, and gentleness of demeanor, make it indeed not only a lovely, 

 but a truly lovable bird. Doubtless, also, the nature of the Hooded 

 Warbler's haunts increase its attractiveness, not merely because these 

 well-watered woodlands are in themselves inviting, but because they 

 bring the bird down to our level. This creates a sense of companion- 

 ship which we do not feel with the birds ranging high above us, and 

 at the same time it permits us to see this exquisitely clad creature 

 under most favorable conditions." 



The hooded warbler makes its summer home almost entirely within 

 the eastern half of the United States, extending its range only slightly 

 into Canada, in southern Ontario. Being a forest-loving bird, it is 

 much less common between the Mississippi River and the Plains than 

 it is in the more heavily forested regions east of that river. It reaches 

 its eastern limit in extreme southern New England, beyond which it 

 occurs only casually. I have found it breeding commonly in southern 

 Connecticut, where the forested slopes and the valleys of small streams 

 support a luxuriant growth of mountain laurel and other undergrowth. 



