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PARULA WARBLER. 



648. Compsothlypis americana. 4l^ inches. 



In the summer Parulas are found in wet swamps 

 where the ground is covered with a carpeting of moss 

 which only partially keeps your feet from the watei' 

 below; the dead trees are covered with a growth of long, 

 drooping moss ; the ends of this moss are turned up 

 and formed into a neat cradle within which the eggs 

 are laid. 



Song. — A little lisping trill. 



Range. — Breeds in the southern half of the U. S. 

 The Northern Parula (usnea), No. 648a, breeds in the 

 northern half of the U. S. and southern Canada; it is 

 brighter colored than the southern form. Both varie- ' 

 ties winter from the Gulf States southward. 



SENNETT WARBLER. 



649. Compsothlypis pitiayumi nigrilora. 41/3 inches. 

 A smaller similar bird from southern Texas. Note 

 the black ear patches and lack of black on breast. 



