HOODED WARBLER. 



684. Wilsonia citrina. 5^/^ inches. 



Male with yellow forehead and cheeks, the rest of the 

 head and throat being black ; female much duller with 

 little or no black; both sexes have white spots on the 

 outer tail feathers, but no bars on the wings. 



This is one of the liveliest of the family, being very 

 active in catching insects on the wing like a true Fly- 

 catcher; because of this habit all the members of this 

 genus are often called Fly-catching Warblers. They also 

 have a habit of often spreading and folding the tail as 

 thoy flit through the underbrush that they frequent. 



Song. — A clear, liquid series of whistles; call, a sharp 

 "chip." 



Nest.— Within a few inches of the ground in low 

 underbrush or vines; made of leaves, bark, etc., held 

 firmly together with cobwebs; the four or five eggs are 

 white, profusely spotted with reddish brown. 



Range. — Eastern U. S., breeding from the Gulf to 

 southern Connecticut and Michigan; winters south of 

 the U. S. 



