PERCHING BIRDS 



feeding largely upon the ground amid dead leaves. 

 They are quite abundant in most localities in their 

 range, nesting in hollows on the ground in open 

 woods or shrubbery on hill sides; the nest is made 

 of leaves, grasses and rootlets, lined with hair or 

 finer grasses, and is usually placed under the 

 shelter of some small bush. They lay (in May. 

 June or July) three to six eggs, white, marked or 

 blotched either sparingly or heavily with chestnul 

 or lavender. Size .70 x .52. 



640. Bachman's Warbler. Verrriivora 

 bachmani. 



Range. — Southeastern United States, along tue 

 Gull" coast to Louisiana and north to Virginia and 

 Missouri. 



This species is one of the rarest of the Warb- 

 lers, but is now much more abundant than twenty 

 years ago, when it iiad apparently disappeared. 

 They are greenish above, and yellow below, and 

 on the forehead and shoulder, and with black 

 patches on the crown and breast. They have 

 been found breeding in Missouri, nesting on the 

 ground like others of this genus; the eggs are 

 white wreathed about the large end and sparingly 

 specked over the whole surface with reddish 

 brown and chestnut. Size .65 x .50. 



Bachman's Warbler 

 Law rence's Warbler 



I trewster's W.i rltler 



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Blue-winged Warbler. Vermivora pinus. 



Range. — Eastern United Slates, breeding north (<> southern New England and 

 in the Mississippi Valley to Minnesota: winters south of our borders. 



This common species has the crown and underparts yellow, line through tin 

 eye black, and white wing bars and spots on outer tail feathers. Thej breed 

 most abundantly in the northern hair ol their United states 

 range, placing theii uesl on the ground In thickets or on the \j C^_ 

 edge of woods; the nests are made of strips of hark, usual!} 

 grapevine, and leaves, and are usually high and deeply cupped, 



they are almost always placed among the upright shoot- of 



young bushes. The eggs are white, finelj specked with reddish 

 brown with meat variations as to markings, size .t;:, \ ,50. 

 imta. Old Saybrook, Conn., June l. L900. 5 eggs. Nesl composed chiefly of 



it\ i :h leave: and trips of cedar bark, lined with Bhredg ol bark ami fine 



situated on the ground among a bunch of weeds m the woods. 



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