THE BIRD BOOK 



642. Golden -winged Warbler. 

 Vermivora chrysoptera. 



Range. — Eastern United States, breeding 

 north to the southern parts of the British Prov- 

 inces, winters south of the United States. 



This is a very handsome species with black 

 throat and ear patches, and yellow crown and 

 wing bars, the upper parts being 

 gray and the lower white. They 

 frequent low fields or hillsides 

 where they nest among weeds 

 or vines, making the nest of 

 strips of bark, grasses and fibres, 

 and locating it close to the 

 ground in clumps of weeds, low bushes or 

 briers. The three to five eggs are white with 

 a very great diversity of markings, either 

 heavily or minutely spotted or wreathed with 

 chestnut and gray. Size .62 x .50. 



White 



< Inldon-winged Warbler 



(il.'i. I. lev's Warbler. Vermivora lucice. 



Range. — Western Mexico, north 

 commonly to Arizona and casually 

 to southern Utah. 



This small gray and white Warb- 

 ler is especially distinguished by a 

 chestnut rump and patch in center 

 of the crown. Besides nesting in 

 forks of low bushes, this species is said to place 

 the domiciles in almost any crevice or nook that 

 suits their fancy, such as loose bark on tree 

 trunks, holes in trees, or other birds' nests. The 

 eggs which are usually laid during May are white, 

 sparingly specked and wreathed witli reddish 

 brown. Size .60 x .50. 



(>41. Virginia's Warbler. 

 / ermivora Virginia. 



Range. — Western Mexico, north to Arizona and 

 New Mexico, and also less commonly to Colorado. 



This species is similar to the last but has the 

 rump and a patch on the breast, yellow. They 

 are found quite abundantly in some localities, 

 usually on mountain ranges, nesting in hollows 

 on the ground beside rocks, stumps or in crevices 

 among the rocks; the nests are 

 made of fine strips of bark and &■'■■'■ - 

 grasses, skillfully woven together, 

 and the three to five eggs are pure '■£>.'* 

 white, specked and wreathed with 

 reddish brown. Size .62 x .50. white 



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