THE BIRD BOOK 



White 



684. Hooded Warbler. JVilsonia citiina. 



Range. — Eastern United States, 

 breeding north to southern New 

 England and Michigan; winters 

 south of our borders. 



This yellow and greenish species 

 can be identified by its black head, 

 neck and throat, with the large 

 yellow patch about the eye and the forehead. The 

 members of this genus are active fly-catchers, 

 darting into the air after passing insects in the 

 manner of the Flycatchers. They frequent tan- 

 gled thickets where they build their nests within 

 a few inches of the ground, making them of leaves, 

 bark and grass, lined with hair; the four or five 

 eggs are white, specked with reddish brown and 

 neutral tints; size .70 x .50. Data. — Doddridge Co., 

 Mo., May 29, 1897. Nest one foot from the ground 

 in a small bush; made of leaves, strips of bark 

 and fine grasses. 



685. Wilson's Warbler. JVilsonia pusilla 



pusilla 



Range. — Eastern North America, breeding from 

 northern United States northward; south to Cen- 

 tral America in winter. 



These handsome little black-cap- 

 ped flycatching Warblers are abun- 

 dant during migrations, especially 

 in the spring, being found on the 

 edges of woods and in orchards. 

 They nest on the ground, usually 

 on the edges of swamps, embedding 

 their nests in the ground under the shelter of low 

 branches or on the edges of banks; the nest is of 



bark strips, fibres and leaves, and the eggs are white, specked with reddish 



brown; size .60 x .50. 



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White 



Hooded Warblers 



Wilson's Warblers 



685a. Pileolated Warbler. Wilsonia pusilla pileolata. 



Range. — Western United States, breeding in the Rocky Mountain region from 

 Mexico to Alaska; winters south of the United States. 



Similar to the eastern form but the yellow underparts and greenish back are 

 brighter. Like the last species, this form nests on the ground or very close to it, 

 in weeds or rank undergrowth, in swamps. Their eggs which are laid in May 

 or June are not distinguishable from those of the last. 



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