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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 83. 



GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER. 



Genus: Helminthophila. 



Species: H. chrysoptera. 



Distribution: 



A local summer resident of southern New England. 



Date of Arrival- 

 May first to eighth. 



Date of Departure: 

 Late September. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts slate, crown yellow, wings barred with yellow ; 

 under parts white, throat and face marked with black. 

 Female paler, black grayish. Feet and bill pale. Length 

 about 5.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A curious song and three call notes. 



Haunts: 



A bird of the woodland. 



