WOODLAND BIRDS. 79 



No. 84. NASHVILLE WARBLER. 



Species: H. ruficapllla. 



Distribution : 



A common migrant breeding in all New England, but most 

 common in the northern portions. 



Date of Arrival: 

 May 5. 



Date of Departure: 

 September 15. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish olive, head slate, crown chestnut. 

 Female, crown ornaments dull or wanting. Bill and feet 

 pale . Length about 4.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A plain song and a chip and sharp ^^ crick." 



Haunts: 



A bird of woodland and sparse growths. 



