GOLDEN-WINGED WAllBLEll. 



575 



DIMKNSIOMS. 



Length, from i 2.") to 4.00. Wiiii;, from 2.0(1 to 2.:]o ; tail, 



!M) to 2 no. 



HABITS. 

 Baclunair.s W;u-I)ler, discovered by Audubon, in 1834 from speeiuiens obtained near 

 Chai'le.ston, Soutii Carolina, was lor many years represented by the type specimen, in t!ie 

 cabinet of the Smithsonian Institution. It was rediscovered by C. S. Galbraith in Louisi- 

 ana near, Lake Pont(;liartraiii, in 188(3. Since that time, many specimens have been 

 taken there as well as in othci- sections, but noticeably at Key West during' mi;j;ratiou. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA. 

 Golden-winged Warbler 



DESCRIPTION. 

 Sp. Ch. Size, medium. Bill, rather loni^. Wing bars and spots on tiiii pro.«ent. Coi.ou. .-*' d«lt 

 male. Above, bluish ash, with top on head and broad band on wing, lemon vellow. Wings, brown with the 



primaries edged witli asli}', and the secondaries with greenish Tail. 

 also brown, margined with ash\' and with an elongated white spot on 

 the inner webs of the three outer feathers; this dees not, however 

 usually extend along the vein to the termination of the feathers. Be. 

 ueath. including sides of hea<l, ashy white, slightly tinged with bluish 

 on sides and tlauks. A brjad patch on sides of head, through eyes^ 

 and on throat, but surrnuudevl by white, black; iris, bill, and feet brown. 

 Female generally similar, but there is not as much white on the tail, 

 the lilaek markings of the head and throat are replaced by slaty or 

 du'^ky, the upper parts are tinged with greenish and the under parts 

 with yellowish. Young, quite similar to the female. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



Known by the combination of the black throat, patch on sick^s of 

 head with the black back and white under parts. Occurs during 

 snmmer througliout Eastern United states, north to Southern Ver- 

 niont and New Ilamiishire. Winters south of our limits. 



DIMENSIONS. 

 Length, 5 00 to 5.30. Stretch, 7.7.1 to S.uO ; wing, 2.40 to 2..V) ; tail, 1 80 to 1,!I0 ; bill, .50 to .55 ; tar- 

 sus, .70 to .75. 



DESCRIPTION OF NESTS AND EGGS. 

 Nests, placed on the ground, composed of dried leaves, grape vine bark etc , lined with line gra^^s and 

 horse hair. Ecos, four in number, oval in form, white in color, spotterl and blotched with reddisli brown, 

 rather more thickly on the larger end. Dimensions, .55 by .(17 to .50 by .IJG. 



HABITS. 



These beautifid little warblers airive in Massachusetts in the siiring during tla-^'coud 



or third week in May. Hero tliey are much more C()nmu)n in some sections than in 



others, this is especially true durino- the migration. A nuuilHr of years ago. I found 



them abundant in some detached pieces of woodland aroinid the salt marshesiu Mie town 



A B 



Fig. 85. Head of Adult 

 male Golden-Winged Warbler. 

 A, second tail feather. B, tongue. 



