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Both eggs at first sight appear to be pure white with a moderate poHsh; 

 one, however, has a golden brown spot which will not rub off, and is con- 

 sidered an accidental stain. Since the above was written, Mr: 

 Brewster, in the Auk for October, 1885, gives additional notes on two 

 other nests with eggs taken in the same locality by Mr. Wayne. These 

 were essentially the same, one, however, being placed over r-unning water; 

 they contained two and three eggs each ; all are dull white with a bluish 

 tinge. One egg of the five had two or three specks, another is spotted 



and blotched with pale lilac. Hab. Coast of South Carolina and Georgia. 



77. Worm-eating Warbler — helminthotherus vermivorus. White, 

 rather sparsely dotted with reddish-brown ; four or five in number, size 

 .68 by .54. The nest is placed on the ground in a depression of a hillside 

 or beside a fallen log. It is composed of leaves and catkins and lined with 

 moss and small, flexible stalks of plants. Breeds throughout its United 

 States range. 



Hal). Eastern United States, north to Connecticut Valley, casually to Maine; west to Missouri, Kansas 

 and Indian Territory; south in winter to Florida, Cuba, Mexico, Central America. 



78. Bachman's Warbler — helminthophaga bachmani. Dull white, 

 with a wreath of dark brown covering about one third of the egg, also ob- 

 scure spots of lilac scattered over the surface; four, size .74 by .60. 'The 



nest is placed in low trees. Hab. Coast of south Carolina and Georgia; Cuba in winter. 



79. Blue-winged Yellow Warbler — helminthophaga pinus. White, 

 with small red spots, forming a ring around the larger end, and a few spots 

 are scattered over the whole surface; four or five, size .65 by .47. The 

 site chosen for a nest is usually on the edge of a solitary woods, often the 

 border of a swamp. It is sometimes placed on the ground in the grass at 

 the foot of a small bush. The nest is bulky and composed of thin strips 

 of the inner bark of trees, and leaves, lined with fine grass. One nest is 

 described by Dr. Brewer as being built so as to form the shape of an in- 

 verted cone. Breeds in its United States range. 



Hab. Eastern United States; north to Massachusetts and Minnesota; south to Guatemala; west to 

 Iowa, Kansas, Indian Territory and Te.vas. 



81. Golden-winged Warbler — helminthophaga chrysoptera. Crys- 

 tal white, with a few bright reddish-brown spots around the greater end ; 

 the complement is four or five in number, commonly four, and measure 

 from .68 to .72 in length by .48 to .58 in breadth. The nest, like other 

 species of the same genus, is placed on or near the ground generally in 

 low, swampy woodland, and on the whole resembles the Maryland Yellow- 

 throat's. It is made of dry oak or maple leaves mixed with strips of grape- 

 vine bark lined with finer threads of the same substance, interwoven with 

 a few bits of grasses and horse hair. It is found placed in tussocks of 



