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excepting perhaps the move northern sections and New Eng- 

 land, in May and June. 



638. Swainson's Waubler, Helinaia swamsonii. Eggs, 3 

 or 4, oval, pure white, usually unspotted, but rarely slightly 

 dotted on larger end ; .52 -|- .68 to .62 -f- -^Q- Nests placed 

 in grass, composed of grass and weeds. Breeds in South 

 Carolina and the Gulf States, in May, June, and July. 



639. Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitherus veryyiivorus. 

 Eggs, 4 or 5, oval, white, spotted and blotched with reddish 

 brown over the entire surface ; .56 -f- .70 to .60 -\- .78. Nests 

 placed on the ground, loosely constructed, composed of grass,' 

 leaves, etc. Eggs bear a striking resemblance to those of the 

 great Carolina wren. Breeds in Eastern United States, north 

 to Southern New York and Southern New England, in May 

 and June. 



640. Bachman's Warbler, Ilelminthophila bachmani, 

 A set of eggs described by Mr. Bailey in the " Bulletin of the 

 Nuttall Ornithological Club" for January, 1883, are given as 

 4, dull white, with a wreath of dark brown covering nearly 

 one-third of the larger end, and with a few obscure spots of 

 lilac scattered over the rest of the surface ; .74 -|- .60. The nest 

 is said to bo placed in low trees. The identification is not 

 positive. Breeds in Louisiana, and possibly the other Gulf 

 States, and South Carolina. 



641. Blue-winged Warbler, Ilelminthophila pinus. 

 Eggs, 3, 4, or 5, oval, wliite, sprinkled with a few reddish 

 spots on the larger end ; .50 -\- .68 to .53 -f- .70. Nests placed 

 on the ground, composed of bark, leaves, etc. Breeds from 

 Southern New York and Southern New England southward, 

 in May. 



642. Golden-winged Warbler, Ilelminthophila chrysop- 

 tera. Eggs, 4 or 5, and not distinguishable from those of No. 

 641. Nests placed on the ground, composed of grass, leaves, 

 etc. Breeds in Eastern United States, from Massachusetts 

 and New York southward, in May and June. 



