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cens. Eggs, 3 to 6, indistinguishable from those of No. 646. 

 Breeds in extreme Western United States. 



647. Tennessee Waeblek, Hehninthophila peregrina. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds in Eastern North America, from 

 Northern New York and Northern New England north to 

 Hudson's Bay Territory. 



648. Parula Warbler, Compsothlypis americana. Eggs, 

 4 or 5, rarely 6 or 7, oval, white, spotted and dotted with 

 reddish brown, purplish, and lilac ; .50 -\- .63 to .52 -|- .65. 

 Nests placed ui trees, which are covered with long moss, of 

 which they are composed. Breeds in Eastern United States, 

 west to the plains, north to Canada, in June. 



649. Sennett's Warbler, Compsotldypis nigrilora. 

 Eggs and nests similar to those of No. 648. Breeds in the 

 valley of the Lower Rio Grande, in Texas. 



650. Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina. Eggs, 3 or 

 4, oval, white, sj)otted and blotched, chiefly about the larger 

 end, with purple and brown of varying tints ; .52 -\- .68 to .55 

 -f- .70. Nests placed in trees, composed of strips of bark, 

 raoss, etc. Breeds in Eastern North America, from Northern 

 New England north to Hudson's Bay Territory, in June; also 

 in Jamaica and probably the Bahamas. 



651. Olive Warbler, Dendroica olivacea. Eggs, unde- 

 scribed. Breeds in Southern New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico, 

 and Guatemala. 



652. Yellow Warbler, Dendroica cestiva. (Type, Plate 

 IX.) Eggs, 3, 4, or 5, oval, blotched, spotted and dotted with 

 varying shades of purple, brown, and lilac ; .49 -\- .61 to .52 

 -f- .70. Nests placed on trees and bushes, composed of the 

 hempen fibres of plants, the outer covering of ferns, lined 

 with cotton down, etc. Breeds in Eastern North America, 

 west to the plains, south to the Southern States, in May and 

 June. 



652a. SoxoRA Yellow Warbler, Dendroica cestiva sono- 

 rana. Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of No. 



