132 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



662. Blackburnian Waebler, Dendroica blacJcburnim. 

 EggS; 3 or 4, oval, pale greenish white, spotted and blotched, 

 usually around the larger end, with brown and lilac of varying 

 shades ; .44 -|- .63 to .45 -|- .65. Nests placed in trees, com- 

 posed of strips of bark, lined with feathers and hair. Breeds 

 in Eastern North America, west to the plains, from Northern 

 New England northward, and along the Alleghanies to Penn- 

 sylvania, in May. 



663. Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica. 

 Eggs, 3, 4, or rai'ely 5, oval, varying from greenish to ashy 

 white, finely dotted and spotted, mainly around the larger 

 end, with dark brown and purple; .51 -\- .70 to .53 -f- .76. 

 Distinguished by the fine markings. Nests composed of Span- 

 ish moss, and pensile, but are sometimes flat and open, com- 

 posed of bark, grass, etc., and lined with feathers. Breeds in 

 Southeastern United States, from the Middle States southward, 

 and in the Bahamas, in April and May. 



663a. Sycamore Warbler, Dendroica dominica alhilora. 

 Eggs, probably not to be distinguished from those of No. 663. 

 Breeds in the Mississippi Valley, west to the plains, and north 

 to Lake Erie and Southern Michigan. 



664. Grace's Warbler, Dendroica gracice. Eggs, unde- 

 scribed. Breeds in Southern New Mexico, Arizona, and 

 southward. 



665. Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigres- 

 cens. Eggs, 3 or 4, white or creamy, spotted, mainly on the 

 lai-ger end, with reddish brown, umber, and lilac ; .49 -|- .60 

 to .50 -|- .61. Breeds in Western United States, north to 

 Colorado and Oregon. 



666. Golden-cheeked Warbler, Dendroica chrysoparia. 

 Eggs, 4, oval, white, spotted and dotted, not coarsely, with 

 reddish brown and lilac; .52 -j- .73 to .55-]- .75. Nests placed 

 in cedar-trees, composed of strips of cedar bark fastened with 

 spider's webs, lined with feathers or hair. Breeds from Central 

 Texas southward. 



