96 TENNESSEE WAKBLER. 



TENNESSEE WAKBLEK. 

 Heliiiiii thophlla i>ere^iiia. 



Plate IX, Fig. o^male; Fig, 6» female. 



Size 4:.50 to 5.(K). General colors^ above greenish, with 

 top of head ashy gray, Beneath white. 



Adult Male. Top aiidside* of head ashy gray; remainder of upper parts 

 olive green brightest on the rump. Beneath -white, faintly tinged ev».r} where 

 but move especially on the sides with greenish olive. E}elldsand lines on eye 

 whitish. There is a dusky line fiom bill to e}e. Outer tail feather, with a 

 spot of white on the inner web near the tip. 



Adolt Femalk. Similar to the male.s but duller; and the under parts 

 are more stronj^ly tinged with greeni>h. 



Young. More strongly tinged everywhere with greenish yellow, especial- 

 ly beneath. 



Dimensions. Length, 5.00; stretch, 7.75; wing, 2.45; tail, 1.70; bill, .40; 

 tarsus, .70. 



CoMPAKisoNS. Known by the plain colors, and white imder parts, and 

 absence of any brij^ht patch on crown. 



Gknkhai: Habits. The first 8j>ecinien of the Tennessee 

 Warbler that I ever saw was at Newtonville, Massachusetts, 

 where I obtained four males between May 18 and 24, 1869. 



They we^-e all in aj)]>le trees, anumg the branches of whicli 

 they were actively searcliing for insects. It was not until the 

 following spring, 1870, that I became very familiar with the 

 species. At that time I found them common at Upton, Maine, 

 where they usually frequented the tops of high forest trees. 

 They are restless little birds, and it is dithcult to iind one 

 quiet for a moment, and in this way they resemble the Niish- 

 villes. 



Breeding Habits. In the early summer of 1870, the 

 Tennesees that I found at Upton were undoubtedly breeding, 

 for the females on one or more occasions were observed flying 

 about close to us and cbirjjing loudly. All of our efforts to 

 discover the nests proved futile. These warblers continued 



