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WARBLEES. 



winters in Centra] America; south in Sep.; north in April. 



Frequents high thickets in swampy places, notably the rho- 

 dodendrons. Song, loud and clear, not unlike that of the 



Louisana Water Thrush; alarm, sharp. 



332. 2. WILSON'S WAEBLER, 



W. PUSILLUS. 5.00; golden- 

 green above ; greenish-yellow 

 beneath ; crown, black, fig. 333. 

 Female, with less black on 

 back of head. Breeds from ex- 

 treme northern N. E. north to 

 Labrador; winters in Central 

 America; south in Aug. and 

 Sep. ; north in April and May. 

 Very active, frequenting low 

 growths, especially willows. 

 Song, a trill; sometimes a low 

 CC, H, z, 1. warble. 



3. CANADIAN WARBLER, W. canadensis. 5.50; 



bluish above ; yellow beneath ; Fig. 333. 



spots on crown, space behind 



eye and necklace of spots on 



breast, black, fig. 334. Female, 



duller. Frequents swampy 



thickets. Song, a disconnected 



warble of from three to six 



notes. Breeds from the eleva- 

 ted regions of Mass. south 



along the mountains to N. C, 



west to central Minn., north to CC, H, z, 2. 1-3. 



Labrador ; winters in north-western S. A. ; south in Aug. and 



Sep. ; north in April and May. 



aa. Painted Warblers. Setophag'a. 



Bill, shorter, flatter, and wider at base than in z, with 

 more bristles ; habits, decidedly flycatcher-like. 



