GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 
642. Vermivora chrysoptera. 5 inches. 
Crown and two large wing bars yellow; throat and 
ear patches black; rest of plumage gray and white; 
female with less black. 
The distribution of this beautiful Warbler is about 
the same as that of the last, with which it seems to 
have many habits incommon. It seems to prefer 
low ridges and side hills covered with small bushes. 
Song.—A_ buzzing ‘‘zwee-ze-ze.’’ 
Nest.—Of leaves, rootlets, strips of bark and grass; 
located on the ground among clumps of weeds, usually 
in moist places; eggs white with brown specks (.62 x 
.48). 
Range.— Eastern U. 8., breeding north to Connecti- 
cut and Michigan; winters in Central America. 
Hybrid.—Brewster Warbler is a hybrid between this 
species and the last. It resembles the Golden-winged 
Warbler without the black, but with a yellow patch 
on the breast and the black line of the Blue-wing through § 
the eye. 
