TENNESSEE WARBLER. 
647. Vermivora peregrina. 5 inches. 
Male, with a gray head and greenish back; female, 
with the top of the head the same color as the back. 
A dull-colored bird that, with the exception of the 
bill, bears a strong resemblance to some of the Vireos. 
Like many others of our birds, this one has received 
an inappropriate name, because the first specimen was 
shot on the banks of the Cumberland River, while the 
bird is no more abundant in Tennessee than in other 
states during migration. 
Song.—A simple ditty similar to that of the Chip- 
ping Sparrow. 
Nest.—Hither on the ground or at low elevations in 
bushes; of grasses and fibres lined with hair; eggs 
white, sparsely specked with reddish brown (.62 x a4) 
Range.—Fastern N. A., breeding from the northern 
parts of the northern tier of states northward to the 
limit of trees; winters in Central and South America. 
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