HOODED WARBLER. 
684. Wilsonia citrina. 51% inches. 
Male with yellow forehead and cheeks, the rest of the 
head and throat being black; female much duller with 
little or no black; both sexes have white spots on the 
outer tail feathers, but no bars on the wings. 
This is one of the liveliest of the family, being very 
active in catching insects on the wing like a true Fly- 
catcher; because of this habit all the members of this | 
genus are often called Fly-catching Warblers. Theyalso | 
have a habit of often spreading and folding the tail as 
they flit through the underbrush that they frequent. 
Song.—A clear, liquid series of whistles; call, a sharp 
ebip.’? 
Nest.—Within a few inches of the ground in low 
underbrush or vines; made of leaves, bark, etc., held 
firmly together with cobwebs; the four or five eggs are 
white, profusely spotted with reddish brown. 
Range.—Eastern U. §., breeding from the Gulf to 
southern Connecticut and Michigan; winters south of 
the U. S. 
