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tip, fourth feather with a smaller patch ; lower breast and belly white ; sides 

 grayish. Ad. 9 . — Similar, but the ci-o\vn duller, the patch on the sides of 

 the head and throat grayish instead of black. L., 5-10; W., 2-46; T., 1-94; 

 B. from N., -34. 



Range. — Eastern United States; breeds from Indiana and northern New 

 Jersey north to Michigan, southern Ontario, and Vermont; south along the 

 Alleghanies to South Carolina; winters in Central America. 



Washington, uncommon T. V., May 1 to 28 ; Aug. Sing Sing, rare S. R., 

 May 8 to Aug. 25. Cambridge, not uncommon S. R., May 12 to Aug. 25. 



A'es^, much like that of H. pinus., on or near the ground, in second 

 growths or bushy fields. Eggs^ four to six, white, speckled and spotted, 

 cliiefly about the larger end, with cinnamon-brown, chestnut, or umber, 

 •62 X -50. 



In their actions and choice of haunts the Golden-winged resemble 

 the Blue-winged Warblers. Their song is of much the same quality, 

 but the notes are all of the same kind and length, and the bird utters 

 a rather lazy zee-zee-zee-zee, at once distinguishable from the song of 

 piniis. 



645. Helminthophila ruficapilla ( Wlls.). Nashville War- 

 bler. Ad. — Top and sides of the head bluish gray, a partially concealed 

 chestnut patch in the center of the crown ; back and rump bright olive-green ; 

 wings and tail edged with the same and without white; under parts bright 

 yellow, whiter on the belly. Im. — Upper parts dull olive-green, more or less 

 washed with brownish; rump brighter; wings and tail as in the ad.; sides 

 of the head brownish ashy, eye-ring white; under parts yellowish, brighter 

 on the breast; sides brownish. L., 4-77; W., 2-33; T., 1-81; B. from 

 N., -28. 



Range. — Eastern North America ; breeds from northern Illinois and 

 Connecticut northward to Labrador and the fur countries; winters in the 

 tropics. 



Washington, uncommon T. V., May 5 to 20 ; Sept. 5 to 20. Sing Sing, 

 tolerably common T. V., May 7 to 27; Aug. 11 to Oct. 4; may breed. Cam- 

 bridge, rather common S. R., May 5 to Oct. 1, nfore common T. V. 



Nest, of grasses and moss, lined with finer grasses and fine, hairlike root- 

 lets, on the ground, in partial clearings or tree-grown pastures. Eggs, four 

 to five, white, thickly speckled, chiefiy at the larger end, with rufous or cin- 

 namon-brown, -61 X -48. 



This Warbler is an inhabitant of rather open woodland, young 

 second growth, or tree-bordered fields. In addition to the usual chip., 

 it has a sharp, characteristic call-note, while its song is about as likely 

 to attract attention as that of the Chestnut-sided Warbler. Minot 

 writes it " wee -see-wee' -see, wit' -a-wif -a-ivit' ,^'' while Langille gives it 

 as "■Jce-tsee-ke-tsee-ke-tsee-chip-ee-chip-ee-chip-ee-cJiip," and compares 

 the first half to the penetrating notes of the Black and White Warbler, 

 and the last half to the twitter of the Chip[)ing Sparrow. 



