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The nest is generally placed on the ground in a mossy spot, or where 

 roots afford it some shelter. It is made of an outer layer of dead leaves, 

 strips of bark and moss, lined with fine roots. The eggs are white speckled 

 mainly at the larger end with reddish brown. They vary from three to five 

 in number, are about seven tenths of an inch long, and half an inch wide. 



This is a bird of Eastern North America in summer, ranging north to 

 Newfoundland and Lake Winnipeg, and wintering in Central and Northern 

 South America. It breeds on the higher Alleghanies, as far south as North 

 Carolina, and is generally dispersed in the breeding season from Northern 

 Massachusetts and Michigan to its northern limits of travel. 



This is another fly-catching warbler frequenting the damp deep woods 

 near water and is a true insect hunter, taking persistent excursions on the 

 wing, for its prey. A smaller bird than the Canada War- 

 Wilson's Warbler, blgr it is but five inches longf. The upper parts, in the 



Wilsonia pusilla (Wils.). . ° riii 



adult male, are bright olive green, except for a black cap 

 on the head, and the brighter olive on the forehead. Below it is bright 



WILSON'S WARBLER. ADULT MALE. 



greenish yellow. There are conspicuous bristles at the base of the bill. There 

 are no defined markings, save the black crown patch. The females generally 

 lack this mark, but are otherwise like the males. The immature birds lack 

 this crown patch, but are otherwise like most of the female birds. 



