172 THE ORANGE-CROWNED WAI 



tlie 1r1|) sIr- will gel (Hit of liini at Itc^t will In- sympathy and sdiij;. When 

 It comes tu real work, like nest Imildinj;, siie nuist do it. He will graciously 

 advise as to the situation, some horizontal branch of fir or pine, from six to 

 fifty feet hiffh, and from three to twenty feel out. He will even accom|jan\' 

 her on her lalK)rious trips after nesting material, cooing amiahle nothings, 

 and oozing ap|)roval at every joint, — Init helj) her — ucvairc! 



The iicsl is (|uite a substantial atTair tho rather roughly put together, 

 of fir twigs, rc)r)tlets, and moss, with a more or less heavy lining of horse- 

 or cow-hair, and other soft substances. The four eggs of greenish blue, 

 dotted anil spotted with lavcniler and dark greenish slate, appear especially 

 handsome from above, when viewed against the dark brown nest. But, as 

 everybody knows, the red fir ( Pseud otsiKja iiimroticito) is a tree of moods 

 and ten.ses. \'ou may dangle with impunity from the very ti])s of the 

 branches of some fir trees, wliile a stej) from the trunk is fatal in others of 

 the sauR' gciR-ral appearance. The Tanagers are (piite as a]>t to patronize 

 the brittle kind. 



No. 70. 



()K.\N(;i-:-rR()\vNKi) warhlkr. 



.\. O. r. .\'o. (14^1. Helminthophila celata (Say). 



Description. — ./(/»// imilc: Aliovc a>iiy olivc-grecn. clearing an<l i)r'j;liter 

 on rump; crown largely ochraceniis but color i)artly veiled by olive tips of 

 feathers; wings and tail fuscous with some olive edging; l)elow greenish-yellow, 

 dingy, or vaguely streaked with blue on breast and sides. Adult fciiialc: Similar 

 to male but duller, with ochraceous crown-patch restricted or wanting. Im- 

 mature: Without ochraceous crown; more ashy above; duller below .save that 

 alKlfMUen is white; eyelids often whitish. Length about 5.00 (127); wing 2.40 

 (61) : tail 1.1^5 (40.3) : bill .42 ( 10.7) ; tarsus .70 ( 17.8). 



Recognition Marks. — Small warbler size ; ochraceous ( "orange" ) crown- 

 patch distinctive fmin all except //. f. lutcsccus. which is the common bird; 

 duller. See iR-xt ( sub (species. 



Nesting. — Not known to nest in Washington but may do so. .Xs next. 



General Ran^e. — SuninR-r resident in western British .\merica and .Maska 

 (save in Pacific coast district), south thru Rocky Mountain district to New 

 Mexico; migrating across Central States and casually! ?) New England. Middle 

 .Atlantic Stales. Pacific States, etc.. to Mexico. 



Range in Washington. — Prnhnbly ommion migrant but passing undistin- 

 gui-lud .imi.n^' niiitc .ilniiul.-mt lute. <t ens. 



Authorities. Bowles and Da\»'son, .\uk. \'ol. XX\ ., (^ct. 1908. |). 483. 



Specimens. — I'.owles. Prov. P. 



