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next day. Another nest in the locality, half a mile from 
the first, contained four fresh eggs. This was a foot 
from the ground, in a bush, and, but for the unmistak- 
able identification, would never have been placed in the 
same list as the first nest, for there was not a spear of 
moss in it and it was lined entirely with rootlets. After 
accidental discovery it was found to be in plain sight | 
from the path. 
646 b. DUSKY WARBLER. — Helminthophila celata 
sordida. 
Famity: The Wood Warblers. 
Length: 4.70. 
Adults: Similar to the lutescent warbler, but colors much darker. 
Geographical Distribution: Santa Barbara Islands, California, and the 
mainland after the breeding season. 
California Breeding Range: San Clemente, Santa Catalina, and other 
Santa Barbara Islands. 
Breeding Season: About June 1. 
Nest and Eggs: Similar to those of the lutescent warbler. 
Tue Dusky, Warbler seems to be an island form of the 
lutescent warbler. It is a common resident of Santa 
Catalina Island and others of the Santa Barbara group, 
breeding in the sparse growth of brush on the steep sides 
of the mountains. On Santa Catalina the nests are com- 
monly on the ground at the foot of a weed stalk, but one 
was found in a crevice of the cavity left by a small land- 
slide of the preceding winter. They are especially abun- 
dant in the vicinity of the Isthmus. Early in the fall 
flocks of these Warblers fly eastward to the mainland, 
striking it a little south of San Pedro and continuing 
