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feathers largely white-spotted ; below, yellow, paler on ab- 

 domen ; in fullest plumage, head sometimes orange. 



A southern species, extremely rare ; no record in N. J. ; nest, in 

 holes ; prefers damp places. 



75. SUMMER YELLOW-BIRD. 



Golden-yellow, faintly streaked. 



5. Breast, and sometimes back, streaked with orange- 

 brown, often obscurely ; no white on tail. 



Nest, of fine grass and cottony material, lined with wool, hair, feath- 

 ers, generally in low bush ; eggs, about June ist, 4-5, grayish-white, 

 variously spotted with divers tints. 



76. NASHVILLE WARBLER. 



Olive-green Yellow . 



4^-5. Head and neck, ashy ; inconspicuous chestnut 



spot on crown ; white eye-ring ; paler on abdomen ; ? has 



crown-spot and ash on head less noticeable. 



Breeds from S. E. N. Y. northward, but occasionally inmts. of Pa. ; 

 nest, on ground ; eggs, about June ist, white, variously marked. 



7T. BLUE YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER: PARULA 

 WARBLER. 



Ashy-blue Yellow. 



4>^. Yellow spot on middle of back; white wing-bars; 

 tail, white-spotted ; throat and upper breast, yellow ; col- 

 lar of rich brown across breast ; other under parts, white. 

 $ , less bright, more indistinctly marked. 



Chiefly on northern edge, but locally abundant in N J. ; nest, largely 

 of mosses, globular ; eggs, early in June, 4-5, white, spotted with 

 reddish-brown and lilac ; a delicate species. 



