642. Helminthophila chrysoptera 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 5 inches 
Male. Above blue-gray ; crown and patch on wings bright yellow. 
Below white ; a patch of black on throat and through eye; outer 
tail feathers with white Spee Female. Similar, without the 
black. 
A bird of swampy woodlands. Summer resident in eastern Massa- 
chusetts. Arrives about May 10. 
Song. Quality of tone like the Black-throated Green Warbler’s 
song. 
Nest. On the ground. 
Breeds. In southern New England. 
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