686. Wilsonia canadensis 
CANADIAN WARBLER. $5 1-2 inches 
Male. Above blue-gray ; black spots on top of head; no wing 
bars nor tail spots. Below yellow black line under eye and down 
sides of throat; a band of black spots across the breast. Female. 
Similar, but markings dusky instead of black. 
An active bird of the underbrush, flycatcher habit. Migrant in 
Massachusetts. Arrives about May 20. 
Song. A few hurried notes ending abruptly with a rising in- 
flection. 
Nest. On the ground, in woods near water. 
Breeds. In New England, sparingly in the southern part. 
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