Open Nests in Woods, Thickets, Swampy Thickets 



white with brownish and lilac spots, mostly at the larger end, 

 where they form an irregular wreath. Size .62 x .48. 



Golden-winged Warblers generally choose rather damp 

 places for their nests, something after the manner of the Maryland 

 yellow-throats or blue-winged warblers ; second-growth clear- 

 ings and such like scrubby places suit their fancy. 



Intergradations between the golden-winged warbler and 

 blue-winged warbler are considered hybrids, and are known as 

 Brewster's warbler (Helminthophila leucobronchialis [Brewst.]) 

 and Lawrence's warbler (Helminthophila lawrencei [Herrick]). 



645. Nashville Warbler: Helminthophila ruficapilla 

 (Wils.) 



Adult Head bluish gray with chestnut patch on crown ; rest of 

 upper parts light olive green ; under parts light yellow ; no 

 white on any part. Length 4.77. 



Breeding Range Throughout the Northern States, from northern 

 Illinois to Long Island, northward. 



The nest is composed of leaves, strips of bark, moss, fine 

 roots, lined with fine grass and often hair ; sometimes pine 

 needles are used almost exclusively. It is placed on the ground 

 in open woods, in second-growth woods, and in shrubbery. The 

 eggs are white, thinly or thickly speckled, mostly at the larger 

 end, rarely blotched, with cinnamon brown and lilac. 3 to 5 are 

 laid. Size .63 x .48. 



In Massachusetts the nesting season begins "about the first 

 of June." 



675. Water-thrush : Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.) 



Eggs white with rather large spots or markings of cinna- 

 mon brown or hazel, more thickly distributed about the larger 

 end. 



See Page 91, Chapter V. 



675a. Grinnell's Water-thrush : S. n. notabilis (Ridgw.) 

 Eggs identical with those of the water-thrush. 



See Page 9 1, Chapter V. 

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