PERCHING BIRDS 



615. NASHVILLE WARBLER. Vermivora rubri- 

 capilla rubricapilla. 



Range. North America east of the Plains, 

 breeding from New York and Illinois north to 

 Hudson Bay and Labrador; winters south of our 

 borders. 



This small species is yellow be- 

 low and greenish above, with an 

 ashy gray head and neck, enclos- 

 ing a chestnut crown patch. Tiiey 

 breed abundantly in New England, 

 usually on side hills covered with 

 White clumps of young pines, the nests 



being placed flush with the surface of the ground 

 and usually covered with overhanging grass; they 

 are made of grasses and pine needles, the eggs 

 are white, finely specked with bright reddish 

 brown. Size .60 x .45. Data. Worcester, Mass., 

 June 23, 1895. Nest of pine needles and grasses 

 in hollow in the moss on a scrubby pine hillside. 



()km. CALAVERAS WARBLER. Vermivora rub- 

 ricapilla gutturalis. 



Range. Western United States, breeding on 

 ranges from California and Idaho north to British 

 Columbia; winters in Mexico. 



A slightly brighter colored form of the last 

 species. Their habits are the same and the eggs 

 cannot be distinguished from those of the eastern 

 bird. 



ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 



Vermiiora celata celata. 



Nashville Warbler 

 Orange-crowned Warbler 



United 



rhite 



brown. 



Range. North America, chiefly in the interior, breeding north of the 

 States except in the Rockies south to Arizona and New Mexico; 

 winters in the Gulf States and southward. 



This plainly clad, greenish colored species has a concealed 

 patch of orange brown on the crown. They have been found 

 breeding about Hudson Bay and in the Mackenzie River district, 

 placing their nests in hollows on the ground, usually on the 

 side of banks or hills and concealed by small tufts of grass or 

 bushes. The three or four eggs are white, speckled with reddish 

 Size .64 x .45. 



GiCa. LUTESCENT WARBLER. Vermivora celata lutescens. 



Range. Pacific coast, breeding from California to Alaska; winters in Mexico. 



Similar to the last but more yellowish below. They make their nests of 

 leaves, rootlets, moss, etc., lined with hair, and placed on the ground, concealed 

 by tufts of grass or by bushes. The eggs are like those of the last. Data. 

 Danville, Gal., April 21, 1898. Nest on the ground on a side hill; among weeds 

 in the shade of a large oak. 



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