A List of the Birds of the Hudson Highlands, with 

 Annotations. 



BY EDGAR A. MEARNS. 



[Continued from page 166, Vol. XI.] 



48. Myiodioctes mitratus, (Gmelin'). HOODED WARBLER. A 

 very common summer resident ; breeds abundantly. Arrives before 

 the middle of May (11, 1875; 8, 1876; 15, 1877; 4, 1878; 12, 1879); 

 remains till about the middle of September (5 and 8, 1874). 



The Hooded Warbler is one of our most abundant summer War- 

 blers. It is a very attractive species, both on account of its brilliant 

 plumage and its delicious song. It is found in solitary woodlands, 

 where it may be easily traced by its loud notes, which continue 

 throughout the summer. It builds its nest in the crotch of some low 

 bush, very often that of a laurel (Kalmia) ; it is a neat, well-felted 

 structure, which bears some resemblance to that of the Indigo Bird 

 (Cyanospiza cyanecC). Its eggs (first brood) are laid about the last of 

 May (26, 1877). Four is the usual complement, although five are 

 occasionally deposited. Owing to its situation, the nest is not easily 

 discovered, unless by watching the parents during its construction; 

 nevertheless I have taken no less than three, each containing four 

 fresh eggs, during a single walk. Its eggs are white (possessing a 

 beautiful glow of pink before their contents are extracted), with more 

 or less heavy spotting of red, chiefly about their larger ends. Some- 

 times sets are found which are nearly immaculate, while others are 

 quite heavily marked about the greater end with purplish-red. Four 

 sets of eggs, taken here, have an average of -71 X *53 of an inch : 



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