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more plainly marked forms. Until one learns that the song of the Worm-eating 

 Warbler is so similar to that of the Chipping Sparrow that it is difficult to dis- 

 tinguish it, he will be at a loss to know much of the former bird. Whenever one 

 recognizes the song of a " Chippy " in the denser woodland it is safe to conclude 

 that it is that of the Worm-eatintt Warbler. 



GENUS 'HELMINTHOPHILA RIDGWAY. 



'245. Helminthophila pinus (Linn.}. BLUE-WINGED WAKBLER; BLUE-WINGEO YELLOW 

 WARBLER. 



Common summer resident in the southern half of the State. Breeds. Its range 

 is almost identical with the last mentioned species, but, unlike it, it prefers the 

 more open woodland, where its unmistakable note may be heard, usually from 

 among the taller trees, throughout the entire day. In the northern part of the 

 State it is rare. It has been taken in Putnam County, (Jenkins); Carroll County, 

 (Evermann); Dekalb County, (Mrs. Hine, Me Bride); Allen County, (Stock- 

 bridge). It breeds throughout its range in our State. They arrive in Southern 

 Indiana about with the Worm-eating Warbler (April 20-25), and are to be found 

 pairing from April 27 to May 15. 



Head of Golden-winged Warbler, nat. size. 



:: 246. Helminthophila chrysoptera (Linn.). GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 



Migrant throughout the State, summer resident in the nortern portion ; breeds. 

 Generally throughout Southeastern Indiana this bird is considered a rare one, but 

 after we became more accustomed to its habits Mr. Quick and I seldom took trips 

 over the hills late in April or early in May without meeting some of these beau- 

 tiful birds. Sometimes they were quite common. They seem to be much more 

 numerous in the southwestern and northern part of the State during the migration?. 

 They have been noted breeding in Dekalb County (Mrs. Hine), Starke County 

 (Coale). Mr. Coale notes that the males continue singing into June. In the 

 Whitewater valley they prefer the more broken land usually well towards the 

 hilltops where they pass the time among the sugar maples. Mr. Ridgway says it 

 is " a common species during the spring migration in Wabash County, Illinois, 

 and in adjacent counties of Indiana, and is hardly, if at all, less rare in fall." 

 (Orn. of Ills., pp. 127-8.) Mr. H. W. McBride has recently observed a pair build- 

 ing their nest in Lagrange County. 



247. Helminthophila ruficapilla (Wils.). NASHVILLE WARBLER. 



Migrant, not rare. More common apparently in the Wabash Valley. Not usu- 

 ally common in the southeastern part of the State. May 5-11, 1885, they were 

 comparatively common in Franklin County. Mrs. Hine notes they were very.com. 

 mon the spring of 1889 in Dekalb County. Dr. Brayton gives it upon the author- 

 ity of Mr. Nelson as a " very common migrant in Lake County, and also a rare 

 resident." (Birds of Ind., p. 105.) 



