NASHVILLE WARBLER. 



645. Helminthophila rubricapilla. 4% inches. 

 Male with a brown crown patch ; female duller colored 

 and with no crown patch. Dry side hills covered with 

 young trees are favorite resorts for the Warblers. They 

 conceal 'their nests on the ground under tufts of dead 

 grass or overhanging stones. They are often rather shy 

 and hard to sight, but you can usually hear their song, 

 a lazy sounding "ker-chip-chip-chip-cherr-wee-e-e," ending 

 in a short trill. These birds breed in the northern half 

 of the U. S. -and southern Canada, wintering in Central 

 America. A sub-species is found on the Pacific coast. 



ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 



646. Helminthophila celcita. 5 inches. 

 This species is fairly common in the Mississippi Valley 

 but is rare in New England. Its habits are much like 

 those of the last species and it is often mistaken for 

 that bird. These birds breed only north of the U. S. 

 and winter in Mexico. A sub-species, the Lutescent 

 Warblers, nests from California to Alaska. 



