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PARULA WARBLER. 



648. Compsothlypis americana. 4^ inches. 



In the summer Parulas are found in wet swamps 

 where the ground is covered with a carpeting of moss 

 which only partially keeps your feet from the water 

 below; the dead trees are covered with a growth of long, 

 drooping moss; the ends of this moss are turned up 

 and formed into a neat cradle within which the eggs 

 are laid. 



Song. A little lisping trill. 



Range. Breeds in the southern half of the U. S. 

 The Northern Parula (usnea), No. 648a, breeds in the 

 northern half of the U. S. and southern Canada; it is 

 brighter colored than the southern form. Both varie- 

 ties winter from the Gulf States southward. 



SENNETT WARBLER. 



649. Compsothlypis nigrilora. 4 1 /^> inches. 

 A smaller similar bird from southern Texas. Note 

 the black ear patches and lack of black on breast. 



