

KENTUCKY WARBLER. 



677. Opornornis formosa. 5% inches. 



Crown and ear coverts black, underparts and line over 

 eye yellow; no white in the plumage. 



These birds are found in about such localities as are 

 frequented by Ovenbirds, but with a preference for woods 

 which are low and damp. They are locally common in 

 some of the southern and central states. They are 

 active gleaners of the underbrush, keeping well within 

 the depths of tangled thickets. Like the Maryland Yel- 

 low-throat, which has similar habits to those of this 

 bird, they are quite inquisitive and frequently come close 

 to you to investigate or to scold. 



Song. A loud, musical, Wren-like warble. 



Nest. A bulky structure of leaves, bark and grasses, 

 lined with black rootlets or horsehair; placed on the 

 ground in bunches of weeds or at the foot of a small 

 bush; the four or five eggs are quite heavily speckled, 

 chiefly at the large end, with reddish brown. 



Range. Eastern U. S., breeding from the Gulf north 

 to New York and southern Michigan; winters in north- 

 ern South America. 



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