GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 



642. Helminthophila chrysoptera. 5 inches. 



Crown and two large wing bars, yellow; throat and 

 ear patches black; rest of plumage gray and white; 

 female with less black. 



The distribution of this beautiful Warbler is about 

 the same as that of the last, with which it seems to 

 have many habits in common. They seem to prefer 

 low ridges and side hills covered with small bushes. 



Song. A slowly chanted chee, chee . 



Nest. Of leaves, rootlets, strips of bark and grass; 

 located near the ground 'in small bushes after the style 

 of the Chestnut-sided Warbler, but the nest does not 

 resemble that of the latter bird; eggs white with 

 brown specks (.62x.48). 



Range. Eastern U. S., breeding north to Connecti- 

 cut and Michigan; winters in Central America. 



Hybrid. Brewster Warbler is a hybrid between this 

 species and the last. It resembles the Golden-winged 

 Warbler without the black, but with a yellow patch 

 on the breast and the black line of the Blue-wing 

 through the eye. 



