NASHVILLE WARBLER. 



645. Helminthophila rubricapilla. 4^4 inches. 



Male, with a crown patch of chestnut; female, with- 

 out. 



Dry side hills and pastures are the favorite resorts 

 of this bird in the summer. In fall and spring it will 

 be found anywhere in company with the hosts of other 

 migrating warblers. 1 have always found them to be 

 quite shy, especially during the breeding season, al- 

 ways keeping at what they regard to be a safe dis- 

 tance ahead of you. 



Song. A rather lazy sounding ker-chip-chip-chip- 

 cherr-wee-e-e, ending in a little trill. 



Nest. Of grasses lined with hair, placed in depres- 

 sions in the ground, usually concealed in moss or under 

 weeds, bushes or overhanging rocks; eggs white, 

 wreathed about the large end with reddish brown 

 (.65x.45). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding in the northern 

 half of the U. S. and southern Canada; winters south 

 of the U. S. A sub-species is found on the Pacific 

 coast. 



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