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ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 



646. Helminthophila celata. 5 inches. 



Dull greenish yellow above and buffy below with 

 dusky streaks; crown with a concealed patch of red- 

 dish orange; female with no crown patch. 



During migration, this species is fairly common in 

 the Mississippi Valley and in the South Atlantic 

 States, but it is rarely found in the Middle States or 

 New England and nests north of the United States 

 wholly. Their habits are practically the same as those 

 of the last, so near that they are apt to be mistaken 

 for that species unless one is very observant and has 

 a clear view of the bird. 



Song. A simple ditty similar to that of the Chip- 

 ping Sparrow. 



Nest. On the ground concealed in the side of a 

 bank or under bushes or weeds; the four or five eggs 

 are white specked with reddish brown on the large 

 end' (.65x.45). 



Range. Interior of N. A., breeding from Manitoba 

 northward, and south in the Rockies to New Mexico; 

 winters along the Gulf and South Atlantic States. 



