TENNESSEE WARBLER. 



647. Helminthophila peregnna. 5 inches. 



Male, with a gray head and greenish back; female, 

 with the top of the head the same color as the back. 



A dull colored bird that, with the exception of the 

 bill, bears a strong resemblance to some of the Vireos. 

 Like many others of our birds, this one has received 

 an inappropriate name, because the first specimen was 

 shot on the banks of the Cumberland Eiver, while the 

 bird is no more abundant in Tennessee than in other 

 states during migration. 



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

 ping Sparrow. 



Nest. Either on the ground or at low elevations in 

 bushes; of grasses and fibres lined with hair; eggs 

 white, sparsely specked with reddish brown (.62 x .45) 



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

 parts of the northern tier of states northward to the 

 limit of trees; winters in Central and South America. 



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