HOODED WAEBLER. 



684. Wilsonia mitrata. 5^ inches. 



Male, with yellow forehead and cheeks, the rest of 

 the head and throat being black; female, much duller 

 with little or no black; both sexes have white spots on 

 the outer tail feathers, but no bars on the wings. 



This is one of the liveliest of the family, being 

 very active in catching insects on the wing like a true 

 Flycatcher; because of this habit, all the members of 

 this genus are often called Fly-catching Warblers. 

 They also have a habit of often spreading and fold- 

 ing their tail as they flit through the underbrush that 

 they frequent. 



Song. A clear, liquid series of whistles; call, a 

 sharp chip. 



Nest. Within a few inches of the ground in low 

 underbrush or vines; made of leaves, bark, etc., held 

 firmly together with cobwebs; the four or five eggs are 

 white, profusely spotted with reddish brown. 



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

 southern Connecticut and Michigan; winters south of 

 the U. S. 



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