642. Helminthophila chrysoptera 

 GOLDEN- WINGED WARBLER. 5 inches 



Male. Above blue-gray ; crown and patch on wings bright yellow. 

 Below white ; a patch of black on throat and through eye ; outer 

 tail feathers with white spots. Female. Similar, without the 

 black. 



A bird of swampy woodlands. Summer resident in eastern Massa- 

 chusetts. Arrives about May 10. 



Song. Quality of tone like the Black-throated Green Warbler's 

 song. 



Nest. On the ground. 



Breeds. In southern New England. 



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