645. Helminthophila rubricapilla 



NASHVILLE WARBLER, s inches 



Male and Female similar. Above olive-green ; head gray with 

 chestnut spot on crown ; no wing bars ; no white spots on tail. 

 Below yellow. 



A bird of the scrub and lower growths. Coloring suggests the 

 Pine Warbler. Uncommon summer resident in Massachusetts. Ar- 

 rives about May 5. 



Song. Resembling that of the Yellow Warbler and the Chestnut- 

 sided, but ending in a loud trill which makes it distinctive. 

 Nest. On or near the ground. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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