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in April, and has been noted as late as September 13 at Raleigh, and October 1 at 

 Asheville. It appears to be absent from the eastern border of the State. 



The Chat is a noisy, though shy bird, and is also one of the few species that sing 

 at night as well as in the daytime. When singing, it frequently flies upward with 

 flapping wings and jerking tail, finally finishing its performance by a quick dive 

 into a neighboring thicket. 



FIG. 249. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



The eggs are three or four in number, laid in May and June. These are pure 

 white with a glossy surface, marked with specks and spots of some shade of brown. 

 Size .92 x .71. The nest is placed among briars or in a small bush at a height of 

 one to five feet from the ground, and is constructed of grass or of weed stems, lined 

 with fine grass or roots. 



Genus Wilsonia (Bonap.) 



KEY TO SPECIES. 



1. Tail-feathers blotched with white. Hooded Warbler. 



1. Tail-feathers unblotched. See 2. 



2. Under parts yellow without streaks. Wilson's Warbler. 



2. Underparts yellow with a chain of black streaks across breast. Canada Warbler. 



310. Wilsonia citrina (Bodd.). HOODED WARBLER. 



Description. Bright yellow olive, bright yellow below. Male with breast, crown, and neck 

 all around jet black, inclosing a broad yellow mask; female with the black reduced or absent. 

 Extreme measurements of 74 specimens from Bertie and Wake counties: L., 5.255.85; W., 

 2.30-2.75; T., 2.20-2.50. 



Range. Eastern United States, wintering in West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. 



Range in North Carolina. Whole State in summer. 



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