WORM-EATING WARBLER. 



Helmitberus vermiverus. 



Above olive-green ; beneath buff, paler almost to whiteness on the 

 belly ; head all round buff with two black stripes on the crown extend- 

 ing from the bill to the nape, and a similar though narrower stripe 

 through the eye ; wings and tail olive-green, the latter rounded ; bill 

 and feet pale. Length, 4.85 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives about the middle of May, leaves late in September. It nests on 

 the ground and is usually seen on the ground or near it. Sometimes, however, quitting 

 its scratching among the leaves, it will scramble up and down the tree-trunks hunting in a 

 somewhat listless manner for insects and spiders. A shy, inactive bird, not very handsome, 

 a feeble singer and burdened with a name disagreeable in its suggestions. 



