THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 191 



Warbler, Golden-Winged. Length, five and one- 

 fifth inches; extent, eight inches; bill, one- third of an inch; 

 crown, bright yellow; white line over the eye; black 

 patch about the eye and one on the throat, separated by 

 a white stripe; back, bluish gray; lower breast, white; 

 belly, white; sides, gray; tail, bluish gray, with white 

 spots; wings, bluish gray, with large yellow patch. In 

 the female the yellow on the crown is less bright and the 

 patch on the sides of the head and throat is gray. 



The nest is built on the ground or near it, of bark and 

 leaves, lined with finer bark and tendrils, interwoven 

 with leaves. The eggs are from four to six in number, 

 white, with brown spots, and two-thirds by one-half an 

 inch in size. 



The birds breed throughout Eastern North America 

 north of middle New Jersey and a few summer in the 

 northern part; they spend the winter in Cuba, eastern 

 Mexico southward to Colombia. They are more numer- 

 ous in New Jersey during the spring migration, from 

 May 12 to May 16, but are not a common species. 



Their song resembles that of the Blue-winged Warbler, 

 but the notes are more drawn out and of equal length. 



Their food is composed of insects. 



Warbler, Hooded. Length, ' five and two-thirds 

 inches; extent, eight and a half inches; bill, one-third of 

 an inch, bristles at the base; forehead and cheeks, bright 

 yellow; crown, black, hood-shaped, connecting with the 

 breast which, together with the throat, is also black; back, 

 bright olive green; breast and belly, rich yellow; tail, olive 

 green with white spots on the outer feathers; wings, olive 

 green. The female is somewhat duller in coloration and 

 has a smaller black hood or none at all. 



The nest is built in damp woods, in the crotch of a 

 bush or sapling, of skeleton leaves, bark and roots, lined 

 with fine grasses. The eggs are four or five in number 



