350 



WOOD WARBLERS. 



646. Helminthophila celata (Sa//). ORANaE-cRowNED Warrler. 

 Ad. — Upper parts rat asliy olive-green; feathers of the crown orange- 

 rufous at the base ; w nd tail edi,'ed with olive-jfreen and witliout white ; 

 eye-rinj^ yellow; undt t,s greenish yellow, oliseurely streaked with dusky 

 on tlie brea-st. ///;.— Similar, but without orange-rufous in the crown ; ujiper 

 parts more asliy ; under parts duller; eye-ring white. L., &'O0; W., 2-.')0; 

 T., 1-95 ; B. from iN., -31. 



7i'a/«j/e;.— Breeds in the interior of Britisli Columbia, and as far north as 

 the "Yukon and Mackenzie Hiver districts, and southward through tlic 

 Rocky .Mountains; winters in the South Atlantic and Gulf States and 

 Mexico." 



Washington, casual T. V., one instance, Oct. Sing Sing, A. V. Cam- 

 bridge, rare T. V., in fall, Sept. ;50; Oct. 2. 



Nest^i of leaves and tine gra.s.ses, on or near tlic ground, f-ggs, four to five, 

 white, with specks or spota of cinnamon-brown or rufous, more numerous at 

 the larger end, -03 x -49. 



Orango-crowncd Warblers are rare in the North Atlantic States. 

 In" Florida, where they are common in the winter, they evidently pre- 

 fer the densely foliaged live and water oaks. Their .sharp chip is suffi- 

 ciently characteristic to be recognized after one has become thoroughly 

 familiar with it. Their song, which I have never hearu, ',s described 

 by Colonel Goss as consisting of " a few sweet trills uttered in a spir- 

 ited manner, and abruptly ending on a rising scale." 



647. Helminthophila peregrina ( Wlh.). Tennessee Warbler. 

 (See Fig. .'53, a.) Ad. S .—Top and sides of the head bluish gray, sliarply de- 

 lined from the bright olive-green back and rump ; wings and tail edged with 

 olive-green; no white wing-bars; inner margin of inner vane of outer tail- 

 feathers generally white at the tip; under parts white, sometimes tinged with 

 yellow. Ad. 9 . — Similar, but crown tinged with greenish and under parts 

 washed with yellowish. Im. — Upper parts uniform olive-green; under parts 

 washed with yellowish ; under tail-coverts white. L., 5-00 ; W., 2-63 ; T., 1-69 ; 

 B. from N., -32. 



Remarks. — The adults of tliis and the two preceding species may be dis- 

 tinguished with ease; immature birds, howe\er, are frequently confused. 

 The Nashville is distinctly yc/Zo"' on the breast and under tail-coverts; the 

 Orange-crown<'d is pale greenish yellow, witli dusky streaks and yellow 

 under tail-coverts; the Tennessee is pale greenish yellow, (d/<Aom< streaks, 

 and with the under taiUcoverts tchite. 



liaitge. — Kasteru North America ; breeds from Minnesota, northern New 

 York, and New Brunswick northward ; winters in Central America. 



Washington, T. V., not observed in spring; occasionally common in fall, 

 Aug. 25 to Oct. 15. Sing Sing, rare T. V., May 22 to 27 ; Aug. 22 to Oct. 2. 

 Cambridge, rare T. V., May 15 to 28; Sept. 



Nest, of fine lietnpen fibers, grasses, and moss, lined with hair, in low 

 bushes near the ground. Kggs, pearly wliite, with a circle of brown and pur- 

 plish spots about the larger end, 60 x -50 (B., B., and K.). 



