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642. Golden-winged Warbler. Hclmintluiphila rliri/soptera. 

 Range. — Eastei'n United States, breeding north to the southern 



parts of the British Provinces, winters south of the United 

 States. 



This is a very handsome species with bhick throat and ear 

 patches, and yellow crown and wing bars, the upper parts being 

 gray and the lower white. They frequent low fields or hillsides 

 where they nest among weeds or vines, making the nest of strips of 1 

 grasses and fibres, and locating it close to the ground in clumps of weeds, 

 bushes or briers. The three to five eggs are white with a very great diver 

 of markings, either heavily or minutely spotted or wreathed witli chestnut 

 gray. Size .(>2 x .50. Data.— Petersburg, Mich., May 14, 1,SS7. Nest pi 

 near the ground in a hunch of briers and weeds; made of strips of bark 

 weeds. Collector, Jerome Trombley. 



643. Lucy Warbler. Hclmiiifhophila Iwbv. 



Range. — Western Mexico, north commonly tn Arizona and 

 , /- ■ casually to southern Utah. 



This small gray and white Warbler is especially distinguished 

 by a chestnut rump and patch in center of the crown. Besides 

 nesting in forks of low bushes, this species is said to place the 

 domiciles in almost any crevice or nook that suits their fancy, 

 such as loose hark on tree trunks, holes in trees, or other birds 

 eggs which are usually laid during May are white, sparinglv 

 specked and wreathed with reddish brown. Size .60 x .50. 



644. Virginia Warbler. Hclmhithophikt rir(jiiii;r. 

 Range.— Western Mexico, north to Arizona and New Mexico, ; 



commonly to Colorado. 



This species is similar to the last hut has the rump and a 

 patch on the breast, yellow. They are found quite abundantly 

 in some localities, usually on mountain ranges, nesting in 

 hollows on the ground beside ro(d^s, stumps or in crevices among 

 the rocks; the nests are made of fine strips of bark and grasses, 

 skillfully woven together, and the three to five eggs are pure 

 white, specked and wreathed with reddish brown. Size .62 x. 50. 

 Data.— Estes Park, Colo., June 20, 1880. Nest sunken in the ground 

 hidden under a rocky ledge. Collector, W. G. Smith. 



645. Nashville Warbler. Hclmiiithaphila rubrirapiUa. 

 Range. — North America east of the Plains, breeding from New 



York and Illinois north to Hudson Bay and Labrador; winters 



south of our borders. 

 This small species is yellow below and greenish above, with 



an ashy gray head and neck, enclosing a chestnut crown patch. 



They breed abundantly in New England, usually on side hills 

 covered with clumps of young pines, the nests being placed Hush with the 

 surface of the ground and usually covered with overhanging grass; they are 

 made of grasses and pine needles, the eggs are white, finely specked with bright 

 reddish brown. Size .60 x .45. Data.— Worcester, Mass., June 28, 1895. Nest 

 of pine needles and grasses in hollow in the moss on a scrubbv pine hillside. 

 Collector, C. A. Reed. 



645a. Calaveras Warbler. H. r. gutturalis. 



Range. — Western United States, breeding on ranges from California and 

 Idaho north to British Columbia; winters in Mexico. 



A slightly brighter colored form of the last species. Their habits are the 

 same and the eggs cannot be distinguished from those of the eastern bird. 



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