Open Nests in Woods, Thickets, Swampy Thickets 
white with brownish and lilac spots, mostly at the larger end, 
where they form an irregular wreath. Size—.62 x .48. 
Golden-winged Warblers generally choose rather damp 
places for their nests, something after the manner of the Maryland 
yellow-throats or blue-winged warblers ; second-growth clear- 
ings and such like scrubby places suit their fancy. 
Intergradations between the golden-winged warbler and 
blue-winged warbler are considered hybrids, and are known as 
Brewster’s warbler (Helminthophila leucobronchialis [Brewst. ]) 
and Lawrence’s warbler (Helminthophila lawrenced [Herrick]). 
645. Nashville Warbler: Helminthophila ruficapilla 
(Wils.) 
Adult—Head bluish gray with chestnut patch on crown ; rest of 
upper parts light olive green ; under parts light yellow ; no 
white on any part. Length—4.77. 
Breeding Range—Throughout the Northern States, from northern 
Illinois to Long Island, northward. 
The nest is composed of leaves, strips of bark, moss, fine 
roots, lined with fine grass and often hair; sometimes pine 
needles are used almost exclusively. It is placed on the ground 
in open woods, in second-growth woods, and in shrubbery. The 
eggs are white, thinly or thickly speckled, mostly at the larger 
end, rarely blotched, with cinnamon brown and lilac. 3 to 5 are 
laid. Size—.63 x .48. 
In Massachusetts the nesting season begins ‘‘ about the first 
of June.” 
675. Water-thrush: Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.) 
Eggs white with rather large spots or markings of cinna- 
mon brown or hazel, more thickly distributed about the larger 
end. 
See Page 91, Chapter V. 
675a. Grinnell’s Water-thrush: S. n. notabilis (Ridgw.) 
Eggs identical with those of the water-thrush. 
See Page 91, Chapter V. 
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