OF VIRGINIA 281 
(Warwick County) south to Louisiana and northern 
Florida; winters in Jamaica; migrates through Cuba 
and the Bahamas; casual in Nebraska, Texas and Vera 
Cruz. 
Truly a rare warbler, although throughout the Dismal 
Swamp region it is numerous, nesting in and on the edge 
of the cane brakes where it is extremely hard to find. I 
believe the record for extending its breeding range north 
of James River falls to my lot,*—a single set of three 
eges taken on May 31st, 1908. The nest was placed about 
three and a half feet up in a crotch of second-growth bush, 
between the main stems and numerous small branches. 
The bush, was on the edge of the bank of a mill pond and 
in a thick clump of second-growth bushes. It was com- 
posed of dry birch leaves, fine grass stems and pine 
needles, a small amount of plant fiber and rootlets, lined 
with fine grasses. Egos bluish-white, unmarked. Size, 
.76x.58. Only one brood raised during the season with 
us. They arrive about April 14th and depart about 
August 4th. They are fine songsters and a beautiful bird 
as well. Their food consists of beetles, worms, moths, 
and other insects gathered in and around the swampy 
places. 
GENUS HELMITHEROS. 
[639]. Helmitheros vermivorus (Gmelin).  Worm- 
eating Warbler. 
Rance.—Eastern North America. Breeds mainly in 
the Carolinian zone from southern Iowa, northern Illinois, 
*See “Auk,” Vol. XXV, p. 478. 
