WARBLERS 



(638) Helinaia swalnsoni 



{Audubon) (Gr., marsh dweller). 



SWAINSON'S WARBLER. Bill 

 large, long and pointed. Ads. — 

 Plumage as shown. Crown cinna- 

 mon-brown; back, wings and tail 

 olive-brown; a dull white line over the 

 eye and a short dusky streak through 

 it; under parts dull white, with a 

 more or less yellowish tinge. Im. — 

 Similar but browner above and 

 yellower below than the adults. 

 L., 5.25; W., 2.75; T., 1.9s; B., .70. 

 Nest — Of strips of bark and leaves, 

 lined with fine grasses or pine needles; 

 in bushes, vines or rushes close to the 

 ground; four or five plain white, un- 

 marked eggs, .75 X .54. 



Range — Southeastern U. S.; north 

 to Va., southern 111. and Mo. Win- 

 ters in Jamaica. 



PROTHONOTARY or GOLDEN SWAMP WARBLERS 



are not uncommon in southern swamps, in dark murky situ- 

 ations in striking contrast to what one would expect for birds 

 of such exquisite plumage. As they creep about through tlie 

 grass or twigs Just above the water or run over tiny mud 

 flats or along the edges of pools, their plumage seems even 

 more golden against the dark backgrounds. Usually one 

 considers himself fortunate if he can locate a single pair of 

 these warblers, but I have been so favored as to sit upon a 

 log on the edge of the Dismal Swamp and watch no less than 

 a dozen of them in sight at a time, while their rather loud 

 songs, resembling the syllables "tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet" 

 resounded joyously on every hand. I found several of their 

 nests in holes on dead stumps projecting above or leaning 

 over the water, the cavity being partially filled with twigs 

 and moss and then lined with plant down and feathers. 



SWAINSON'S WARBLER is a comparatively rare spe- 

 cies found in the Southeastern States, chiefly in swamps and 



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