WARBLERS 



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(64lj Vermivora pinus 



iLifin.) (Lat., a pine). 



BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. 

 Ads. — Plumage as shown by the 

 lower bird. Sexes similar but the $ 

 is somewhat duller plumagcd; two 

 white wing bars; head and under parts 

 yellow; a short loral stripe; three outer 

 tail feathers with large white spots on 

 the inner webs. L., 4.75. Nesl — 

 Of leaves and strips of bark; on the 

 ground; eggs white sparingly spotted 

 with rufous, .65 x .50. 



Range — Breeds from Conn, and 

 \\'is. southward to Md. and Mo. 

 Winters south from Mexico. 



Vermivora pinus + V. clirysoplera = 

 Vermivora laiercneei. LAWRENCE'S 

 WARBLER. Shown by the upper 

 l)ird. This hybrid is occasionally 

 taken in the eastern parts of the range, 

 especially in Conn. 



discovered in Missouri in 1S97. Since they have been found 

 breeding in Kentucky and in South Carolina. The nests are 

 located low in bushes, briers, or canes and are made of dead 

 leaves and lined with black fibres or rootlets. The eggs are 

 pure white, unmarked. Its haunts are chiefly wooded 

 swamps. The song considerably resembles that of the 

 Worm-eating Warbler, which in turn resembles that of the 

 Chipping Sparrow. The song is usually uttered while the 

 bird is perched in the tops of trees and the singer, being so 

 small, is very difficult to locate. 



There are two pretty little warblers whose life histories 

 intermingle curiously, the BLUE-WINGED and the 

 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS. They are of the same 

 size and form but quite different in plumage as may be seen 

 by the illustrations, the former species of which is shown by 

 the lower bird on this page and the latter on the following 

 page. 



Blue-winged Warblers are usually met with in clearings or 



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