432 NESTS AND EOOS OF 



646. OBANOE-CB.OWN'ED WABBLEB. Helminthophila celata (Say.) Geog. 

 Dist.— Northern North America, breeding in high latitudes, as in the Yukon and 

 Mackenzie River regions, southward into the Rocky Mountains. Winters in the 

 South Atlantic and Gulf States and Eastern Mexico, rare in the Northeastern States. 



As mentioned in the above habitat the Orange-crowned Warbler breeds north 

 of the United States. Its nests and eggs were found by Mr. Kennicott, in the middle 

 of June, in the vicinity of Great Slave Lake. They were generally built on the 

 ground among clumps of bushes, often in the side of a bank, and usually hidden by 

 the dry leaves among which they were placed. Tbey were large for the size of the 

 bird, and were composed almost entirely of long, coarse strips of bark, loosely in- 

 terwoven with a few dry grasses and plant stems. They were warmly lined with 

 hair and fur of small animals. The birds was found breeding near Fort Resolution 

 on the Yukon, at Fort Rae, and at Fort Anderson. The eggs are white or creamy- 

 white, finely speckled, chiefly on the larger end, with reddish or chestnut-brown; 

 average size .64x.46. 



646o. LUTESCENT WABBLEB. Helminthophila celata luteseens (Ridgw.) 

 Geog. Dist. — Pacific coast region north to Kadiak, Alaska, south in winter to Lower 

 California and Western Mexico and eastward during the migrations to Colorado, 

 Arizona, etc. 



The Lutescent Warbler breeds in the coast ranges- of Southern California and 

 northward to Kadiak Island, Alaska. Mr. W. O. Emerson states that it may be seen 

 during the entire year in the vicinity of Haywards, California, where Dr. J. G. Cooper * 

 took the first known nest. Mr. Emerson also informs me that Mr. A. M. IngersoU has 

 collected large numbers of the nests and eggs of this bird in Alameda county, Cali- 

 fornia. The nest is built on the ground, often concealed by tall grass or bushes. 

 It Is composed of dry grass, rootlets, moss and lined with a few horse hairs and fine 

 vegetable fibres. The eggs range from three to flvejn number, and vary from white 

 to dull creamy-white, finely speckled with lilac-gray and cinnamon-rufous, chiefly at 

 the larger ends. They are indistinguishable from those of the Orange-crowned 

 Warbler with an average size of .65x.46. 



6466. DUSKY WABBLEB. Helminthophila celata sordida Townsend. Geog. 

 Dist. — San Clemente, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, California. 



Very much similar to the preceding species. Its n^st and eggs are no doubt 

 identical. 



647. TBNWESSEE WABBLEB. Helminthophila peregrina (Wils.) Geog. 

 Dist.; — Eastern North America, breeding from Northern New England, Northern 

 New York and Minnesota "northward into the Fur Countries; migrating through' 

 Eastern United States, chiefly west of the AUeghanies, as far west as the Rocky 

 Mountains; south through Mexico and Central America. 



A nest of this bird was taken by Prof. Horsford, near Springfield, Massachusetts. 

 It is described by Dr. Brewer as being built in a low clump of bushes, just above the 

 ground, and made of fine, vegetable fibres, grasses, mosses, etc., lined with hair. 

 The eggs were pearly white, wreathed about the larger end with brown and purplish 

 markings, size .60x.50. 



648. PABTJLA WABBLEB. Compsothlypis americana (Linn.) Geog. Dist.— 

 Eastern United States and Canada; in winter Southern Florida, more Northern West 

 Indies, Eastern Mexico and Northern Central America (Guatemala). 



