A Series of Eggs of the Golden- winged 

 Warbler. 



The eggs of the Golden-winged Wai-bler 

 (Helmlnthophila chrysoptera) do not show any 

 great variation except in size. 



Set I. May 17, 1880. Monroe County, Michi- 

 gan. Collected by Jerome Troinbley. Nest 

 of dead leaves, strips of bark, etc., on the 

 ground, in woods. Four eggs, fresh. Wliite, 

 very sparingly speckled with russet and chest- 

 nut. One of the eggs is entirely unmarked, 

 another has (nily a few specks, while the 

 other two have nearly all their markings con- 

 flued to the larger ends: .(iOx.48; .60x.49; 

 ..i8x.49; .OOx .49. 



Set 11. May 30, 1887. Detroit, Minnesota. 

 Collected by J. W. Preston. Nest of coarse 

 leaves, grass stems, and strips of bn,rk, lined 

 with tine tibre, situated on the ground in 

 heavy woods. Five eggs, fresh. VVliite, 

 speckled, chiefly at the laigcr ends, with rus- 

 set, and a few specks of burnt uiribci-: .(!:> x .50; 

 .04 X .49; .05 x .-".0; .04 x .M; .04 x .49. 



Set 111. May 21, 18,S0. Monroe County, 

 Michigan. Collected by .leiome Trombley. 

 Nest at foot of wild gooseberry bush, among 

 grass, etc., on side of old road. Four eggs. 

 Light creamy white, speckled a,t the larger 

 ends with chestnut and lilac-gray: .0.5 x. 49; 

 .0:ix.52; .08x.ol; .0:ix.52. 



Set IV. May 27, 1887. Adams County, Illi- 

 nois. Collected by Otho C. Poling. Nest in a 

 grove of willows placed four inches from the 

 ground, in a wild pie plant. Made of leaves, 

 grass, etc., lined with finer material. Five 

 eggs, fresli. White, speckled with burnt um- 

 ber, and a few specks of lilac-gray: .(i8x.54; 

 .74X.51; .07 X.54; .fiOx.52; .72x.r>l. (This 

 set as well as sets I, 11 and [11, is described by 

 me in Davie's N<'st.H ,md Eui/x, b889, p. :!00.) 



Set V. May 24, 1889. Monroe County, 

 Mi(MHgan. Collected by .lerome Trombley. 

 Nest on the groiuul, at the foot of a black brier 

 bush, near the e<lge of ,i tliicket, in partly 

 cleared low, wet woodhmd. Finir eggs, inouba- 

 tiou begun. White, speckled, principally at 

 the larger ends, iu tlie form of indistinct 

 wreaths, witli burut umber: .04x ,51 ; .64x..52; 

 .04X.5I ; .07 X .51. 



Set Vr. May 23, 1889. Monroe County, 

 Michigan. Collecte<l by Jeroine Trombley. 



22 



Notes on Some Birds of the Great 

 Smoky Mountains. 



BY AKTHUR LBMOTNB, JI. D. 

 (Contimicd from page 184.) 

 IIELMINTHOPHII^A CnRYSOPTEKA. 



Golden-winged Warbler. 

 This rather locally distributed species was quite 

 common in Monroe county, where it was found 

 in the hardwood j;rowth at varying altitudes. In 

 duals of this spe- 

 a Roane counties 

 spring, although 

 S ago, contained 

 )ther section. I 

 ,iis past season. I 

 « on April 34th, 

 .•s." and presume 

 ous. During the 

 ORlSTITIy seem to keep in 

 the scrub growth 



~ , open the mating 



Nest at foot of black brier, among grass andj ,^^^^x\A<i'& from the 

 weeds, on edge of thicket, in damp retired choirster is 



spot. Four eggs, incubation advanced. White, ^j^^j^. nesting, the 

 speckled with russet, most heavily at the larger j^gg^^ ^bout the 

 ends: .64 x .53; .05 x .51 ; .04 x .51 ; .61 x .52. , deposited by the 

 Set VII. May 22, 1889. Monroe County, j^jg^tg are rather 

 Michigan. Collected by Jerome Trombley. ^gi.jence bears me 

 Nest on ground, near the foot of a blackberry o^j^g statisti- 

 l)ush, iu low, wet, and partly cleared woods. fQX).xi& uncom- 

 Five'eggs, fresh. White, speckled with russet: gQji,^ ^nd full 

 .61X.50; .64X.51; .02 x.50; .02x..50; .Olx.49. ^ j„ne 3d and 5th. 



Set Vlll. June 8, 1887. Monroe County, gsts of this species, 

 Micliigan. Collected by Jerome Trombly. jgequent chapti 

 Nest near foot of small elm bush, close to a ^^i^gj.g they were 

 fence in a partly cleared woodland and second esls 

 growth timber. Five eggs, incubation begun, for 

 laci-ht creamy-white, speckled and spotted e in 

 with russet. Two of the eggs have specks of 

 burnt umber and lilac-gray. All of them have 

 the markings much heavier near the larger 

 ends: .0:!x.49; .04 x .49; .61x.48: .64x.47; 

 .05X.49. 



Set IX. March 27, 1889. Monroe County, 

 Michigan. Collected by Jerome Trombley. 

 Nest on grt)und, near foot of alder bush, or 

 edae of thicket of alders on low level ground. 

 ln"l)order of partially cleared woods. Five hner 

 eggs, incubation begun. White, sparingly Ltly 

 marked, principally near the larger ends, with \ re- 

 small specks of lu.- 



ict and burnt umber: I its 

 < 51 ; .OOx.49; .00x.5n. [" the 



O.&o. .>.£/~£.Z. -r.P-]^- shed 



by the compactness of the inside lining. The 

 eo-gs from the above nest were taken June Bd, '86, 

 , and were perfectly fresh on that date. The set 

 I numbered four and in coloration were pure, al- 

 i most glossy white, with bright brown spots at the 



I larger end, which had a tendency to form a 

 wreath around the egg, and would have accom- 

 plished, had there been enough of the spots. 



540. Oniitlwloglcal Nutvs. By Jolm A Morden. 

 2^5. — On tlie nesting o<: Helminth of haga chrvsoptei 



Out. ^W*^" sSi i^teEt:.'. 



Ibid., HI, pp 

 a near Myde 



Tl 



Ihc bii'd be searelicd Ibr near at hand. 



very dccirliv'^ 'I'l"'"' '"■J'' 



describe, and the usual call notes, low chiriis com- 

 mon to so many of the Warblers. 



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