A Series of Eggs of the Golden- winged 

 Warbler. 



The eggs of the Golden-winged Warbler 

 (HelminthopkUa chryaoptera) do not show any 

 great variation except in size. 



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

 gan. Collected by Jerome Trombley. Mest 

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

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

 very sparingly speckled with russet and chest- 

 nut. One of tli( ' ■ ' 

 another has on] 

 other two have n 

 fined to the larg 

 .58X.49; .60x.4i! 

 . Set II. May 3(i 

 Collected by J. 

 leaves, grass stem 

 with iine fibre, 

 heavy woods, 

 speckled, chiefly i 

 set, and a few spec 

 .(54 X. +9; .(i5x.50; 



Set HI. May 

 Michigan. CoUe 

 >fest at foot of v 

 grass, etc. , on si 

 Light creamy wl 

 ends with chesti 

 .68X.5-2; .68 x ..51 

 Set IV. May 2 

 nois. Collected 1 

 grove of willows 

 ground, in a wildj 

 grass, etc., line(^ 

 eggs, tresh. Wli 

 bei-, and a few sp 

 .74x..il; .67X..5J 

 set as well as sots 

 me in Davie's IVe 

 Set V. May 

 Micliigan. Coll 

 Nest on the grou; 

 bush, near the ti 

 cleared low, wet^ 

 tion began. Wl 

 tlie larger ends^ 

 wreaths, with bui 

 .(Hx.')\ ; .67 x ..T] 

 Sot VI. May! 

 1 Michigan. Col 



Notes on Some Birds of the Great 

 Smoky Mountains. 



BY ARTHUR LEMOYNE, M. D. 

 (Continued from page 164.) 

 HBI.MINTII0PHI1.A OHRYSOPTERA. 



(Jolden-winged Warbler. 

 This rather locally distributed species was quite 

 common in Monroe county, where it was found 

 in the hardwood growth at varying altitudes. In 

 Blount county also, several individuals of this spe- 

 cies were noticed, and in Cooke and Roane counties 



540. OrnitliologicaJ Notes. By John A Morden. Ibid., 

 255. — On the nesting oi He,lmintlioj>haga chrysoptern Hear 



Ont. W- Sport. &Natara2iflt 



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 TOJiB^pnaraioadg uaa.«.iaq paioaiap aq oj aouajajjip 

 iqSip aqi Sntp.TOSa.i ja}SM.ajg -jpi tiiim. aa.i3i3 i 

 •aSuBi .laAOi sji 'januuiii pajouisaj juqAiaraos 

 B m mu9Uiio.im m-m^ rpiM. saiSuinuaiui osp3 

 saioads stq'x '-laimAs. ui spuaosap n '.laAaMoq 

 'qoiqM. uiojj 'suiB'iunoui aqj ui sapmpiB Jaiigiq 

 am" 01 i[aAi sdaa-si 51 -uTOiunoi*! iiiouig vbm^ uo 

 puB 'XinnoojunoigutaoutipunqBSsai .10 .ia}BajS ui 

 BirdBof Kalamazoo OouBfcy.Mioh. 

 Dr. Morris O-ibbs. 

 27. [81-] lldiiiiihthoplKign chri/wpteni (Linn.) I 

 Baird. Blue Golden-winged Warbler.— A com- 

 mon species, ari'iving from April 36 to May 11. ! 

 Breeds abundantly, but the nests arc rarely found. 

 But few nesls have been met with in this county. 

 The nesls are always, so far as my knowledge 

 goes, placed on the ground, and at the edges of 

 woods or in a new or partial clearing. The nests 

 are bulky affairs and compare well with those of 

 the Yellow-throat. The eggs, usually five in 

 number, are small, white, and spotted with fine 

 dots of reddish-brown, chiefly at the larger end. 



This is one of our handsomest Warblers and is 

 known to nearly all collectors. The females are 

 rarely shot, owing to their retiring nature. The 

 Golden-wing is rarely seen later than August 35. 

 They may remain sometime later but it is difficult 

 to find them in the undergrowth, as tliey so 

 thoroughly conceal themselves in the rank grass 

 and bushes. The species prefer low, damp woods 

 and the edges of clearings. Tlic song is Zw e e e 

 eeeeeeeeee e, long drawn out. The notes 

 seem to come from a distance when the bird 

 le near ; again the singer may be at quite a 

 a„.«the bird be searched for near at hand, 

 lotes are very deceptive. There are other 

 notes of the Golden-wing, a half song difficult to 

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

 mon to so many of the Warblers. 



Ill, pp. 254, 

 Hyde Park, 



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