THE BIRD BOOK 
677 ■ Kentucky Warbler. Oporornis for- 
mosus. 
Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from 
the Gulf to New York and Michigan; winters 
south of the United States, to South America. 
Crown and ear coverts black, un- 
derparts and line over eye yellow; 
no white in the plumage. These 
birds are found in about such local- 
ities as are frequented by Oven- 
birds, but with a preference for 
woods which are low and damp. White 
They are locally common in some of the southern 
and central states. They are active gleaners of 
the underbrush, keeping well within the depths 
of tangled thickets. Like the Maryland Yellow- 
throat, which has similar habits to those of this 
bird, they are quite inquisitive and frequently 
come close to you to investigate or to scold. They 
nest on the ground in open woods or on shrubby 
hillsides, making large structures, of leaves and 
strips of bark, lined with grasses. The eggs are 
white, sprinkled with dots or spots of reddish 
brown and gray. Size .70 x .55. Data. — Greene 
Co., Pa., May 26, 1894. 4 eggs. Nest a mass of 
leaves, lined with rootlets, placed on the ground 
at the base of a small elm sprout in underbrush 
on a hillside. 
678. Connecticut Warbler. — Oporonis 
cigilis. 
Range. — Eastern United States; known to breed 
only in Manitoba and Ontario. 
These birds have greenish upperparts and 
sides, yellowish underparts, and an ashy gray 
head, neck and breast; they have a complete whit- 
ish ring about the eye, this distinguishing them 
VentU Conn^ticut Warblers \ n ^ny plumage from the two following species 
As they do most of their feeding upon the ground 
and remain in the depths of the thickets, they are rarely seen unless attention 
is drawn to them. They are quite abundant in New England in fall migrations, 
being found in swampy thickets. They have been found breeding in Ontario 
by Wm. L. Kells, the nest being on the ground in the woods among raspberry 
vines. It was made of leaves, bark fibres, grass, rootlets and hair. The eggs 
are white, specked with brown and neutral tints. Size .75 x .55. 
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