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Prothonotary Warbler; Golden-headed Warbler— (Pro- 
tonotaria citrea). 
A very pretty warbler, with tlio whole head, neck, upper back and under 
parts a rich orange. The rest of the upper parts gradually change through 
greenish to bluish to ashy, and the lower parts to almost white on the oris- 
sum, and large white blotches on under tail feathers. 
Breeds in Lower Mississippi valley and Gulf States. Winters in Cuba, 
Central America and northern South America. A very rare straggler from 
the south. 
■ Worm-eating Warbler —(Hehniihcrus vermivorus ). 
An olive-green-backed and c-reamy-bellied warbler, with a huffy head, dis¬ 
tinctly marked with four black lines, two on the crown and two through the 
eyes; no white on back, wings or tail, all being of about the same shade of 
olive-green. 
Breeds in eastern United States, not ranging north of the Carolinian fauna. 
Winters in Cuba, southern Mexico and Panama. Summer resident throughout 
southern New Jersey (except pine barrens?) 
Blue-winged Warbler—( Helmintho-phila pinus). 
A yellow warbler, with slaty-blue wings and tail; the yellow of the upper 
parts changes to olive-green on the rump. There is a black line through the 
eye, and .the wing bars are yellowish. 
Breeds in eastern United States, not ranging north of the Carolinian fauna. 
Winters in eastern Mexico and Guatemala. Summer resident within the 
Carolinian fauna, and quite common in many localities. 
Brewster's Warbler— (Ii elm-in,thoph ila . leucobronclvialis ). 
This has broad yellow wing bars and white breast. 
Lawrence's Warbler— {He hninihoph - ilct , lawrencei ). 
This lias white bars and a black throat patch. 
These two interesting birds, which were at first considered valid species, 
are now generally conceded to be the results of crossing between the blue¬ 
winged and the golden-winged warblers. 
Gold-winged Warbler—( Hehmntliopliila clirysoptera-). 
A warbler with a yellow crown, yellow wing coverts, a black patch around 
and below the eye, and another on the breast, with two conspicuous white 
stripes, a narrow one above the eye patch and a wider one between the eye 
and the breast patches. Upper parts grayish; below, white. The under tail 
feathers blotched with white. 
Breeds in eastern North America, breeding north of the Carolinian fauna, 
h inters in Cuba and eastern Mexico to Colombia. A rare species in southern 
New Jersey. 
