NASHVILLE WARBLER. QA3 
HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA (L.) Bd. 
Blue Golden-winged Warbler. 
Sylwia chrysoptera, KIRTLAND, Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1832, 163, 152. 
Vermivora chrysoptera, READ, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., vi, 1853, 395. 
Helminthophaga ckrysoptera, WHEATON, Ohio, Agric. Rep. for 1860, 363; Reprint, 1861, 5 
Food of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 563; Reprint, 1875, 3.—CougEs, Birds 
oi N. W., 1874, 50 (nest).— BartrD, BREWER and RipGway, N. A. Birds, i, 1574, 193.— 
LANGDON, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877,5; Revised List, Jour. Cin. Soc. Nat Hist., i, 
1379, 171; Reprint, 5. 
Motacilla chrysoptera, LINNZUS, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 333. 
Sylvia chrysoptera, LATHAM, Ind. Orn., ii, 1790, 541. 
Vermivora chrysoptera, ‘‘ SWAINSON.” 
Helminthophaga chrysoptera, CABANIS, Mus. Hein, i, 1850, 20 
Male, in spring: slaty blue, paler or whitish below, where frequently tinged with yel- 
lowish; crown and two wing barsrich yellow; broad stripe on side of head through eye, 
and large patch on the throat, black; both these bordered with white; several tail feathers 
-white blotched. Bill black. Back and wings frequently glossed with yellowish olive in 
young birds in which the black markings are somewhat obscure. Size of pinus. 
Habitat, Eastern United States and Canada. New Grenada. Central America. Cuba. 
Rare summer resident from May to August. This beautiful bird is the 
rarest species of the genus breeding with us, and, with the exception of the 
Orange-crowned Warbler, the rarest at any time. It is usually found in 
swampy places, where the nest is built on the ground, frequently under 
the broad leaf of the Skunk Cabbage (Simplocarpus fetidus). The nest 
has been taken at Groveport,in this county, by Mr. Wm. R. Limpert. 
The eggs are four to five, white, sparsely marked with reddish brown. 
HELMINTHOPHAGA RUFICAPILLA (Wils.) Bd. 
Nashville Warbler. 
Sylvia rubracapilla, KIRTLAND, Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1838, 168, 182. 
Vermivora rubricapilla, READ, Proc. Philad. Acad. Nat. Sci., vi, 1853, 395. 
Helminthophaga ruficapilla, WHEATON, Ohio Agri. Rep. for 1860, 363; Reprint, 1861, 5; 
Food of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 563; Reprint, 1875, 3—LaNGpon, 
Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 5; Revised List, Jour. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 171; 
Reprint, 5. 
Sylvia ruficapilla, WiLson, Am. Orn., iii, 1811, 120. 
Vermivora rubricapilla, BONAPARTE, Geog. and Comp. List, 1838, 21. 
Helminthophaga ruficapilla, BAIRD, Birds N. Am., 1858, 256. 
Above, olive green, brighter on the rump, changing to pure ash on the head; below 
bright yellow, paler on the belly, olive shaded on the sides; crown with a more or less 
concealed chestnut patch ; lores and ring round the eye pale; no superciliary line; female 
and autumnal specimens have the head glossed with olive, and the crown ed may be 
wanting. Length 44-44: wing 24-24; tail 13-2. 
Habitat, Eastern North America. Mexico. 
