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with no lilack on the head or breast. 1....‘7'07; \\'.‘ 23%; 'l‘., 2-34]; B. from N -:H. lt'unye. il‘iilxtt‘l‘ll l‘nitcd States; breeds us far north as southern Michigan

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and southern ('onnccticut. and winters in ('cntral America.

\\'ashin;_rton, rare T. \'., may breed; May 1 to :10; Aug. 1;") to Sept.15. Sing Sing. rare 5. IL, to Sept. 1.

Mat. of leaves. strips of bark, and rootlets. lined with tine grasses and rootlets. in the crotch of a bush or sapling, about Your feet up. lzig/g/s. tour to five, white or creamy white, rather thinly speckled or spotted with rut'ous or rul'ous—lirmvn, generally in a. wreath at the larger end, ‘71 x ‘53.

This beautiful bird is a lover of well-watered, rather densely grown woods. It is a bird of the lower growth rather than the trees, but is not. a thieket—haunter, and its habit of flitting restlessly from bush to bush renders it easily observed. “Vhen on the wing its white outer tail-feathers are conspicuously displayed. and. with the striking mark- ings of the head, make an excellent ticld mark.

The song of the lIooded Warbler is sweet and graceful. It is sub- ject to much variation, but as a rule consists of eight or nine notes. To my ear the, bird seems to say, " You must come to the woods, or you won’t see me.”

Its call-note is a sharp. characteristic cheep, frequently uttered when the bird is anxious for the safety of its nest or young. and accompanied by a flit of the tail, which reveals the white outer tail~feathers.

685. Sylvania, pusilla, ( Halt). Wirsox‘s \VAImLL‘R (Fig. 107.) Ad. 5.A1*‘orehead yellow, crown black; rest of the upper parts, wings, and tail bright olive—green; no u‘t'ng/era or tru'Z—przte/Irx .‘ under parts bright yel— low: bill with bristles at its base. .tvl. 9.sSimilar. but generally without the black cap. [misimilaiy but without black cap. L, 5'01); “1, 2'21; T., 203', B. from N.. "15.

It’ttllflc.—X|ll'tll America: breeds from lh‘itish Columbia, Minnesota, and Nova {\‘cotia northward: winters in Central Ann-riea.

Washington, rather common 'l‘. M, May S to 253; Aug. 28 to Sept. 15. Sing Sing.1olerably common '1‘. \'.. May 5' to 3“: Aug. 1') to Sept. 0. Cam- bridge. common T. V” May 1'.’ to '15; S'cpt. 1 to '20.

.\'«s/. of leaves and grasses. lined with line grasses and hairs. on the ground. [fin/s. tour to live. white, speckled with cit1munon~rutous and lavender—gray, fit! x 4% II)1I\’lt‘l.

'l‘he, Black-cap frequents the lower woodland growth. and is gren- erally found near water. Like. other members of this genus, it, has decided talents as a flycatcher. and captures much of its prey on the wing, dartingr out into the air. but does not. like a true Flycatcher, return to the same perch.

Its son}: is compared by Minot to that of the Kedstart or Yellow \Varbler. while Nuttall writes it " ‘(s/z-"(sh-‘lslz-’/shea," and to (1055 it sounds like " ace-zce—zee-zee-c."