. . s much hke that of the chipping sparrow, but moremusical and in a higher key. To Dr. Wheaton its refrainis a loud, emphatic, and rather monotonous song, resem-bling, as nearly as he can describe, the syllables chiky-tick-tick-tick-tick; this song was louder and more decidedlyemphasized than that of any member of the genus withwhich he was acquainted. Colonel Goss hears in the songa few sweet trills uttered in a spirited manner andabruptly ending in a rising scale. Its nest is usually built on the ground, in clumps ofbushes and qu
. . s much hke that of the chipping sparrow, but moremusical and in a higher key. To Dr. Wheaton its refrainis a loud, emphatic, and rather monotonous song, resem-bling, as nearly as he can describe, the syllables chiky-tick-tick-tick-tick; this song was louder and more decidedlyemphasized than that of any member of the genus withwhich he was acquainted. Colonel Goss hears in the songa few sweet trills uttered in a spirited manner andabruptly ending in a rising scale. Its nest is usually built on the ground, in clumps ofbushes and quite hidden by dried leaves. The nest is largefor the size of the bird, and is constructed with plantstems, strips of fibrous bark, and dry grasses loosely woventogether. Not infrequently, also, leaves are used in theconstruction of this outer wall. The eggs are white withrufous or cinnamon-brown spots or specks which are morenumerous at the larger end. They are four or five innumber and are deposited about June first. In size theeggs average .63 in. by .49 593 TENNESSEE WARBLER.(Helminthophila peregrina).Life-size. WARBLERS 387 THE TENNESSEE WARBLER* During the spring and fall migrations the TennesseeWarbler is a common bird in many localities of the easternUnited States. Its breeding range extends from Minne-sota, New York, and northern New England northward tothe latitude of Hudson Bay, and it winters in Mexico andCentral America. This nymph of the woodland is a very active bird andextremely dextrous in catching insects which it seeks in thefoliage of trees, both of the forest and the orchard. Itseems to be especially fond of the willow trees and shrubsthat grow on the banks of water-courses, where there is anabundance of insect life, and it is not an uncommon visitorin the denser foliage of tamarack swamps. While it prefersthe borders of an open forest, it not infrequently visits, dur-ing its fall migration, cornfields and vineyards, and mayeven be seen in large gardens
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