. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. more plainly marked formj". Until one learns that the song of the Worm-eating Warbler is so similar to that of the Chipping Sparrow that it is difficult to dis- tinguish it, he will be at a loss to know much of the former bird. Whenever one recognizes the song of a "Chippy" in the denser woodland it is safe to conclude that it is that of the Worm-eatinsf Warbler. Gknus HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgwat. 245. Helminthophila pinus \Linn). Blve-winged Warbler; Blue-wisgeo Yellow Warbler. Common summer resident in the southern half of the State. Br
. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. more plainly marked formj". Until one learns that the song of the Worm-eating Warbler is so similar to that of the Chipping Sparrow that it is difficult to dis- tinguish it, he will be at a loss to know much of the former bird. Whenever one recognizes the song of a "Chippy" in the denser woodland it is safe to conclude that it is that of the Worm-eatinsf Warbler. Gknus HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgwat. 245. Helminthophila pinus \Linn). Blve-winged Warbler; Blue-wisgeo Yellow Warbler. Common summer resident in the southern half of the State. Breeds. Its range is almost identical with the last mentioned species, but, unlike it, it prefers the more open woodland, where its unmistakable note may be heard, usually from among the taller trees, throughout the entire day. In the northern part of the State it is rare. It has been taken in Putnam County, (.Jenkins); Carroll County, (Evermann); Dekalb County, (Mrs. Hine, McBride); Allen County, (Stock- bridge). It breeds throughout its range in our State. They arrive in Sjuthern Indiana about with the Worm-eating Warbler (April 20-25), and are to be found pairing from April 27 to May Head of GoMen-winged Warbler, nat. size. 246. Helminthophila chrysoptera (Liim.). Warbler. M grant throughout the State, summer resident in the nortern portion ; breed-;. (Generally throughout Southeastern Indiana this bird is considered a rare one, but after we became more accustomed to its habits Mr. l^uick and I seldom took trip< over the hills late in April or early in May without meeting some of these beau- tiful birds. Sometime-) they were quite common. They seem to be much more numerous in the southwestern and northern part of the State during the migrations. They have been noted breedin? in Dekalb County (Mrs. Hine), Starke County (Coale). Mr. Coale notes that the males continue singing into June. In the Whitewater valley they prefer the more broken land usually well
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