. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . markings , ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .50. A common summer resident in Illinois south of the KankakeeRiver and of irregular occurrence as far north as southern Isaac E. Hess informs me he has found this species nestingcommonly in Piatt Co., Illinois, and abundantly along the IllinoisRiver in Putnam Co. Grundtvig records it as far north as Shiocton, Outagamie County(Trans. Wis. Acad. Sci. Arts & Let., Vol. X, p. 140). Messrs. Kum-lien and Hollister say: In suitable localities in the southern andwestern parts of the state
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . markings , ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .50. A common summer resident in Illinois south of the KankakeeRiver and of irregular occurrence as far north as southern Isaac E. Hess informs me he has found this species nestingcommonly in Piatt Co., Illinois, and abundantly along the IllinoisRiver in Putnam Co. Grundtvig records it as far north as Shiocton, Outagamie County(Trans. Wis. Acad. Sci. Arts & Let., Vol. X, p. 140). Messrs. Kum-lien and Hollister say: In suitable localities in the southern andwestern parts of the state the prothonotary warbler is not a raresummer resident. Breeds in May and June. The nest is of moss, usually in a holein a dead tree or stump. The eggs are 3 to 6, white or faintly buff,irregularly marked with various shades of brown, and measure X .55 inches. The Field Museum collection contains a set of 6 eggs taken atLima, 111., May 22, 1889, and another of 4 eggs taken at English Lake,Lake Co., Indiana, June 30, Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 641 Genus HELINAIA Audubon. 302. Helinaia swainsonii i\ Warbler. Distr.: Southeastern United States, from eastern Texas andArkansas to the Atlantic coast, north to southern Indiana, breedingthroughout its United States range, except in southern Florida;south in winter to southern Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, and easternMexico (Vera Cruz). Adult: Upper plumage, dark olive brown; crown and wings,tinged with cinnamon-brown; tail, dark olive brown, without any white marking; a dull yellowishwhite stripe over the eye; underparts, yellowish white, tinged withbrownish olive on the sides; bill, palebrown. Sexes similar. Length, ; wing, ; tail, 2;bill, .50. It is doubtful if this species has ever actually been taken inIllinois, although it undoubtedly occurs in the southern portion of thestate. Mr. Ridgway in his Notes on Birds observed at Mt. Carmel,southern Illinois, in the spring of 1878
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