. The warblers of New England . ^, and no other atthat time. I haA^e ncA^er heard this peculiar song since. Thealarm note is a rather sharp chirp. Migration and Breeding Range, Rather singularlyI haA^e ncA^er seen a living Golden-Aving out of Massachusetts,this is ])robably dne to the fact that they pursue a Acry regnlarcourse in migrating, and that I have ncA^er been in this trackat the right season. They breed throughout eastern UnitedStates from the mountains of the Carolinas, northern XcavJersey, northern Indiana, and central Illinois, nortliAvard toMassachusetts, south-western Ontario, no
. The warblers of New England . ^, and no other atthat time. I haA^e ncA^er heard this peculiar song since. Thealarm note is a rather sharp chirp. Migration and Breeding Range, Rather singularlyI haA^e ncA^er seen a living Golden-Aving out of Massachusetts,this is ])robably dne to the fact that they pursue a Acry regnlarcourse in migrating, and that I have ncA^er been in this trackat the right season. They breed throughout eastern UnitedStates from the mountains of the Carolinas, northern XcavJersey, northern Indiana, and central Illinois, nortliAvard toMassachusetts, south-western Ontario, northern Michigan, 82 BREWSTER S WARBLER. and southern Minnesota. They winter in Central Americaand northern South America. Fig. ■ Head, tongue and socoud tail feather of the Golden-winged Warbler BREWSTERS A\ ARBLER. Helniiutliopliila leucobvoiicliialis. Plate VIII, Upper Fig., male, Size, to Bhiish above; white beneath, wilIino black on throat, and a small patch onl} on the side of bands,yellow; tail spots, white. Locally common inConnecticut and rare in eastei-n Massachusetts. CoMPARiso::^s. Typical .-pecimens are similar in size, form and color tothe Golden-winged Warbler, but diifer in no black patch on the throat.,in having the black on the side of the head reduced to a narrow line thn-ugheye, and in having the wing bands separated, not fused together as they usuallyare in the Golden-wing. The breast is also tinged with yellow. Variations from the type, are specimens in which the breast is more yellow,sometimes nearly bright yellow all over. The patch on the side of head maybe broad, and the back overwashed with greenish. For retnarks concerning the•status of this species,
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