sparingly specked and wreathed with
reddish brown. Size .60 x .50.

644. VIRGINIA'S WARBLER. _Vermivora virginiae._

Range.--Western Mexico, north to Arizona and New Mexico, and also less
commonly to Colorado.

This species is similar to the last but has the rump and a patch on the
breast, yellow. They are found quite abundantly in some localities,
usually on mountain ranges, nesting in hollows on the ground beside
rocks, stumps or in crevices among the rocks; the nests are made of fine
strips of bark and grasses, skillfully woven together, and the three to
five eggs are pure white, specked and wreathed with reddish brown. Size
.62 x .50.

[Illustration 390: Golden-winged Warbler.]
[Illustration: White.]
[Illustration: White.]
[Illustration: White.]
[Illustration: Lucy's Warbler. Virginia Warbler.]
[Illustration: left hand margin.]

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645. NASHVILLE WARBLER. _Vermivora rubricapilla rubricapilla._

Range.--North America east of the Plains, breeding from New York and
Illinois north to Hudson Bay and Labrador; winters south of our borders.

This small species is yellow below and greenish above, with an ashy gray
head and neck, enclosing a chestnut crown patch. They breed abundantly
in New England, usually on side hills covered with clumps of young
pines, the nests being placed flush with the surface of the ground and
usually covered with overhanging grass; they are made of grasses and
pine needles, the eggs are white, finely specked with bright reddish
brown. Size .60 x .45. Data.--Worcester, Mass., June 23, 1895. Nest of
pine needles and grasses in hollow in the moss on a scrubby pine
hillside.

645a. CALAVERAS WARBLER. _Vermivora rubricapilla gutturalis._

Range.--Western United States, breeding on ranges from California and
Idaho north to British Columbia; winters in Mexico.

A slightly brighter colored form of the last species. Their habits are
the same and the eggs cannot be distinguished from those of the eastern
bird.

646. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. _Vermivora celata celata._

Range.--North America, chiefly in the interior, breeding north of the
United States except in the Rockies south to Arizona and New Mexico;
winters in the Gulf States and southward.

This plainly clad, greenish colored species has a concealed patch of
orange brown on the crown. They have been found breeding about Hudson
Bay and in the Mackenzie River district, placing their nests in hollows
on the ground, usual