Washington, quite common S.R., Apl. 28-Sept. 15.
Ossining, common S.R., May 7-Aug. 23. Cambridge,
A.V., one instance, Sept.

Comparatively few bird students can claim close acquaintance with this
slow-moving, dull-colored bird who lives on or near the ground, usually
in dry woodlands. Its song, resembling that of the Chipping Sparrow,
will attract only an attentive ear, while its local distribution further
prevents it from being more commonly known. It nests on the ground, the
white, brown-marked eggs being laid in May.

BACHMAN'S WARBLER

_Vermivora bachmani. Case 5, Figs. 20, 21_

All but the central pair of feathers with white
spots near the end; no wing-bars; size small, the
bill sharply pointed and slightly decurved. L.
4-1/2.

_Range._ In summer known from Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas and
Missouri; in winter recorded only from Cuba.

When migrating, this little-known species associates with other bird
travelers and may be found high or low. When nesting, it frequents
swampy woods and, although it usually sings from the tree-tops, it
builds in bushes within a few feet of the ground, laying 3-4 white eggs
in the latter half of April or in May. Its song has been compared to
that of both the Parula Warbler and the Chipping Sparrow.

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER

_Vermivora pinus. Case 7, Fig. 35_

Outer tail-feathers white near the end; two white
wing-bars; female duller than the male.

_Range._ Nests from Missouri and Virginia north to
Minnesota and Connecticut; winters in the tropics.

Washington, rather uncommon T.V., Apl. 26-May 22;
Aug. 13-Sept. 2; a few breed. Ossining, common
S.R., May 4-Sept. 7. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl.
27-Sept. 15. Glen Ellyn, irregular, possibly
S.R., May 1-Sept. 15. SE. Minn., uncommon S.R.,
Apl. 30-Sept. 1.

In second growths, among birches, and at the border of the woods one may
hear the wheezy, lazy, _swee-chee_ of the Blue-wing. I make it a rule to
see the singer always with the hope that he may prove to be the rare
Brewster's Warbler, which usually sings like the Blue-wing, but in color
is nearer the Golden-wing, being, in fact, like the Golden-wing but with
the underparts and cheeks white unmarked with black. It appears to be a
hybrid between the