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Bachman's Warbler
Adult male--Upper parts: Forehead yellow; a black patch in front of crown; crown and back of head dull gray; back and rump olive green; tail grayish; under parts yellow, with a black patch on breast.
Adult female--Without the black on the head; under parts whitish yellow. Length--4.25.
Breeding Range--Somewhat uncertain; it has been found during the summer in Missouri and Arkansas, and a nest was found on St. Simon's Island, Georgia.
The nest is described as placed in vines or low bushes, and as being composed of grasses and fine weeds, lined with hairlike fibre and fine grass. The number of eggs is probably 4; they are dull white, spotted chiefly in a wreath-like cluster round the larger end with brown and lavender. Size--.74 x .60.