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Canadian Warbler; Canada Flycatcher
Adult Male--Upper parts rather dark gray; forehead and front of crown spotted black; line from bill, under eye, and on sides of throat black; spots across breast black; under parts bright yellow; rather long bristles at base of bill. Length--5.61.
Adult Female--Similar, but less brilliant.
Breeding Range--From New England, northern Pennsylvania, and Michigan, northward.
The nest is usually placed in a bank or among the roots of a fallen tree, or on the ground beneath bushes in swampy woods, and is carefully concealed; it is made of moss, leaves, weeds, strips of bark, and fine roots, sometimes lined with hair. The eggs, 4 or 5 in number, are white, speckled principally round the larger end with hazel, reddish brown, and lilac. Size--.68 x .51.
The breeding season begins early in June.