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Hooded Warbler

Adult male--Back, wings, and tail olive green; forehead and cheeks bright yellow; a black hood on head and neck, extending to the throat and upper part of breast; rest of under parts yellow.

Adult female--Very similar, the black hood being less defined. Length--5.67.

Breeding Range--The Eastern States, from southern Connecticut southward.

The nest is placed in low bushes or scrub within four feet, and sometimes within a few inches, of the ground. It is composed of leaves, shreds of bark, and scales of beech buds all compactly woven and secured together with spider webs; the lining in some nests is entirely of horse or cattle hair; others are found lined with fibres of grape-vine bark. 3 to 5 eggs are laid; they are white, with specks and spots of reddish brown and lilac often forming an irregular wreath at the larger end. Size--.71 x .52.

In damp woods, where the undergrowth is fairly dense, these warblers will be found nesting during the latter part of May or early in June.