648. Compsothlypis americana. 4½ inches
In the summer Parulas are found in wet swamps where the ground is covered with a carpeting of moss which only partially keeps your feet from the water below; the dead trees are covered with a growth of long, drooping moss; the ends of this moss are turned up and formed into a neat cradle within which the eggs are laid.
Song.—A little lisping trill.
Range.—Breeds in the southern half of the U. S. The Northern Parula (usnea), No. 648a, breeds in the northern half of the U. S. and southern Canada; it is brighter colored than the southern form. Both varieties winter from the Gulf States southward.
SENNETT WARBLER
649. Compsothlypis pitiayumi nigrilora. 4½ inches
A smaller similar bird from southern Texas. Note the black ear patches and lack of black on breast.
CAPE MAY WARBLER
650. Dendroica tigrina. 5 inches