Painted

Unknown

Published

1930

Volume

11

Plate

649

Sennett Warbler

Compsothlypis pitiayumi nigrilora

Given specific rank after its discovery by Mr. Sennett, it finally proved to be the northern form of the South American PARULA WARBLER. Merrill states that its haunts and habits are similar to our Southern Parula Warbler.

BREEDING

NEST: As usual, in a bunch of Spanish moss, lined with horse hair or fine wood fibres.

EGGS: Similar to those of Parula Warbler.

RANGE

In the Valley of the lower Rio Grande in Texas.

Texas Madrono

Arbutus texana

A short tree, averaging 15 feet high, distributed in limestone soil from Rio Blanco Valley west to Guadalupe and Eagle Mountains, Texas.

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