OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 1 09 



The nest is described by Mr. Audubon as being 

 built within the forks of a low tree or shrub, par- 

 tially pensile, projecting beyond attachments 

 superiorly, and extending inferiorly to a depth of 

 two inches. It is composed of the stalks of herba- 

 ceous plants, fibres of the vine, and rootlets ar- 

 ranged circularly, and lined with the dry threads 

 of the Spanish moss. The nest from which the 

 above description was made, was taken in the 

 State of Louisiana. 



When the female is annoyed during the incubat- 



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ing process, she is said to trail along the branches 

 with fallen wings after the fashion of 'D. astiva, 

 uttering the while the most plaintive notes. The 

 young have a strong partiality for tree-tops which 

 are thickly enveloped with grapevines; occasion- 

 allv they alight upon tall weeds and subsist upon 

 their seeds. On retirement from the nest, they 

 forage together in company with their parents, 

 evincing surprising agility in the pursuit and 

 capture of insects. 



The eggs are live in number, of a beautiful 

 white, with a sprinkling of reddish spots about 

 the larger end. 



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Dendrceca coronata, Gray. 



This species, commonly designated the Yellow- 

 rumped 'Warbler, is the most abundant of all our 

 migrants, and also the earliest, making its appear- 

 ance often during the second week of April, but 

 never later than the third. In small flocks of a dozen 



