THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 95 



orange, 

 among 



Maryland Yellow-throat, are perhaps the most famil- 

 iar representatives of the family. The former is clad 

 in a livery of brilliant golden yellow, spotted on the 

 sides and breast with lengthened marks of chestnut 

 It builds a curious nest, suspended mostly 

 the forked branches of a low bush in the 

 densest part of a thicket; it is composed of flax or 

 tow, which is well woven into a neat little bag, and 

 lined with hair or the soft down from various plants; 

 the whole is well fastened to the stems from which 

 it is hung, by the threads of tow or flax being tightly 

 twisted about them. While the female is sitting, the 

 male bird will often feign lameness, in order to draw 

 away the attention of an intruder from the objects 

 of his affectionate care. 

 The Maryland Yel- 

 low-throat is the hum- 

 ble and retired occu- 

 pant of the low bushes 

 and briers which are 

 generally found grow- 

 ing on the banks of 

 small streams and in 

 wet marshy places : 

 here it twitters out its 

 sweet and animated 

 song of " Whitit'iti ! 

 Whitit'iti !" repeating 

 it in rapid succession 

 for a few times, as it 

 rambles amon^r the 



Upper jig. Yellow-poll Warbler, 

 branches Where its food Lower /^.Magnolia Warbler. 



