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KEY AXD DESCRIPTION 



The sides, breast, and back are the most fully spotted ; the 

 space in front of the eye and the sides of the throat are almost 

 wholly black. There are no white wing bars, but the under 

 tail feathers have white blotches near their tips. This is one 

 of the rarest of the warblers. 



Length, b\ ; wing, 2| (2J-2J) ; tail, 2\ ; cuhnen, I. Breeding home 

 unknown; migrates through the Mississippi Valley and the southeastern 

 United States. 



26. Pine Warbler (071. Dendrdlca vigorsHy — A bright olive- 

 green-backed warbler, with the under parts bright yellow 



except near the tail, 

 Avhere the yellow is 

 gradually changed to 

 white. Sometimes 

 there is a touch of ashy 

 color both on the back 

 and on the belly. The 

 wing bars are whitish, 

 the under tail feathers 

 have white blotches 

 near their tips, and 

 the sides are some- 

 times streaked with 

 black. Female similar 

 but less bright, the 

 upper parts somewhat 

 brownish, and the 

 lower parts yellow 

 only on the breast. As its name indicates, it is nearly always 

 to be found among the pines ; in summer up in the trees ; in 

 winter mainly on the ground. 



Length, 5J (5-5;]) ; wing, 2| (23-3) ; tail, 2\ ; culmen, |. United 

 States from the Plains eastward, north to New Brunswick ; wintering in 

 the South Atlantic and Gulf States. 



27. Palm Warbler (G72. Bendro)ea jidlMtinan). — A warbler, 

 with the upper parts grayish-brown, the lower parts yellow. 



Pine Warbler 



